C.R.S. Section 30-11-302
Oil, gas, and mineral rights

  • reservation of
  • sale

(1)

In any sale of county lands made by any county acting through its board of county commissioners, a valid reservation of oil and gas and other minerals in such lands may be made when in the opinion of the board of county commissioners it is deemed to be for the best interest of the county. Oil and gas and other mineral rights or any of them thus reserved by a county upon the sale of such real estate may be sold by order of the board of county commissioners at public sale to the highest and best bidder after four weeks’ prior notice by publication two times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is situated, said notice to describe the oil and gas or other mineral rights to be sold, the location of the land involved, and the date, time, and place of such sale; but a copy of said notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, by the board of county commissioners to the owner of the surface at the time of such notice as shown by the records in the office of the county assessor of the county in which such lands are situated at the last known address of such owner as shown by said books of the county assessor, and that a copy of said notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, by the board of county commissioners to the person in possession of the surface.

(2)

In the sale of reserved oil and gas rights under any tract of land, the number of acres contained in any one parcel or unit of sale of such rights shall not exceed the total number of acres of such surface land sold by the county to the purchaser thereof at the time of reservation therefrom of the oil and gas rights thus offered for sale. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a county from selling any number of such units or parcels at any public sale. The board of county commissioners has the right to reject any and all bids.

(3)

Mineral rights, other than oil and gas, reserved as provided in this section may be leased for exploration, development, and production purposes upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed and contracted by the board of county commissioners in the exercise of its best judgment and as such board deems to be for the best interests of the county. Any such lease of mineral rights, other than oil and gas, shall be for a term not to exceed twenty-five years and as long thereafter as such minerals are produced. Leases of any such mineral rights made or entered into by the board in conformity with the provisions of this section prior to February 25, 1955, are hereby confirmed, validated, and declared to be legal and valid insofar as the authority of any such board is concerned.

Source: Section 30-11-302 — Oil, gas, and mineral rights - reservation of - sale, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-30.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

30‑11‑101
Powers of counties 30‑11‑102
Property of county 30‑11‑103
Commissioners to exercise powers of county 30‑11‑103.5
County petitions and referred measures 30‑11‑104
County buildings - acquisition of land or buildings by eminent domain authorized 30‑11‑104.1
Financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements 30‑11‑104.2
Tax exemption 30‑11‑105
Title of suits by or against county 30‑11‑105.1
Standing - contesting constitutionality of a statute 30‑11‑106
Process served on clerk - clerk to notify board 30‑11‑107
Powers of the board 30‑11‑107.3
Incentives for installation of renewable energy fixtures - definitions 30‑11‑107.5
Lodging tax 30‑11‑107.7
County rental tax on the rental of personal property - procedures - apportionment 30‑11‑107.9
County tax for public safety improvements - definitions 30‑11‑108
Assent of electors required - when 30‑11‑109.5
Purchases of recycled paper and recycled products 30‑11‑110
State suppliers preferred 30‑11‑113
Commissioners to furnish blank assessment rolls 30‑11‑114
New precincts - change boundaries - reduce number 30‑11‑115
Board may appropriate for expositions 30‑11‑116
Appropriations for advertising or marketing 30‑11‑117
Commissioners to fill vacancies in county offices 30‑11‑118
County attorney - county collector 30‑11‑119
New bond for officers, when 30‑11‑120
Failure to file bond - office vacant 30‑11‑121
General accounting records 30‑11‑122
Conservation trust fund authorized 30‑11‑123
New business facilities - expansion of existing business facilities - incentives - limitations - authority to exceed revenue-raising limitations - legislative declaration - definitions 30‑11‑124
Fire planning authority 30‑11‑125
Licensing program for building contractors - contents of program - requirements - exceptions - definitions 30‑11‑126
Workforce development - incentives - limitations - authority to exceed revenue-raising limitations - legislative declaration - definitions 30‑11‑127
Pioneer trail - designation - signs 30‑11‑128
Mobile home parks - definition 30‑11‑129
Third-party food delivery service fee restrictions - definitions 30‑11‑130
Equipping wind-powered energy generation facilities with light mitigating technology - enforcement - definitions 30‑11‑131
Regulation of pesticide use - definitions 30‑11‑201
Merger not to affect pending actions 30‑11‑203
Records concerning charter amendment 30‑11‑204
Channel of Platte river - improvement 30‑11‑205
City to control channel 30‑11‑206
Improvement of channel beyond city limits 30‑11‑207
Obstructions or pollutions 30‑11‑301
Definitions 30‑11‑302
Oil, gas, and mineral rights - reservation of - sale 30‑11‑303
Oil and gas rights - leases - royalties 30‑11‑304
Agreements to pool lands for production purposes 30‑11‑305
Prior agreements validated 30‑11‑306
Legislative declaration concerning landfill gas 30‑11‑307
County authority relating to landfill gas 30‑11‑401
Short title 30‑11‑402
Legislative declaration 30‑11‑403
Definitions 30‑11‑404
Organization of authority 30‑11‑405
Election 30‑11‑406
Powers of law enforcement authority 30‑11‑406.5
Procedure for levying property tax - public disclosure - county assessor’s duties 30‑11‑407
Short-term loans for new authorities 30‑11‑408
Detachment - dissolution 30‑11‑409
Payments to sheriff 30‑11‑410
Power to contract for provision of law enforcement services 30‑11‑411
Inclusion of land 30‑11‑501
County home rule charters 30‑11‑502
Charter commission 30‑11‑503
Election on formation of charter convention and designation of members 30‑11‑504
Development of proposed charter 30‑11‑505
Referendum election on charter - adoption or rejection 30‑11‑506
Procedure to amend or repeal charter 30‑11‑507
Filings - effect of 30‑11‑508
Initiative, referendum, and recall 30‑11‑509
Time limit on submission of similar proposals 30‑11‑510
Publication requirements 30‑11‑511
Board of county commissioners - home rule counties 30‑11‑512
Finality 30‑11‑513
Officers 30‑11‑601
Short title 30‑11‑602
Legislative declaration 30‑11‑603
Definitions 30‑11‑604
Scope of part 6 30‑11‑605
Powers and duties of governing bodies, planning commissions, and boards of adjustment
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 30-11-302’s source at colorado​.gov