{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.071","heading":"TERM.","body":"(a) A permit is issued for a term not to exceed five years.\n(b) The commission may grant a permit for a specified longer term if:\n(1) an applicant demonstrates that a specified longer term is reasonably needed to allow the applicant to obtain necessary financing for equipment or the opening of the operation; and\n(2) the application for the specified longer term is complete.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 12.02(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 4. MINES AND MINING","CHAPTER 134. TEXAS SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. SURFACE COAL MINING PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.134.htm#134.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"5bea482f69be267c64203e990df9c701b7840cb275ebd7b9e8610c52149702d0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.070","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-134.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}