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2018 Code of Virginia
Title 45.1 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 22.1 - The Virginia Gas and Oil Act
§ 45.1-361.16. Applicability and construction
Universal Citation: VA Code § 45.1-361.16 (2018)
A. The provisions of this article shall apply to all lands in the Commonwealth, whether publicly or privately owned. However, no well commenced prior to July 1, 1990, shall be required to be plugged or abandoned solely for purposes of complying with the conservation provisions contained in this article.
B. No provision contained in this article shall be construed to grant to the Board the authority or power to fix prices of gas or oil.
1982, c. 347, ยง 45.1-300; 1987, c. 452; 1990, c. 92.
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