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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="15-1202" title_number="15" title_name="Mines and Mining" subtitle_number="12" subtitle_name="Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this subtitle applies to all mineral interests.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This subtitle does not apply to a mineral interest:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Held by the United States or a Native American tribe, except to the extent permitted by federal law; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Held by the State or an agency or political subdivision of the State, except to the extent permitted by State law.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of this subtitle is to make uniform the law governing dormant mineral interests among the states.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This subtitle does not limit or affect any other procedure provided by law for clearing an abandoned mineral interest from title to real property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This subtitle does not limit or affect water rights.</text>
  </level>
</section>
