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Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
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Digest
SB 1258 establishes that pore space—the voids and cavities within geologic structures below the surface of the land—is legally owned by the surface estate owner, unless explicitly transferred, reserved, or modified in a deed, lease, or contract. This clarification does not change the common law relationship between mineral and surface estates.
Author (2)
Robert Nichols
Lois Kolkhorst
Contact the Author
Sen. Robert Nichols
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0103
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