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N.D. Cent. Code § 38-22-13

Preservation of rights

Nothing in this chapter nor the issuing of a permit:

1. Prejudices the rights of property owners within a storage facility to exercise rights that have not been committed to a storage facility.

2. Prevents a mineral owner or mineral lessee from drilling through or near a storage reservoir to explore for and develop minerals, provided the drilling, production, and related activities comply with commission requirements that preserve the storage facility's integrity and protect this chapter's objectives.

Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.