Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.147: RENEWAL APPLICATION FEE.

(a) Each application for renewal of a surface mining permit shall be accompanied by a renewal application fee as determined by the commission in accordance with a published fee schedule.

(b) The fee shall be based as nearly as possible on the actual or anticipated cost of reviewing the application, but in no event shall the amount exceed $200.

(c) The approved application fee as provided in Section 131.135 of this code is not applicable to a renewal application except for the portion, if any, that addresses any new land areas.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2623, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.