HB3506 - Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

  89R6087 JAM-D     By: Dyson H.B. No. 3506       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate   Mining Compact.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The State of Texas withdraws from the Interstate   Mining Compact under Section 132.002, Natural Resources Code, as   authorized by Article VIII of the compact.  As soon as practicable   after the effective date of this Act, the governor shall:                (1)  provide written notice of the withdrawal to the   governor of each state that is a party to the compact as provided by   that article; and                (2)  publish notice of the withdrawal in the Texas   Register.          SECTION 2.  On the first anniversary of the date the governor   publishes notice under Section 1(2) of this Act:                (1)  the office of the Interstate Mining Compact   Commissioner for Texas is abolished;                (2)  the Texas Mining Council is abolished; and                (3)  Chapter 132, Natural Resources Code, is repealed.          SECTION 3.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this   Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of   all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39,   Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the   vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect   September 1, 2025.