2025 Session
Last amended: 1909 session
§ 93.01 — Reservation of Minerals and Water Powers
Plain-Language Summary
The state reserves ownership of all iron, coal, copper, gold, and other valuable minerals on state-owned land.
93.01 RESERVATION OF MINERALS AND WATER POWERS.
The state hereby reserves for its own use all the iron, coal, copper, gold, and other valuable minerals, and all water powers in or upon all lands which now or hereafter may belong to it by virtue of any act of Congress. This reservation shall not apply to lands granted or contracted to be conveyed by the United States or by this state to aid in the construction of any railroad.
History:
(6395) RL s 2483; 1909 c 109 s 1
History: History: (6395) RL s 2483; 1909 c 109 s 1
Practical Notes
When the state sells land, it keeps the mineral rights unless the land was part of a railroad grant.