§ 40-13-205 — Sale of equipment, installation, or material.

(1) After the board determines a brine well or facility is to be abandoned, as part of the plugging and reclamation process, the division may sell or dispose of in a manner the division sees fit the following found on the site or taken from the brine well or facility:
(1)(a) drilling, producing, or operating equipment;
(1)(b) installations; or
(1)(c) material.
(2) A person to whom any equipment, installations, or material is sold under Subsection (1) receives the title to the equipment, installation, or material, free of any claim.
(3) When the division receives money on the sale or disposal of equipment, installation, or material under Subsection (1), the division shall:
(3)(a) apply the money to the payment of any unpaid costs and civil penalty determined by the division; and
(3)(b) if money remains after applying the money under Subsection (3)(a), the division shall return the unused money to the operator or a person who has established a legal right to the money.

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session