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 4 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL, FINANCIAL, COMPLIANCE, AND RELATED INFORMATION
Section 12.117 - Right of Entry and Operation Information
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Each application shall contain a description of the documents upon which the applicant bases his or her legal right to enter and begin surface mining activities in the permit area and whether that right is the subject of pending litigation. The description shall identify those documents by type and date of execution, identify the specific lands to which the document pertains, and explain the legal rights claimed by the applicant.
(b) Where the private mineral estate to be mined has been severed from the private surface estate, the application shall also provide, for lands within the permit area:
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to afford the Commission the authority to adjudicate property title disputes.