The bill, S.B. No. 1147, proposes the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact, as authorized by Article VIII of the compact. Upon the effective date of the Act, the governor is required to provide written notice of the withdrawal to the governors of other member states and publish the notice in the Texas Register.

Additionally, one year after the governor publishes the notice, the bill mandates the abolition of the office of the Interstate Mining Compact Commissioner for Texas and the Texas Mining Council, as well as the repeal of Chapter 132 of the Natural Resources Code. The Act will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

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