As used in this chapter, 'adjacent mineral producer' means a person that:(1) is engaged in the production, development, or future development of at least one (1) mineral, including coal, oil, gas, or another mineral in solid, liquid, or gaseous form; and(2) owns or leases a property interest in:(A) the mineral estate adjacent to, adjoining, or contiguous to the mineral interest of an unknown or missing owner;(B) a portion of the mineral estate adjacent to, adjoining, or contiguous to the mineral interest of an unknown or missing owner; or(C) an area that the person seeks to develop that is within the boundaries of a proposed production unit established by spacing regulations of the division of reclamation.As added by P.L.28-2015, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.127-2022, SEC.32.
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