Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 11 - SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION DIVISION
Subchapter C - SUBSTANTIVE RULES - URANIUM EXPLORATION AND SURFACE MINING
Division 5 - URANIUM EXPLORATION PERMITS AND PERMIT FEES
Section 11.136 - Uranium Exploration Permit Fees

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 11.136

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) Initial uranium exploration permit fee. Each applicant for a uranium exploration permit shall pay to the Commission a uranium exploration permit fee consisting of:

(1) a permit-application filing fee of $5,500, to be submitted with the application; and

(2) an amount equal to $45 for each exploration borehole drilled during each month of the approved 12-month permit term, non-refundable, and payable as described in subsection (e) of this section.

(b) Uranium exploration permit revision fee. Each applicant for a uranium exploration permit revision shall pay to the Commission a non-refundable permit amendment fee of $500.

(c) Uranium exploration permit renewal fee. Each applicant for renewal of a uranium exploration permit shall pay to the Commission a fee consisting of:

(1) a permit-application filing fee of $5,500, to be submitted with the renewal application; and

(2) an amount equal to $45 for each exploration borehole drilled during each remaining month of the approved 12-month permit term, non-refundable, and payable as described in subsection (e) of this section.

(d) Uranium exploration permit transfer fee. Each applicant for the transfer of a uranium exploration permit pursuant to § 11.135 of this title (relating to Uranium Exploration Permit Transfer) shall pay to the Commission a non-refundable permit transfer application fee of $500.

(e) Schedule. Payment of the per-hole exploration borehole fee required in subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Commission with the monthly borehole plugging reports (Form SMRD-39U, Borehole Plugging Report, and Form SMRD-38U, Cased Exploration Well Completion Report) filed pursuant to § 11.139 of this title (relating to Uranium Exploration Drill Site Plugging and Reporting Requirements).

(f) Refunds. If a new or renewal application for uranium exploration is not approved, the Commission will refund $4,500 of the permit-application filing fee, without interest, to the applicant.

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