399

400

409A - 409U

MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
Repeal

845

410A-410I

Subtitle 5

Covered by uniform
penalty provision
section 5-1303

Repeal Duplication of
severability
provision in
Subtitle 13

Transfer Not statutorily
to Article related to
55 Department of

Natural

Resources

Transfer Deals with counties
to Article and municipal
25 corporations

Vacant The provisions

of this subtitle
are contained in
Article 56, Sections
271-281

TITLE 6. GAS AND OIL.

SUBTITLE 1. IN GENERAL.

6-101. DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES
PUBLIC INTEREST.

DECLARED TO BE IN

IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO FOSTER,
ENCOURAGE, AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION,
AND UTILIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES OF OIL AND GAS IN
THE STATE, TO PREVENT WASTE, AND PROTECT FULLY THE
RIGHTS OF EVERY OWNER TO THE END THAT LANDOWNERS,
ROYALTY OWNERS, PRODUCERS OF OIL AND GAS, AND THE
GENERAL PUBLIC REALIZE AND ENJOY THE GREATEST POSSIBLE
GOOD FROM THESE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Article 66C, section 675 of the Code. The
only changes made are in style.

6-102. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE