(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in
this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise.
(1) commissioner--The commissioner of the General Land Office.
(2) GLO--The General Land Office.
(3) land trade lands--Lands, the surface of which have been
sold or traded with both mineral rights and leasing rights retained by the
state.
(4) person--Any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
or other legal entity.
(5) PSF--The Permanent School Fund.
(6) Relinquishment Act lands--Any public free school or asylum
lands, whether surveyed or unsurveyed, sold with a mineral classification
or reservation between September 1, 1895, and August 21, 1931. For the purposes
of this chapter and for convenience, the term "Relinquishment Act lands" shall
encompass any other lands, including vacancy lands, patented with all minerals
reserved to the state and expressly made subject to the leasing terms and
procedures governing Relinquishment Act lands.
(7) Relinquishment Act leases--Leases of Relinquishment Act
land issued for the development of geothermal energy and related resources
pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 141.
(8) RRC--The Texas Railroad Commission.
(9) SLB --The School Land Board.
(10) TDCJ--The Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(11) TPWD--The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
(b) Exploration and development guide. For exploration and
development for oil and gas, see Chapter 9 of this title (relating to Exploration
and Leasing of State Oil and Gas). For exploration and development for minerals
other than oil and gas, see Chapter 10 of this title (relating to Exploration
and Development of State Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas). Geothermal Energy
and related resources are explored for and leased in the following ways, depending
upon the type of land.
(1) PSF lands: upland, submerged, and state-owned riverbeds
and channels. Under prospect permits and leases issued by the commissioner
and SLB or by sealed bid. See the Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 141,
Subchapter C; §155.41 of this title (relating to Prospect Permits on
State Lands); §155.42 of this title (relating to Mining Leases on Properties
Subject to Prospect); and §155.43 of this title (relating to Exploration
and Mining Leases for Minerals Subject to Sealed Bid).
(2) Relinquishment Act lands: Leased by surface owner as agent
for the state. See the Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 53, Subchapter
C; Chapter 141, Subchapter C; and §155.44 of this title (relating to
Mining Leases on Relinquishment Act Lands).
(3) Land trade lands: Under prospect permits and/or leases
issued by the commissioner and SLB. See the Texas Natural Resources Code,
Chapter 53, Subchapter B; Chapter 141, Subchapter C; §155.41 of this
title (relating to Prospect Permits on State Lands) and §155.42 of this
title (relating to Mining Leases on Properties Subject to Prospect).
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