W. Va. Code § 37B-1-1 : — MINERAL DEVELOPMENTMINERAL DEVELOPMENT BY A MAJORITY OF COTENANTS —1-1 - Short title TEXT PDF This article shall be known as the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act. W. Va. Code § 37B-1-1 Added by 2018 Acts, ch. 149 (HB 4268), eff. 6/3/2018.