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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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(3) Chapter 132, Natural Resources Code, is repealed.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 |
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Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of |
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all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, |
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Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the |
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vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect |
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September 1, 2025. |