Relating to the ownership of water and minerals in dissolved or undissolved form in produced liquids and solids related to oil and gas drilling.

HB 5409 clarifies that water and minerals in dissolved or undissolved form within produced liquids and solids from oil and gas drilling belong to the landowner or mineral rights holder, not the drilling operator. The bill amends West Virginia law to explicitly define "produced liquids and solids" to include these materials, resolving ambiguity about ownership of byproducts from drilling operations. This directly affects landowners, mineral rights holders, and oil/gas operators by establishing clear ownership rights to these substances. The legislation aims to prevent disputes over ownership of naturally occurring minerals and water in drilling byproducts.