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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE |
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Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION |
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Subtitle D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS |
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Chapter 76. OYSTERS |
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Subchapter A. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OYSTER BEDS |
Sec. 76.018. LOCATION RENTAL TERM; RENEWAL; AUCTION
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(a) The term of a rental lease for a location under this subchapter is 15 years.
(b) The commission shall determine renewal procedures to follow at the end of each lease term. The procedures must include:
(1) a determination that the lease renewal will be based on the need for depuration of polluted oysters and other considerations specified in the oyster management plan;
(2) payment of a $200 fee due on renewal of the lease;
(3) a condition that the current leaseholder will be offered a first right of refusal if the lease is renewed under this chapter; and
(4) any other conditions for the lease renewal that do not conflict with this chapter.
(c) The commission shall determine auction procedures for the issuance of a lease that is not renewed by the previous leaseholder under Subsection (b).