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AN ACT
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relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate |
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Mining Compact. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The State of Texas withdraws from the Interstate |
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Mining Compact under Section 132.002, Natural Resources Code, as |
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authorized by Article VIII of the compact. As soon as practicable |
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after the effective date of this Act, the governor shall: |
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(1) provide written notice of the withdrawal to the |
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governor of each state that is a party to the compact as provided by |
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that article; and |
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(2) publish notice of the withdrawal in the Texas |
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Register. |
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SECTION 2. On the first anniversary of the date the governor |
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publishes notice under Section 1(2) of this Act: |
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(1) the office of the Interstate Mining Compact |
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Commissioner for Texas is abolished; |
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(2) the Texas Mining Council is abolished; and |
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(3) Chapter 132, Natural Resources Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act |
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takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the |
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members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, |
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Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary |
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for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1147 passed the Senate on |
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April 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1147 passed the House on |
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April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 7, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |