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Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 134.150. Lien

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Not later than six months after the date projects to reclaim privately owned land are completed, the commission:

(1) shall itemize the money spent;  and

(2) may file a statement of the money spent with the clerk of the county in which the land lies, together with a notarized appraisal by an independent appraiser of the value of the land before the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past mining practices if the money spent will result in a significant increase in property value.

(b) The statement is a lien on the land second only to a property tax lien.  The amount of the lien may not exceed the amount determined by either of two appraisals to be the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past mining practices.

(c) A lien may not be filed under this section against the property of a person who did not consent to, participate in, or exercise control over the mining operation that necessitated the reclamation performed under this chapter.

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