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).

AI Analysis – Experimental

This bill proposes an amendment to the 1941 PA 178, which defines the rights of various types of landowners and outlines provisions for the development and operation of lands for oil and gas mining. The amendment specifically updates section 4 to allow executors, administrators, receivers, trustees, and those under legal disability, among others, to initiate or defend legal actions concerning their interests in the lands covered by this act.

Introduced in the House

June 15, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Jason Morgan (D-23)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations