| (a) The General Land Office shall review applications to determine
whether the claimant substantially meets the criteria for issuance of a patent
under §11.084 of the Natural Resources Code.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in §1.93. above, if the
General Land Office determines that the application is complete for consideration
by the Board, the Commissioner shall convene the Board to determine whether
a patent is to be issued under §11.084 of the Natural Resources Code.
(c) Applications determined by the General Land Office to not
substantially meet the criteria for issuance of a patent may be rejected by
the commissioner.
(d) Applications which are not complete for consideration by
the Board within six (6) months after filing with the commissioner may be
rejected by the Commissioner.
(e) Rejection of an application by the General Land Office,
or the Board's failure to unanimously approve the tract for patenting, terminates
all rights under the application.
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