JM-1170
Jim Mattox
Summary
Mineral interest, bill requiring Department of Corrections to transfer certain tracts of state-owned land to Department required transfer of estate in fee simple|Mineral interest, bill requiring Department to transfer certain tracts of state-owned land to Department of Highways and Public Transportation did not authorize Department to retain|Fee simple, grant of land is construed as grant of estate in unless conveyance is expressly limited|State-owned land, legislature has exclusive control of disposition of