| (a) The division shall provide concurrent written notice to the entities listed in subsection (b) of this section of: (1) the division's receipt of an initial application for an exploration permit and the director's issuance or denial of an exploration permit; (2) the division's receipt of an application for a permit revision that adds acreage to or removes acreage from the permit area or makes a material change in the permit boundaries and the director's issuance or denial of a permit revision; (3) the division's receipt of an application for an exploration permit renewal and the director's issuance or denial of an exploration permit renewal; and (4) the division's receipt of an application for an exploration permit transfer and the director's issuance or denial of an exploration permit transfer. (b) The division shall give the notice required by subsection (a) of this section to the following: (1) each groundwater conservation district within the area in which the exploration activity will occur or is occurring; (2) the mayor and health authority of each municipality within 10 miles of the boundary of the area in which the exploration activity will occur or is occurring; (3) the county judge and health authority of each county in which the exploration activity will occur or is occurring; and (4) each member of the Texas Legislature who represents the area in which the exploration activity will occur or is occurring. (c) In the written notice of receipt of an initial application for an exploration permit, the division shall include: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; (2) the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant's authorized representative that will be responsible for conducting the exploration activity; and (3) information describing or showing the exploration area boundary covered by the application for an exploration permit. (d) In the written notice of the issuance or denial of an exploration permit, permit revision (if required to be provided by subsection (a) of this section), permit renewal, or permit transfer, the division shall include information on where a copy of the approval or denial document may be obtained. |
