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sec.135What is an overlapping resource authority
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### sec.135 What is an overlapping resource authority
An overlapping resource authority , for a geothermal tenure, is any authority of the following types, all or part of the area of which is in the geothermal tenure’s area—
an exploration authority (non-geothermal);
a GHG lease;
a mining lease;
a petroleum lease.
An overlapping resource authority , for a proposed geothermal tenure, is another authority of a type mentioned in subsection (1) , all or part of the area of which will, if the proposed tenure is granted, be in the proposed tenure’s area.
(sec.135-ssec.1) An overlapping resource authority , for a geothermal tenure, is any authority of the following types, all or part of the area of which is in the geothermal tenure’s area— an exploration authority (non-geothermal); a GHG lease; a mining lease; a petroleum lease.
(sec.135-ssec.2) An overlapping resource authority , for a proposed geothermal tenure, is another authority of a type mentioned in subsection (1) , all or part of the area of which will, if the proposed tenure is granted, be in the proposed tenure’s area.
- (a) an exploration authority (non-geothermal);
- (b) a GHG lease;
- (c) a mining lease;
- (d) a petroleum lease.