Louisiana § RS 30:158 - Approval of lease by board
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§ RS 30:158. Approval of lease by board
No lease executed under the authority of this Subpart shall be valid unless the agency obtains its approval by the State Mineral and Energy Board. The authority of the State Mineral and Energy Board shall be ministerial with regard to whether or not the agency has correctly followed the procedural steps in granting the lease in question, and discretionary with regard to whether or not the terms of the agency lease are in the best interest of the agency and the public which it serves. A lease made under the provisions of this Subpart which is not approved by the State Mineral and Energy Board and countersigned by the duly authorized officer of that body is null and void.
Acts 2005, No. 449, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 196, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 30:158 ("Approval of lease by board") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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