Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 12 - COAL MINING REGULATIONS
Subchapter R - TEXAS ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM
Section 12.818 - Entry for Emergency Reclamation
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 12.818
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The Commission may enter land where an emergency exists and other land necessary to have access to that land to:
(1)
restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of coal mining
practices; and
(2) perform
activities necessary or expedient to protect the public health, safety, or
general welfare.
(b) Entry under this section shall be considered an exercise of the police power and not an act of condemnation of property or trespass.
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