§ 14-38-1-21 — Right-of-way grants

Indiana § 14-38-1-21

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: OTHER PETROLEUM REGULATION
• Ch. 1: Petroleum Exploration on State Property

Text

A person granted a permit or lease under this
chapter has a right-of-way over public land, as provided by law, when
necessary for the drilling, recovering, saving, and marketing of
petroleum. Before a right-of-way grant becomes effective, the
following must occur:
(1) A written application for and a plat showing the location of the
right-of-way and the land necessary for the well site and drilling
operations, with reference to adjoining land, must be filed with
the commission.
(2) The commission shall appraise the timber on the right-of-way
and the land necessary for the drilling operation and the person to
whom the permit or lease is granted must pay for the timber.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-3-17.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.31.