§ 45.2-1621 Coalbed methane gas; ownership
No conveyance, reservation, or exception of coal shall be deemed to include coalbed methane gas. Nothing in this section shall affect a coal operator’s right to vent coalbed methane gas for safety purposes or release coalbed methane gas in connection with mining operations. The provisions of this section shall not affect any settlement of any dispute, or any judgment or governmental order, as to the ownership or development of coalbed methane gas made or entered into prior to April 13, 2010.
History
This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 730 and 762 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2010, cc. 730, 762, § 45.1-361.21:1; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.