S.B. No. 1147 is a legislative act that facilitates the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact. The bill mandates that the governor provide written notice of this withdrawal to the governors of all other states involved in the compact and publish the notice in the Texas Register. Following the publication, the act stipulates that on the first anniversary of this notice, several entities will be abolished, including the office of the Interstate Mining Compact Commissioner for Texas and the Texas Mining Council. Additionally, Chapter 132 of the Natural Resources Code will be repealed.

The act will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote from both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will become effective on September 1, 2025. This legislative move signifies Texas's decision to disengage from the compact, which may have implications for mining regulations and inter-state cooperation in the mining sector.

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