Utah Statutes

§ 40-6-20.5 — Title to pore space.

Utah § 40-6-20.5

JurisdictionUtah

Title 40Mines and Mining

Ch. 40-6Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining

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Bluebook

Utah Code Ann. § 40-6-20.5 (2026).

Text

(1)Title to pore space underlying the surface estate is vested in the owner of the surface estate.

(2)Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to increase or diminish any property right established under the laws of the state.

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Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 62, 2022 General Session

Nearby Sections

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§ 40-1-1

Lode claims -- Size and shape -- Discovery necessary.

§ 40-1-10

Certified copies of records evidence.

§ 40-1-11

Interfering with notices, stakes, or monuments -- Penalty.

§ 40-1-12

Damages for wrongful removal of ores.

§ 40-1-2

Discovery monument -- Notice of location -- Contents.

§ 40-1-3

Boundaries to be marked.

§ 40-1-4

Copy of location notice to be recorded.

§ 40-1-6

Affidavit of performance of annual labor or payment of maintenance fee.

§ 40-1-7

District recorders -- Office abolished.

§ 40-1-8

Vacancy and removal -- County recorder to receive records.

§ 40-1-9

County recorder may certify district records.

§ 40-10-1

Legislative finding.

§ 40-10-10

Permit application fee -- Submission of application and reclamation plan -- Determinations, tests, and samplings -- Filing of application -- Insurance required -- Blasting plan.

§ 40-10-11

Division action on permit application -- Requirements for approval -- List of applicant's mining law violation -- Restoration of prime farmland.

§ 40-10-12

Revised permit and reclamation plan -- Application -- Transfer, assignment, or sale of rights -- Revision or modification of permit provisions.

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