Alabama Code 9-17-60. Authorization for leasing of certain state lands for exploration, development and production – Lands of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-17-60
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, on behalf of the state, is hereby authorized to lease any lands or interest therein under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the exploration, development and production of oil, gas and other minerals or any one or more of them, on, in and under such lands.