148 STATE LAND LAWS 



SECS. 195-197 OIL AND GAS LEASE. 



This chapter has no application to state lands which have been sold with the 

 reservation of oil and gas required by sec. 85, supra : Opinion Att'y Gen'l, Feb. 

 15, '13. 



The term "any lands belonging to the state" does not include tide or shore 

 lands, and the same may not be leased under the provisions of this chapter : 

 Opinions Att'y Gen'l, Oct. 7, '13 ; Dec. 4, '13. 



Nor does it include the beds of navigable waters although these belong to 

 the state : idem, Sept. 17, '13. 



SEC. 195. APPLICATION FOR LEASE. 



Any citizen of the United States finding petroleum or natural 

 gas upon any lands belonging to the State of Washington may 

 apply to the Commissioner of Public Lands for a lease of any 

 amount of such land not to exceed one section. (Laws '01, p. 

 218, sec. 2; sec. 6792 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 259 Pierce.) 



Neither by direct lease nor assignment may one person or corporation ac- 

 quire a leasehold in an area of state lands, except Capitol Building lands, 

 greater than one section, under Enabling Act, sec. 585, post, and sec. 1, Art. 

 XVI, Const., ante : Opinion Att'y Gen'l, Feb. 15, '13. 



SEC. 196. MANNER OF APPLYING. 



Application shall be made in like manner as the application is 

 made for the leasing of agricultural lands. (Laws ? 01, p. 218, 



sec. 3 ; sec. 6793 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 261 Pierce.) 

 Application for agricultural lands; sec. 128, ante. 

 The special deposit required of an applicant for agricultural lease (sec. 128 



ante), is not necessary with applications under this chapter: Opinion Att'y Gen'l, 



Feb. 15, '13. 



SEC. 197. RENTAL TERM. 



No lease shall be made by the state for any sum less than 

 twenty-five dollars per quarter section of land for each year 

 during the term of said lease, and in addition thereto the 

 said lease shall provide that the state shall" be entitled to receive 

 a sum not less than ten per cent, of the gross value of all pe- 

 troleum and natural gas extracted therefrom during the term of 

 the said lease, payable semi-annually during said term. The term 

 of said lease to be any term not to exceed ten years. (Laws '01, 



p. 218, sec. 4 ; sec. 6794 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 263 Pierce.) 



Fee for issuance of lease: sec. 32, ante. 



Rights of assignee: sec. 109, ante. 



A lease under this act makes a disposition of the land, and a term longer 

 than five years is prohibited by sec. 1, Art. XVI, Const., ante, and Enabling 

 Act, sec. 585, post, in the case of any granted lands except capitol building 

 lands : Opinion Att'y Gen'l, Feb. 15, '13. 



