Sec. 1. This chapter does not do the following:
(1) Provide an exclusive basis by which a joint owner in coal or a lessee of the coal owner may enjoy their estate in the coal land.
(2) Diminish the rights of a joint owner of coal or a lessee of the coal owner under common law.
(3) Diminish the appurtenant rights of a coal owner.
(4) Prohibit a joint owner from filing a petition for partition under IC 32-17-4, provided that the petition for partition is filed in accordance with and subject to IC 32-23-12-9(d).
(5) Prohibit any entity with eminent domain powers from acquiring all or a portion of the coal land by exercise of eminent domain powers.
As added by P.L.94-2009, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 23. Conveyance of Property Interests Less Than Fee Simple
Chapter 12. Coal: Estates in Land
32-23-12-1. Exemptions From Chapter
32-23-12-6. Authority to Remove Coal; Authority of Court; Length of Lease
32-23-12-7. Appointment of Trustee
32-23-12-9. Duties of Trustee; Review of Lease; Petition for Partition
32-23-12-11. Sale and Execution of Coal Lease