Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 12 - COAL MINING REGULATIONS
Subchapter G - SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS, PERMITS, AND COAL EXPLORATION PROCEDURES SYSTEMS
Division 2 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Section 12.108 - Permit Fees

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 12.108

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

(a) Application Fees. Each application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit or renewal or revision of a permit shall be accompanied by a fee. The initial application fee and the application fee for renewal of a permit may be paid in equal annual installments during the term of the permit. The fee schedule is as follows:

(1) application for a permit: $5,000.

(2) application for revision of a permit: $500.

(3) application for renewal of a permit: $3,000.

(b) Annual Fees. In addition to application fees required by this section, each permittee shall pay to the Commission the following annual fees due and payable not later than March 15th of the year following the calendar year for which these fees are applicable:

(1) a fee of $12.85 for each acre of land within a permit area covered by a reclamation bond on December 31st of the year, based on the number of bonded acres of land identified by the applicant on the map included in the permit as required by § 12.142(2)(C) of this chapter (relating to Operation Plan: Maps and Plans) and approved by the Commission; and

(2) a fee of $6,170 for each permit in effect on December 31st of the year.

(c) Fees paid to the Commission under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general revenue fund.

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