State land sales and leases; reservations

In addition to any other requirements of law, in all leases, deeds or sales contracts of state lands for any purpose, there shall be inserted a clause reserving the right to execute leases for geothermal resource development and operation thereon; the right to sell or dispose of the geothermal resources of such lands; and the right to grant rights- of-way and easements for the purpose of this section. History: 1953 Comp., § 7-15-16, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 16.