Sec. 66.77.  ROYALTY PAYMENTS AND REPORTS.  (a)  Royalty as stipulated in the lease and all other amounts due under this subchapter shall be paid to the board of regents at Austin, Travis County, Texas.  The lessee of record in the records of the board of regents shall be responsible for making or causing to be made all payments required by this subchapter at the required times and in the form and manner determined by the board of regents or otherwise required by law.
(b)  The board shall set by rule the date for making royalty payments and for filing any reports, documents, or other records required to be filed by this section.  The date set by the board must be on or after the fifth day of the second month succeeding the month of production of oil and on or after the 15th day of the second month succeeding the month of production of gas.
(c)  A royalty payment is timely made if the payment is deposited in a postpaid, properly addressed wrapper, with a post office or official depository under the care and custody of, and postmarked by, the United States Postal Service before the applicable due date.
(d)  The lessee shall provide to the board of regents with each royalty payment:
(1)  an affidavit of the owner, manager, or other authorized agent completed in the form and manner required by the board of regents and showing the gross amount and disposition of all oil and gas produced and the market value of the oil and gas, the number assigned by the Railroad Commission of Texas, and university lease numbers;
(2)  a purchase statement or other document showing the price at which the oil and gas was sold;
(3)  a check stub, schedule, summary, or other remittance advice showing by the assigned lease number the amount of royalty being paid on each lease;  and
(4)  other reports or records that the board of regents may require to identify the well and lease and verify the gross production, disposition, and market value.
(e)  The board of regents may implement such practices and procedures with regard to accounting for royalty payments as it may determine to be in the best interest of the state.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.