(a) If a timber right, an oil right, a gas right, or a mineral right is owned or assessed separate from the fee in the land and the taxes due on the right are not paid, the timber right, oil right, gas right, or mineral right is subject to the tax laws governing forfeiture and sale of tax-delinquent land.
(b) Any timber right, oil right, gas right, or mineral right forfeited and certified to the Commissioner of State Lands is subject to disposition as provided in this chapter.