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Mr. Garry Mitchell Executive Director Department of Administration 1525 Sherman St., 7th Floor Denver, CO 80203

Dear Mr. Mitchell:

This opinion letter is in response to the request of your predecessor, Mr. Lee White, for an attorney general's opinion regarding the above-referenced matter.

QUESTIONS PRESENTED AND CONCLUSIONS

Mr. White's request for an attorney general's opinion presents four questions, which are listed below together with my conclusions with respect thereto:

1. Whether the state owns the mineral rights on the subject property?

My conclusion is "yes." It is my opinion that the state…