{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-133.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.021","heading":"PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUARRY OR PIT.","body":"(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the person responsible for a quarry or pit is the current operator of the quarry or pit, except that if a quarry or pit was abandoned on or before January 1, 1991, or became inactive before that date and has not resumed operations, or if no operator exists, then the owner in which the pit exists is the person responsible.\n(b) Where a conflict arises in identifying a person responsible for the pit, the department may hold a public hearing.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 668, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 14.003, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 4. MINES AND MINING","CHAPTER 133. QUARRY SAFETY","SUBCHAPTER C. PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR QUARRY OR PIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.133.htm#133.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"f6e48f348132096049f3f2b021d257c17d9afe7d010e737fe7eeab5709bb7f19","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-133.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-133.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}