{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37b-3-6","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 37B-3-6","heading":"Surface use.","body":"(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to leave unchanged the common law of this state as it relates to a coal owner’s right to use the land surface for extracting coal.\n(b) This article does not modify the obligations imposed by §22-3-1 et seq. of this code.","path":["CHAPTER 37B. MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.","ARTICLE 3. COAL CO-TENANCY MODERNIZATION AND MINERS PROTECTION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37B-3-6/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:12Z","sha256":"836e626258f88a3c9b940197b54184a18e31a1b0f4169be206104fde314283f3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37b-3-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-37b-4-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}