{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-131.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.006","heading":"EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS.","body":"The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following:\n(1) surface mining operations conducted on public land regulated by the General Land Office if the land is reclaimed in a manner consistent with this chapter; and\n(2) land on which the overburden has been removed and minerals have been produced before June 21, 1975.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2610, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 4. MINES AND MINING","CHAPTER 131. URANIUM SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.131.htm#131.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"846927523062c1305875f32c5e73072a72ef054b966e6f6873915d519fb34cd2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-131.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-131.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}