Sec. 53.163.  LAWS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS.  Permits for geophysical and geochemical exploration under this subchapter shall be issued in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as permits for oil and gas under Subchapter I of Chapter 52 of this code.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2453, ch. 631, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.