(a) A licensed state land surveyor is entitled to access to a county surveyor's records for information and examination.
(b) An examination fee may not be charged if the investigation of the records is for the purpose of:
(1) making a survey of public land under the law regulating the sale or lease of public land; or
(2) identifying and establishing the boundaries of public land.
(c) A licensed state land surveyor who examines records under this section shall comply with any regulations prescribed by the county surveyor or the commissioners court for protecting and preserving the records.