# Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.054: PERMIT FOR SURVEY AND DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, RESTORATION, DEMOLITION, OR STUDY

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.054
- **Heading:** PERMIT FOR SURVEY AND DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, RESTORATION, DEMOLITION, OR STUDY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.054

## Text

(a) The committee may issue a permit to other state agencies or political subdivisions or to qualified private institutions, companies, or individuals for the survey and discovery, excavation, demolition, or restoration of, or the conduct of scientific or educational studies at, in, or on landmarks, or for the discovery of eligible landmarks on public land if it is the opinion of the committee that the permit is in the best interest of the State of Texas.

(b) Restoration shall be defined as any rehabilitation of a landmark excepting normal maintenance or alterations to nonpublic interior spaces.

(c) The permit shall:

(1) be on a form approved by the attorney general;

(2) specify the location, nature of the activity, and the time period covered by the permit; and

(3) provide for the termination of any right in the investigator or permittee under the permit on the violation of any of the terms of the permit.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.001 § 191.001. TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.001.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.002 § 191.002. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.002.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.003 § 191.003. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.003.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.004 § 191.004. CERTAIN RECORDS NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.004.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.021 § 191.021. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND TEXAS REGISTER ACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.021.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.051 § 191.051. IN GENERAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.051.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.052 § 191.052. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.052.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.053 § 191.053. CONTRACT FOR DISCOVERY AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.053.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.054 § 191.054. PERMIT FOR SURVEY AND DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, RESTORATION, DEMOLITION, OR STUDY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.054.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.055 § 191.055. SUPERVISION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.055.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.056 § 191.056. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.056.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.057 § 191.057. SURVEY, EXCAVATION, OR RESTORATION FOR PRIVATE PARTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.057.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.058 § 191.058. CURATION OF ARTIFACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.058.md)
- [Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.059 § 191.059. COMPLAINTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cnr_C191_S191.059.md)

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