31 Tex. Admin. Code § 155.40 - Definitions; Exploration and Development Guide
(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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