Virginia Statutes
§ 45.2-2002 — Ownership
Virginia § 45.2-2002
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 45.2Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Subtitle VOther Sources of Energy; Energy Policy
Ch. 20Geothermal Energy
Art. 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 45.2-2002 (2026).
Text
Ownership rights to a geothermal resource are in the owner of the surface property underlain by the geothermal resource unless such rights have been otherwise explicitly reserved or conveyed. Nothing in this section shall divest the people or the Commonwealth of any rights, title, or interest they might have in any geothermal resource.
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Legislative History
1981, c. 506, § 45.1-179.4; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
Nearby Sections
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§ 45.2-100
Definitions§ 45.2-1000
Definitions§ 45.2-1001
Limitations of chapter§ 45.2-1002
Application of chapter§ 45.2-1003
Authority and duties of Director§ 45.2-1004
Training and certification of blasters§ 45.2-1005
Conflicts of interest prohibited§ 45.2-1007
Coal Surface Mining Regulatory Fund§ 45.2-1008
Coal exploration operations§ 45.2-1010
Form and contents of permit application; fee§ 45.2-1011
Operation and reclamation plans§ 45.2-1012
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Virginia § 45.2-2002, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/45.2/45.2-2002.