Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.

This bill was converted from a draft version to its final enrolled form, with substantive changes to uranium mining regulations. The main policy change adds a new requirement for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to notify surface and mineral rights owners, as well as groundwater conservation districts, within 30 days of receiving certain mining authorization applications. The bill also clarifies terminology by changing 'production zone' to 'production area' in some sections and adds a new subdivision to the uncontested matter criteria for mining applications.