Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-175.411
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Minerals, water, and other natural resources
Official statutory text
MINERALS, WATER, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES
A. To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from an
interest in minerals or other natural resources pursuant to this
section, the trustee shall allocate them as follows:
1. If received as a bonus, delay rental or annual rent on a
lease, a receipt of less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) must
be allocated to income and a receipt of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) or more must be allocated fifteen percent (15%) to
principal and eighty-five percent (85%) to income;
2. If received from a production payment, a receipt must be
allocated to income if and to the extent that the agreement creating
the production payment provides a factor for interest or its
equivalent. The balance must be allocated to principal;
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3. If received as a royalty, shut-in-well payment, or take-or-
pay payment, a receipt must be allocated fifteen percent (15%) to
principal and eighty-five percent (85%) to income;
4. If an amount is received from a working interest or any
other interest not provided for in paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of this
subsection, a receipt must be allocated fifteen percent (15%) to
principal and eighty-five percent (85%) to income.
B. An amount received on account of an interest in water that
is renewable must be allocated to income. If the water is not
renewable, ninety percent (90%) of the amount must be allocated to
principal and the balance to income.
C. This act applies whether or not a decedent or donor was
extracting minerals, water, or other natural resources before the
interest became subject to the trust.
D. If a trust exists on the effective date of this act, the
trustee may allocate receipts from an interest in minerals, water,
or other natural resources as provided in this act or in the manner
used by the trustee before the effective date of this act. For
every trust created after the effective date of this act, the
trustee shall allocate receipts from an interest in minerals, water,
or other natural resources as provided in this act. If and to the
extent that the terms of a trust expressly provide for a different
allocation of receipts or grants the trustee discretionary authority
to determine the amount of the allocation, this act shall not apply
to those receipts.
A. To the extent that a trustee accounts for receipts from an
interest in minerals or other natural resources pursuant to this
section, the trustee shall allocate them as follows:
1. If received as a bonus, delay rental or annual rent on a
lease, a receipt of less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) must
be allocated to income and a receipt of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) or more must be allocated fifteen percent (15%) to
principal and eighty-five percent (85%) to income;
2. If received from a production payment, a receipt must be
allocated to income if and to the extent that the agreement creating
the production payment provides a factor for interest or its
equivalent. The balance must be allocated to principal;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 100
3. If received as a royalty, shut-in-well payment, or take-or-
pay payment, a receipt must be allocated fifteen percent (15%) to
principal and eighty-five percent (85%) to income;
4. If an amount is received from a working interest or any
other interest not provided for in paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of this
subsection, a receipt must be allocated fifteen percent (15%) to
principal and eighty-five percent (85%) to income.
B. An amount received on account of an interest in water that
is renewable must be allocated to income. If the water is not
renewable, ninety percent (90%) of the amount must be allocated to
principal and the balance to income.
C. This act applies whether or not a decedent or donor was
extracting minerals, water, or other natural resources before the
interest became subject to the trust.
D. If a trust exists on the effective date of this act, the
trustee may allocate receipts from an interest in minerals, water,
or other natural resources as provided in this act or in the manner
used by the trustee before the effective date of this act. For
every trust created after the effective date of this act, the
trustee shall allocate receipts from an interest in minerals, water,
or other natural resources as provided in this act. If and to the
extent that the terms of a trust expressly provide for a different
allocation of receipts or grants the trustee discretionary authority
to determine the amount of the allocation, this act shall not apply
to those receipts.
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