Iowa § 557C.1 Lapse of mineral interests in coal — prevention

Iowa Statutes

§ 557C.1 — Lapse of mineral interests in coal — prevention

Iowa § 557C.1

Title XIVPROPERTY

Ch. 557CMINERAL INTERESTS IN COAL

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Iowa Code § 557C.1 (2026).

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A mineral interest in coal shall be extinguished twenty years after its creation, transfer,
or preservation, unless a statement of claim is filed in accordance with section 557C.3,
and the ownership shall revert to the person who was then the owner of the interest from
which the mineral interest in coal was created, transferred, or preserved. Upon the filing
of a statement of claim within the specified period, the mineral interest shall be deemed to
have been preserved for an additional period of twenty years, or a shorter period as may be
specified in the instrument creating the interest.

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A mineral interest in coal shall be extinguished twenty years after its creation, transfer,
or preservation, unless a statement of claim is filed in accordance with section 557C.3,
and the ownership shall revert to the person who was then the owner of the interest from
which the mineral interest in coal was created, transferred, or preserved. Upon the filing
of a statement of claim within the specified period, the mineral interest shall be deemed to
have been preserved for an additional period of twenty years, or a shorter period as may be
specified in the instrument creating the interest.