Title NR, Natural Resources Code

Sec. 162.051. PURCHASE AND DESTRUCTION OF BONDS. (a) The board may use money in the fund to purchase on the open market any bonds it has issued and sold to provide money for the fund, and the debt represented by those bonds when purchased is considered canceled. (b) Bonds purchas…

Sec. 162.052. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more bond enhancement agreements that the board determines to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the board, as represented by the bonds, in whole o…

Sec. 164.001. PURPOSE AND POLICY. (a) The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to provide financial assistance to veterans of the state in recognition of their service to this state and the United States and to honor veterans with a final resting place and with…

Sec. 164.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Veterans' Land Board. (2) "Bonds" means the revenue bonds issued by the board under this chapter. (3) "Financial assistance" means the purchase of land, the sale of land to veterans, and the making of home mort…

Sec. 164.003. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. The board may establish one or more programs for providing financial assistance to veterans under this chapter. A program may be limited to the purpose of purchasing land, selling land to veterans, making home mortgage loans to veteran…

Sec. 164.004. RULES. The board shall adopt rules providing for the administration of its financial assistance programs established under this chapter, including rules concerning: (1) the purchasing of land and the selling of land to veterans; (2) the making of home mortgage loans…

Sec. 164.005. RIGHTS AND POWERS OF BOARD. (a) In connection with the administration of its financial assistance programs under this chapter, the board has and may exercise, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter, all the rights and powers granted to it by Chapters 161 a…

Sec. 164.0051. LOCATION OF VETERANS HOMES. To the extent practicable, when determining the location of new veterans homes in this state, the board shall consider: (1) the geographic proximity to existing state veterans homes with special regard to areas not served by state vetera…

Sec. 164.006. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. For the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the board may exercise the authority granted to the governing body of an issuer with regard to issuance of obligations under Chapter 1371, Government Code, to the extent that it is not inconsistent wit…

Sec. 164.007. CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS. (a) Bonds may be issued in various series and issues. (b) Bonds shall be payable as provided by the board and may mature serially or otherwise. (c) Bonds shall be redeemable before maturity or subject to tender for purchase at the p…

Sec. 164.008. FORM OF BONDS. (a) The bonds may be issued in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, conditions, and details as provided by the board in the resolution authorizing their existence. (b) The bonds shall be signed and executed as provided by the board…

Sec. 164.009. SECURITY FOR THE BONDS. (a) The bonds issued under this chapter shall be special obligations of the board. As security for the payment of the bonds, the board may provide for a pledge of and lien or mortgage on: (1) the receipts of all kinds of the veterans' land fu…

Sec. 164.010. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) The board may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more bond enhancement agreements that the board deems to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the board, as represented by the bonds, in whole or in …

Sec. 164.011. FUNDS. (a) In the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, the board may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds and the pledged revenues and may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment, maintenance, and investment of funds. The funds es…

Sec. 164.012. RESOLUTIONS. (a) The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenues or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from t…

Sec. 164.013. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. The bonds and any interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, and may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest or may be made redeemable before maturity at the option …

Sec. 164.014. APPROVAL OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. Bonds issued under this chapter are subject to review and approval by the attorney general in the same manner and with the same effect as provided by Chapter 1371, Government Code. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 3.01, …

Sec. 164.015. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund all or part of its outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, including matured but unpaid interest. (b) The board may refund bonds in the manner provided by general law for revenue bonds. Added by…

Sec. 164.016. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY. (a) The bonds are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan companies, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees, guardians, the sinking funds of cities, towns, villages, counties…

Sec. 164.017. TAX EXEMPT. Since the board is performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by this chapter, the bonds issued under this chapter, and the interest and income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale of bond…

Sec. 164.018. NO PLEDGE OF STATE FAITH AND CREDIT; COVENANT WITH OWNERS OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued under this chapter are special obligations of the board and are payable only from and secured only by the revenues and assets pledged to secure payment of the bonds under the Texas …

Sec. 164.019. ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS. A writ of mandamus and all other legal and equitable remedies are available to a party in interest to require the board and any other party to carry out agreements and to perform functions and duties under this chapter, the Texas Constitutio…

Sec. 183.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property that imposes limitations or affirmative obligations designed to: (A) retain or protect natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property or ass…

Sec. 183.002. CREATION, CONVEYANCES, ACCEPTANCES, AND DURATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other eas…

Sec. 183.003. JUDICIAL ACTIONS. (a) An action affecting a conservation easement may be brought by: (1) an owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the easement; (2) a holder of the easement; (3) a person having a third-party right of enforcement; or (4) a person auth…

Sec. 183.004. VALIDITY. A conservation easement is valid even though: (1) it is not appurtenant to an interest in real property; (2) it can be or has been assigned to another holder; (3) it is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law; (4) it imposes…

Sec. 183.005. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter applies to any interest created on or after September 1, 1983, that complies with this chapter, whether designated as a conservation easement or as a covenant, equitable servitude, restriction, easement, or otherwise. (b) This chapter…

Sec. 183.006. COUNTY FINANCING FOR ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT. (a) In addition to other methods of financing, including the use of the county's general fund, a county may finance the acquisition of a conservation easement under this chapter in the same manner as permitt…

Sec. 191.001. TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Antiquities Code of Texas. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2683, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Sec. 191.002. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy and in the public interest of the State of Texas to locate, protect, and preserve all sites, objects, buildings, pre-twentieth century shipwrecks, and locations of historical, archeological, educational, or scien…

Sec. 191.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Committee" means the Texas Historical Commission. (2) "Landmark" means a state archeological landmark. (3) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is a part of state government and that is…

Sec. 191.004. CERTAIN RECORDS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) Information specifying the location of any site or item declared to be a state archeological landmark under Subchapter D of this chapter is not public information. (b) Information specifying the location or nature of an ac…

Sec. 191.021. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND TEXAS REGISTER ACT. (a) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 109, Sec. 29, eff. Aug. 30, 1995. (b) If an institution of higher education notifies the committee in a timely manner (as established by …

Sec. 191.051. IN GENERAL. (a) The committee is the legal custodian of all items described in this chapter that have been recovered and retained by the State of Texas. (b) The committee shall: (1) maintain an inventory of the items recovered and retained by the State of Texas, sho…

Sec. 191.052. RULES. The committee may promulgate rules and require contract or permit conditions to reasonably effect the purposes of this chapter. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2685, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Sec. 191.0525. NOTICE REQUIRED. (a) Before breaking ground at a project location on state or local public land, the person primarily responsible for the project or the person's agent shall notify the committee. The committee shall promptly determine whether: (1) a historically si…

Sec. 191.053. CONTRACT FOR DISCOVERY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION. (a) The committee may contract with other state agencies or political subdivisions and with qualified private institutions, corporations, or individuals for the discovery and scientific investigation of sunken or …

Sec. 191.054. PERMIT FOR SURVEY AND DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, RESTORATION, DEMOLITION, OR STUDY. (a) The committee may issue a permit to other state agencies or political subdivisions or to qualified private institutions, companies, or individuals for the survey and discovery, excav…

Sec. 191.055. SUPERVISION. All scientific investigations or recovery operations conducted under the contract provisions in Section 191.053 of this code and all operations conducted under permits or contracts set out in Section 191.054 of this code must be carried out: (1) under t…

Sec. 191.056. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. The committee may accept gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of money, securities, or property to be used in the pursuance of its activities and the performance of its duties. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2686, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 191.057. SURVEY, EXCAVATION, OR RESTORATION FOR PRIVATE PARTIES. The committee may survey, excavate, or restore antiquities for private parties under rules promulgated by the committee. All real and administrative costs incurred in the survey, excavation, or restoration shal…

Sec. 191.058. CURATION OF ARTIFACTS. (a) As far as is consistent with the public policy of this chapter, the committee, on a majority vote, may arrange or contract with other state agencies or political subdivisions, and qualified private institutions, corporations, or individual…

Sec. 191.059. COMPLAINTS. (a) The committee shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the committee. (b) If a written complaint is filed with the committee, the committee, at least as frequently as quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall…

Sec. 191.091. SHIPS, WRECKS OF THE SEA, AND TREASURE IMBEDDED IN EARTH. Sunken or abandoned pre-twentieth century ships and wrecks of the sea, and any part or the contents of them, and all treasure imbedded in the earth, located in, on, or under the surface of land belonging to t…

Sec. 191.092. OTHER SITES, ARTIFACTS, OR ARTICLES. (a) Sites, objects, buildings, artifacts, implements, and locations of historical, archeological, scientific, or educational interest, including those pertaining to prehistoric and historical American Indians or aboriginal campsi…

Sec. 191.093. PREREQUISITES TO REMOVAL, ALTERING, DAMAGING, DESTROYING, SALVAGING, OR EXCAVATING CERTAIN LANDMARKS. Landmarks under Section 191.091 or 191.092 of this code are the sole property of the State of Texas and may not be removed, altered, damaged, destroyed, salvaged, o…