{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-21-24","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22-21-24","heading":"Existing mining rights.","body":"Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect the mining and other property rights of any coal owner nor shall any provision of this article be construed to preclude a coal operator from removing support of the surface and any structure or facilities thereon and other strata as such rights may exist in any severance deed or other contract.","path":["CHAPTER 22. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 21. COALBED METHANE WELLS AND UNITS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22-21-24/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:06Z","sha256":"69dc5cd2355b98091dfa69dabf5dbad42ee07b3fcccc4d7228fa7fe0b8725271","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-21-23","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-21-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}