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Amend CSSB 1823 (Senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of
the bill as follows:
(1) In Section 52.136(b), Natural Resources Code (page 1,
lines 22-23), strike "any other lease of state land or minerals held
by the lessee" and substitute "any other lease of state land or
minerals held by the same lessee".
(2) Strike added Section 52.136(d), Natural Resources Code
(page 1, lines 49-53), and substitute the following:
(d) The commissioner may temporarily suspend enforcement of
a lien established by Subsection (b):
(1) if the commissioner determines that the lessee did
not receive payment from the first purchaser of the oil or gas
produced from the lease area; or
(2) because of other extenuating circumstances beyond
the control of the lessee.