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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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NATURAL RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 4. MINES AND MINING |
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Chapter 133. QUARRY SAFETY |
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Subchapter G. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE QUARRIES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES |
Sec. 133.121. USE OF MUNICIPAL QUARRY SITE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITY
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(a) This section applies only to a rock quarry:
(1) owned or leased by a municipality with a population of more than 650,000 according to the 2000 federal decennial census;
(2) located in the boundaries of a municipality with a population of less than 50,000 according to the 2000 federal decennial census; and
(3) any part of which is located within one mile of a residential property.
(b) Before the municipality that owns or leases the rock quarry may dispose of water treatment byproducts in the site of the quarry, the municipality must receive the consent of the governing body of the municipality in which the quarry is located.
(c) The municipality that owns or leases the rock quarry must receive the consent of the governing body of the municipality in which the quarry is located before entering into or extending a lease to operate the quarry.
(d) The governing body of the municipality in which the rock quarry is located may not provide consent under Subsection (b) or (c) if:
(1) that governing body determines that the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the municipality may be negatively affected by the disposal of byproducts or operation of the quarry;
(2) the quarry site or the operation of the quarry fails to comply with the land use and zoning regulations of the municipality; or
(3) the quarry site or the operation of the quarry fails to correspond with the municipality's land use and development plans.