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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to |
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file a lien on certain land adversely affected by past mining |
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practices and reclaimed by the commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 134.150, Natural |
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Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A lien may not be filed under this section against the |
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property of a person who[:
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[(1)owned the surface before May 2, 1977; and
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[(2)] did not consent to, participate in, or exercise |
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control over the mining operation that necessitated the reclamation |
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performed under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a project to reclaim privately owned land under Subchapter G, |
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Chapter 134, Natural Resources Code, that is completed on or after |
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December 20, 2006. A project to reclaim privately owned land under |
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Subchapter G, Chapter 134, Natural Resources Code, that was |
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completed before December 20, 2006, is governed by the law in effect |
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on the date the project to reclaim the privately owned land was |
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completed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |