Tex. Nat. Resources Code Section 71.010
Lease Term


(a)

No primary term of a lease other than a lease for coal and lignite made under this subchapter may be for a period of more than 10 years from the date of the execution and approval of the lease.

(b)

No primary term for a coal and lignite lease made under this subchapter may be for a period of more than 35 years from the date of execution.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2505, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Source: Section 71.010 — Lease Term, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.­71.­htm#71.­010 (accessed May 4, 2024).

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 71.010’s source at texas​.gov