2008 House Bill 6581

Revise “severed” mineral rights provisions

Introduced in the House

Oct. 29, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Kevin Elsenheimer (R-105)

To require, not just allow, the Department of Natural Resources to sell to the property owners who have title to the surface rights to property any oil and gas rights that have been “severed” from those surface rights, thereby “reuniting” these different property rights (for more context see Senate Fiscal Agency <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billanalysis/Senate/htm/2005-SFA-1408-E.htm">analysis</a> of an earlier bill related to this issue).

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation