(1) Provide an exclusive basis by which a joint owner in coal or a lessee of the coal owner may enjoy their estate in the coal land.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-23-12-1
coal land: means the coal estate in land that contains coal and is subject to a vested interest by a plaintiff, under this chapter, to the coal lying within the land. See Indiana Code 32-23-12-2
coal owner: means a person vested with an undivided fractional fee simple interest or other freehold interest in coal contained within the coal land. See Indiana Code 32-23-12-3
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
joint owner: means a person who is a joint tenant, a tenant in common, a tenant by the entirety, or other person who is a coal owner of less than one hundred percent (100%) of an undivided interest in all the coal within the coal land that is sought to be developed. See Indiana Code 32-23-12-4
(2) Diminish the rights of a joint owner of coal or a lessee of the coal owner under common law.
(3) Diminish the appurtenant rights of a coal owner.
(4) Prohibit a joint owner from filing a petition for partition under IC 32-17-4, provided that the petition for partition is filed in accordance with and subject to IC 32-23-12-9(d).
(5) Prohibit any entity with eminent domain powers from acquiring all or a portion of the coal land by exercise of eminent domain powers.
