Vermont Statutes
Chapter 14 - Natural Gas and Oil Conservation
§ 534. Gas produced from State lands

§ 534. Gas produced from State lands
(a) All State oil and gas leases shall provide that the Board may require the lessee to dedicate all the natural gas produced from State lands for the use and benefit of the people of the State.
(b) If the Board determines that it would benefit the people of the State to so dedicate the natural gas, the Board may arrange for the sale of natural gas for the use of the people of the State, or arrange for the exchange of the natural gas produced with producers of natural gas from other lands if the exchange will benefit the people of the State.
(c) If the Board determines the dedication would not be in the public interest, or would cause waste, or would unreasonably deny the lessee the opportunity to economically market the natural gas, it may waive dedication. (Added 1981, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 28, 1982.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies

Chapter 14 - Natural Gas and Oil Conservation

§ 501. Title of chapter

§ 502. Purposes

§ 503. Definitions

§ 504. Composition of the Board

§ 505. Authority of the Board

§ 511. Hearings conducted by examiners

§ 512. Hearings conducted by the Board

§ 513. Subpoena

§ 514. Appeal

§ 515. Personnel

§ 516. Governmental cooperation

§ 517. Standards for rulemaking

§ 521. Waste prohibited

§ 522. Drilling units

§ 523. Pooling

§ 524. Antitrust immunity for voluntary units

§ 525. Field-wide unitization

§ 526. Ratable takes required

§ 531. Management of State oil and gas resources

§ 532. State oil and gas leases authorized

§ 533. Notice of intention to lease State lands

§ 534. Gas produced from State lands

§ 535. State reservation of oil, gas, and minerals

§ 541. Drilling permits

§ 542. Drilling reports

§ 543. Reports of oil and gas operations

§ 544. Abandonment of wells

§ 545. Conveyance and acquisition of oil and gas interests

§ 551. Illegal oil, gas, and product

§ 552. Illegal oil, gas, or product declared contraband

§ 553. Disclosure of confidential information prohibited

§ 554. Penalties

§ 555. Enforcement

§ 561. Release of oil and gas leases

§ 562. Subdivision of land subject to an oil and gas lease

§ 563. Abandonment of oil and gas interests; preservation

§ 564. Surface use value appraisal of agriculture and forestlands

§ 565. Governor authorized to join in interstate compact

§ 566. Construction

§ 571. Hydraulic fracturing; prohibition