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House Bill 472 |
House Author: West, George "Buddy" |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Armbrister |
Previous law imposed an annual fee on a coal mining and reclamation operations permit holder for each acre of land in the permit area on which the permit holder actually conducted operations during the year. House Bill 472 amends the Natural Resources Code to add a permit fee and a fee based on the total acreage in the bonded permit area. The bill also specifies that the Railroad Commission is required to set the fee amounts and removes the minimum fee level.