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.
1981, c. 506, § 45.1-179.4; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 45.2 - Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Chapter 20 - Geothermal Energy
§ 45.2-2003. Findings; clarification of nature of the resource
§ 45.2-2004. Powers and duties of the Department
§ 45.2-2005. Reinjection policy
§ 45.2-2006. Cancellation or suspension of permit