The consolidation of a county sewer improvement district with an adjoining city or town under the provisions of this act, shall not affect or qualify the rights of any owner or owners of mineral interests or mineral estates, or interests therein, in and to the land covered in any such county sewer improvement district to develop, operate and further develop their property for oil and gas purposes, and any consolidation effected hereunder shall not diminish the rights of any such owner or owners.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 182, § 7, emerg. eff. June 6, 1955.