Sec. 42.2. “Coal bed methane”, for purposes of section 317 of this chapter and IC 14-37, means gaseous substances of whatever character lying within or emanating from:

(1) unmined coal seams, either naturally or as a result of stimulation of the coal seam;

(2) the void created by mining out coal seams; or

(3) the gob created by longwall or other extraction methods of coal mining.

As added by P.L.78-2010, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.140-2011, SEC.1.