393.490. Rights of owner of land in condemned strata. - Missouri Statutes

Rights of owner of land in condemned strata.

393.490. Any and all rights to utilize any strata orformations, underlying any land, for the underground storage ofgas, which are acquired by any gas storage company bycondemnation pursuant to section 393.430 or by proceeding as incases of condemnation pursuant to section 393.420, shall besubject to the right of the owner of such land or of other rightsor interests therein, to drill, bore or sink shafts through suchstrata or formations, for the purpose of exploring for orrecovering oil, gas or other minerals from other strata orformations, in such manner as will not hamper or impair theoperation of the gas storage reservoir, or result in thepollution of gas stored therein, or permit the escape of any gastherefrom.

(L. 1953 p. 513 § 6)