Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.097

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

Section 134.097 - Removal, Storage, and Replacement of Soil and Overburden Without Regard to Soil Horizons

(a) This section applies only to prime farmland to be mined and reclaimed.

(b) On proper documentation supporting the use of the mining technique to obtain crop yields equivalent to or higher than yields on surrounding nonmined soil of the same type, the commission may authorize the permit holder, without regard to soil horizons, to:

(1) remove the soil and overburden in one step;

(2) store the soil and overburden in one stockpile; and

(3) begin reclamation by replacing and grading the stockpile material.

Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 134.097

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