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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the law governing the mineral use |
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of subdivided land. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 92.002(3), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Qualified subdivision" means a tract of land of |
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not more than 640 acres: |
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(A) that is located: |
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(i) in a county with [having] a population |
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[in excess] of more than 400,000; |
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(ii) [, or] in a county with [having] a |
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population [in excess] of more than 140,000 that borders a county |
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with [having] a population [in excess] of more than 400,000; |
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(iii) in a county with a population of less |
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than 300,000 that is located on the Texas-Mexico border and |
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contains one or more municipalities with a population of 200,000 or |
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more; or |
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(iv) [located] on a barrier island; |
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(B) that has been subdivided in a manner |
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authorized by law by the surface owners for residential, |
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commercial, or industrial use; and |
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(C) that contains an operations site for each |
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separate 80 acres within the 640-acre tract and provisions for road |
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and pipeline easements to allow use of the operations site. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |