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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 1RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
CHAPTER 11SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION DIVISION
SUBCHAPTER CSUBSTANTIVE RULES--URANIUM EXPLORATION AND SURFACE MINING
DIVISION 1INTRODUCTION
RULE §11.72Applicability
(a) No person shall conduct any uranium exploration activity or surface mining operation without having first obtained a uranium exploration permit or surface mining permit issued by the commission pursuant to this subchapter and the Act.

(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

  (1) surface mining operations conducted on public lands regulated by the General Land Office of Texas; provided that such affected lands are reclaimed in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter; and

  (2) any land where the overburden has been removed and a mineral has been produced prior to June 21, 1975.

Source Note: The provisions of this §11.72 adopted to be effective March 24, 1976, 1 TexReg 502; amended to be effective October 31, 1890, 5 TexReg 4175; amended to be effective November 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 9724

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