                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 COALBED METHANE GAS; OWNERSHIP (§ 45.2-1621)

No conveyance, reservation, or exception of coal shall be deemed to include
coalbed methane gas. Nothing in this section shall affect a coal
operator&#8217;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: 2010, cc. 730, 762, § 45.1-361.21:1; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.