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 that are parties to the compact and publish a notice in the Texas Register. Following the publication of this notice, the act stipulates that on the first anniversary of the publication, the office of the Interstate Mining Compact Commissioner for Texas and the Texas Mining Council will be abolished, and Chapter 132 of the Natural Resources Code will be repealed.

The act will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from all elected members of both houses; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025. This legislative move signifies Texas's decision to disengage from the compact, which may have implications for mining regulations and governance within the state.

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