If minerals are developed on board-leased land, royalties must be paid monthly to the general land office, with supporting sworn statements and records; the commissioner must also send the board a monthly receipts report.
Sec. 109.165. PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES; RECORDS; REPORT OF RECEIPTS. (a) If oil, gas, or other minerals are developed on any of the lands leased by the board, the royalty as stipulated in the sale shall be paid to the general land office in Austin on or before the last day of each month for the preceding month during the life of the rights purchased. The royalty payments shall be set aside as specified in Section 109.151 and used as provided in that section. (b) The royalty paid to the general land office shall be accompanied by the sworn statement of the lessee, manager, or other authorized agent showing the gross amount of oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals produced and sold off the premises and the market value of the minerals, together with a copy of all daily gauges, or vats, tanks, gas meter readings, pipeline receipts, gas line receipts, and other checks and memoranda of the amounts produced and put into pipelines, vats, tanks, or pool and gas lines or gas storage. The books and accounts, receipts and discharges of all wells, tanks, vats, pools, meters, and pipelines, and all contracts and other records pertaining to the production, transportation, sale, and marketing of the oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals shall at all times be subject to inspection and examination by any member of the board or any duly authorized representative of the board. Without reference to the amendment of this subsection, this subsection was repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 21(3), eff. September 1, 2015. (c) The commissioner of the general land office shall tender to the board on or before the 10th day of each month a report of all receipts that are collected from the lease or sale of oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals and that are deposited in the special fund as provided by Section 109.151 during the preceding month. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1173 (S.B. 907), Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 (S.B. 1455), Sec. 21(3), eff. September 1, 2015.