Bill No.: HB0057                  Drafter:  IDS

 

LSO No.:  09LSO-0311              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

 

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0008

 

Chapter No.:       49

 

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:       Ownership of pore space-dominance of mineral estate.

 

Subject:  Carbon capture and sequestration.

 

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

The act confirms the dominance of the mineral estate when determining the priority of subsurface uses between a severed mineral estate and pore space.