Property conveyances; broadens statutory for ownership of space opened underground by coal removal. (HB1988)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Property conveyances; mineral mining; ownership of underground void. Broadens the existing statutory provision for ownership of the space opened underground by the removal of minerals and coal. The ownership of the space would, unless expressly reserved by the landowner, run with the mineral estate whether such estate is owned or leased, or created before or after 1981. In the event that the mineral estate terminates, the ownership interest of the mineral owner or mineral lessee in the space shall continue upon payment of an annual rental in the amount of $5 per acre to the current estate owner. The provision has no effect on the determination of ownership rights in coalbed methane. Read the Bill »
Status
02/21/2011: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2011 | Committee |
01/11/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102476D |
01/11/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/17/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
01/26/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1988) |
01/31/2011 | Referred from Courts of Justice |
01/31/2011 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
02/02/2011 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104302D-H1 |
02/02/2011 | Substitute bill reprinted 11104302D-H1 |
02/03/2011 | Read first time |
02/04/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1988H1) |
02/04/2011 | Passed by for the day |
02/06/2011 | Passed by for the day |
02/07/2011 | Read second time |
02/07/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104302D-H1 |
02/07/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1988H1 |
02/08/2011 | Read third time and passed House (58-Y 40-N 1-A) |
02/08/2011 | VOTE: PASSAGE (58-Y 40-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/09/2011 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
02/21/2011 | Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
This bill should not be passed. It will be detrimental to the people who live in the coalfield counties. If the owners of the coal are allowed to use these voids from mining as they want, then they can put slug from the Power Plants and from Mountaintop Removal and trash and garbage from any and all states, as well as anything else, in these voids, chambers, shells, etc. If anything is put in these areas, it will affect the groundwater, which will poison the people and animals living on the land. These contaminants could also get into the source of water (dams, etc.) that are used for public drinking water. Those people who live in area's where they do not have and can not get public water will have their water source destroyed. This will affect both the people and animals living on the property. The Senate Agriculture Committee should reject and not approve this bill.