Sec. 76.018.  LOCATION RENTAL TERM;  RENEWAL;  AUCTION.  (a)  The term of a rental lease for a location under this subchapter is 15 years.
(b)  The commission shall determine renewal procedures to follow at the end of each lease term.  The procedures must include:
(1)  a determination that the lease renewal will be based on considerations specified in the oyster management plan;
(2)  payment of a $200 fee due on renewal of the lease;
(3)  a condition that the current leaseholder has the right to renew if the lease is renewed under this chapter; and
(4)  any other conditions for the lease renewal that do not conflict with this chapter.
(c)  The commission shall determine auction procedures for the issuance of a lease that is not renewed by the previous leaseholder under Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (S.B. 1032), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.