{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.077","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.077","heading":"IN KIND ROYALTY.","body":"(a) The commissioner, each owner of the soil under this subchapter, or the commissioner acting on the behalf of and at the direction of an owner of the soil under this subchapter may negotiate and execute a contract or any other instrument or agreement necessary to dispose of or enhance their portion of the royalty taken in kind, including a contract for sale, transportation, or storage.\n(b) The commissioner, each owner of the soil under this subchapter, or the commissioner acting on behalf of and at the direction of the owner of the soil under this subchapter may negotiate and execute a contract or any other instrument or agreement necessary to convert that portion of the royalty taken in kind to other forms of energy, other than electricity.\n(c) This section shall not be construed to surrender or in any way affect the right of the state or the owner of the soil under an existing or future lease to receive monetary royalty from its lessee.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 897, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 405, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 53 (H.B. 2263), Sec. 3, eff. May 17, 2019.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN","SUBTITLE D. DISPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN","CHAPTER 53. MINERALS","SUBCHAPTER C. LEASE OF MINERALS BY SURFACE OWNER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.53.htm#53.077","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"faf2dd7ec6d49e19278286b567c97fadf6ac3cf86730134e4a3ca8288d5bd1e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.076","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-53.078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}