Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.100
PROXIMITY OF MINE TO UNDERGROUND MINES: EXCEPTION
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- Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.100, PROXIMITY OF MINE TO UNDERGROUND MINES: EXCEPTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/696680
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Notwithstanding Section 134.092(a)(12), the commission shall permit an operator to mine near or through an abandoned underground mine or closer to an active underground mine than allowed by that section if:
(1) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved by the regulatory authorities concerned with surface mine regulation and the health and safety of underground miners; and
(2) the operations will result in:
(A) improved resource recovery;
(B) abatement of water pollution; or
(C) elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.