Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.024

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 134.024 - Experimental Practices

(a) The commission, with approval by the secretary of agriculture, may authorize experimental departures, in individual cases, from the environmental protection performance standards of this chapter to:

(1) encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices; and

(2) allow postmining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, or public use, including recreational facilities.

(b) The commission may authorize departures if:

(1) the experimental practices are potentially at least as environmentally protective, during and after mining operations, as those required by this chapter;

(2) the mining operations approved for particular land-use or other purposes are not larger or more numerous than necessary to determine the effectiveness and economic feasibility of the experimental practices; and

(3) the experimental practices do not reduce the protection afforded public health and safety below that provided by adopted standards.

Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.024

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. 9/1/1995.