Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 28.053 - Financial Responsibility(a) The commission may require in a shaft permit that the permittee reimburse the commission for reasonable costs of monitoring and on-site, full-time surveillance to determine compliance with a rule, permit, or other order of the commission.(b) A person to whom a shaft permit is issued may be required by the commission to maintain a performance bond or other form of financial security to ensure payment of costs that may become due in accord with Subsection (a) of this section or to ensure that an abandoned shaft is safely and properly sealed and plugged.Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.128, eff. 9/1/1985.Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 651, ch. 148, Sec. 1, eff. 5/18/1983.