Bill Text: TX HB2993 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 2993 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate location of mineral exploration and development activities within its boundaries.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-20 - Left pending in committee [HB2993 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2993-Introduced.html

	84R14724 T

	By: Paddie	H.B. No. 2993



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate location of
	mineral exploration and development activities within its
	boundaries.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 92.007 of Chapter 92 of the Natural
	Resources Code is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 92.007 MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. (a) For the purposes of
	this section, "identified marker" is defined as a school, regular
	place of religious worship, residence, residential neighborhood,
	public park or other specified land use that the governing body of a
	municipality identifies as a marker from which mineral exploration
	and development must maintain a maximum proximity.
	~~(a)~~ (b) This chapter does not affect the authority of a
	municipality to require approval of subdivision plats or the
	authority of a home-rule city to regulate exploration and
	development of mineral interests within its boundaries.
	(b) A maximum proximity allowance established by a
	municipality between mineral exploration and development
	activities and identified markers must be applied uniformly to
	subsequent development of identified markers in relation to all
	existing mineral and exploration activity locations within its
	boundaries.
	(c) A property owner or lessee desiring to build or
	otherwise utilize property within the area created by a proximity
	allowance may petition the municipality for a waiver.
	(d) Approval of a waiver as provided in (c) shall serve as a
	revision to the municipality's maximum proximity allowance between
	the exploration and development of mineral interests and any
	identified marker.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2015.