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22-6-502. Oil, gas, and mineral rights.
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22-6-502. Oil, gas, and mineral rights.
(a) Where tax-forfeited lands are disposed of by the state by return to private ownership by sale or redemption, the oil, gas, and mineral rights shall be a part of the fee and shall be conveyed with it, and the deeds shall not contain any restrictive covenants or reservations relative to the oil, gas, and mineral rights.
(b) Where tax-forfeited lands have previously been leased for oil and gas purposes and the lease is still in effect, a return of the lands to private ownership by sale or redemption shall not affect the validity of the existing lease, but at the expiration thereof, the oil, gas, and mineral rights of the lands shall attach and become a part of the fee and pass to the owner of the fee.
(c) Oil, gas, and mineral rights in tax-forfeited lands which have been reserved in any deed from the state conveying the lands shall immediately pass to the present owners of the fee title to the lands. This provision shall not terminate any existing lease on such rights, but at the expiration of any existing lease, the rights shall pass to the owner of the fee.
(d) When so requested by the owner of any lands conveyed under the provisions of §§ 22-5-206, 22-5-301 — 22-5-305 [repealed], 22-5-307, and 22-5-308 — 22-5-311 [repealed], in which the coal, oil, gas, and mineral rights were reserved to the State of Arkansas, the Commissioner of State Lands shall, upon the filing of an affidavit of ownership of the surface rights so sold and the payment of a deed fee of five dollars ($5.00), issue to the owner of the lands a deed quitclaiming all interest of the State of Arkansas in and to all the coal, oil, gas, and mineral rights reserved in the deeds in the proportion that the surface rights in the lands owned bear to the whole t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-6-502
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22-6-502. Oil, gas, and mineral rights.
(a) Where tax-forfeited lands are disposed of by the state by return to private ownership by sale or redemption, the oil, gas, and mineral rights shall be a part of the fee and shall be conveyed with it, and the deeds shall not contain any restrictive covenants or reservations relative to the oil, gas, and mineral rights.
(b) Where tax-forfeited lands have previously been leased for oil and gas purposes and the lease is still in effect, a return of the lands to private ownership by sale or redemption shall not affect the validity of the existing lease, but at the expiration thereof, the oil, gas, and mineral rights of the lands shall attach and become a part of the fee and pass to the owner of the fee.
(c) Oil, gas, and mineral rights in tax-forfeited lands which have been reserved in any deed from the state conveying the lands shall immediately pass to the present owners of the fee title to the lands. This provision shall not terminate any existing lease on such rights, but at the expiration of any existing lease, the rights shall pass to the owner of the fee.
(d) When so requested by the owner of any lands conveyed under the provisions of §§ 22-5-206, 22-5-301 — 22-5-305 [repealed], 22-5-307, and 22-5-308 — 22-5-311 [repealed], in which the coal, oil, gas, and mineral rights were reserved to the State of Arkansas, the Commissioner of State Lands shall, upon the filing of an affidavit of ownership of the surface rights so sold and the payment of a deed fee of five dollars ($5.00), issue to the owner of the lands a deed quitclaiming all interest of the State of Arkansas in and to all the coal, oil, gas, and mineral rights reserved in the deeds in the proportion that the surface rights in the lands owned bear to the whole tract sold.
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22-5-206. Control over state's lands.
The landed interests of this state shall be controlled by the Commissioner of State Lands, and he or she shall dispose of them as provided by law.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-5-206
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22-5-301. Policy.
It is declared to be the policy of the State of Arkansas:
(1) To provide for the development and conservation of the human and soil resources of the state;
(2) To protect the lands owned by the state and to provide for their classification and best use in the interests of the future general welfare and agricultural well-being of the state;
(3) To encourage the settlement of the farm families of the state upon family-sized tracts under conditions conducive to successful farming;
(4) To preserve land in public ownership suited for public use as forests, parks, or other purposes;
(5) To cooperate with federal agencies having similar and allied objectives; and
(6) To protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of Arkansas.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-5-301
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22-5-305. [Repealed.]
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-5-305
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22-5-307. Classification and disposition of state lands generally.
(a) State lands shall be classified as to whether they should be retained in public ownership or returned to private ownership through sale or donation, and the classification may be changed.
(b)(1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall dispose of the lands and make deeds to the lands in accordance with the classification under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) With the approval of the Governor and review by the General Assembly or the Legislative Council, lands classified as suitable for return to private ownership may be sold under subsection (e) of this section to private parties by the Commissioner of State Lands.
(c) The Commissioner of State Lands may direct that land shall be retained and administered by certain appropriate state or local agencies or shall be disposed of and deeded in such manner that the state shall be eligible for any benefits under any act of the United States Congress.
(d) Where lands are disposed of by return to private ownership, the deeds shall contain such restrictive covenants or restraints on alienation as the Commissioner of State Lands may deem necessary to ensure the protection and use of the land in a manner beneficial to the public. All coal, oil, gas, and mineral rights shall be reserved to the state except in the case of tax-forfeited lands. However, the original owner or his or her heirs shall be allowed to redeem or acquire these lands in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter without the oil, gas, and mineral rights being restricted or reserved.
(e)(1) Where land is classified as land which should be returned to private ownership by sale, the Commissioner of State Lands shall offer the land for sale to the highest bidder, but only if hi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-5-307
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 22-5-307. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.