Sec. 131.142. TERM AND TRANSFERABILITY OF PERMIT. (a) A surface mining permit issued under this chapter for uranium and uranium ore shall be issued for a term of not more than 10 years.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 131.155 through 131.158 of this code, a surface mining permit is nontransferable.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2622, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 308, ch. 141, Sec. 41, eff. May 9, 1979; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 853, ch. 379, Sec. 4, eff. June 6, 1979.