Notwithstanding any other provision of law, geothermal resources are found and hereby determined to be sui generis, being neither a mineral resource nor a water resource and as such are declared to be the private property of the holder of the title to the surface land above the resource, unless the geothermal resources have been otherwise reserved by or conveyed to another person or entity. Nothing in this section divests the people of the state of any rights, title, or interest in geothermal resources owned by the state.
RCW 78.60.040
Geothermal resources deemed sui generis.
Known as the Geothermal Resources Act
The act spans §§ 78–78 (30 sections).
2013 c 274 s 3; 1979 ex.s. c 2 s 1; 1974 ex.s. c 43 s 4
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.