Texas § NR.51.173 - DISPOSITION OF VACANT LAND
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§ NR.51.173. DISPOSITION OF VACANT LAND
DISPOSITION OF VACANT LAND. (a) Vacant and unsurveyed public school land shall be located, sold, and leased under this subchapter, except: (1) submerged lands within tidewater limits; (2) all islands, flats, and emergent lands within tidewater limits; (3) natural lakes; and (4) riverbeds, including channels and islands in riverbeds, above tidewater limits. (b) This subchapter does not alter or diminish the public domain status of the surface estate of riverbeds and channels and islands in riverbeds that are located above tidewater limits. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1418, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 874 (S.B. 1103 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
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