2023 House Bill 4809

Natural resources: gas and oil; certain references in the oil and gas mining statute; make gender neutral.

A bill to amend 1941 PA 178, entitled “An act defining the rights of cotenants, joint owners, tenants in common and coparceners in lands; to provide for the development and operation of such lands for oil and gas mining purposes; to grant jurisdiction to the circuit court to authorize the exploration, development and operation of such lands for oil and gas mining purposes; to determine and quiet the title to said lands and to repeal all acts in conflict herewith,” by amending section 4 (MCL 319.104).

Introduced in the House

June 15, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Jason Morgan (D-23)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations