1. Receipts from an interest in minerals or other natural resources must be allocated according to the type of payment, as follows: a. Ifreceived as nominal delay rental or annual rent on a lease, a receipt must be allocated to income. b. Ifreceived from a production payment, a receipt must be allocated to income to the extent that the agreement creating the production payment provides a factor for interest or itsequivalent. The balance must be allocated to principal. c. If an amount received as a royalty, bonus, or delay rental is more than nominal, ninety percent must be allocated to principal and the balance to income. d. Ifan amount is received from a working interest or any other interest not provided for in paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”, ninety percent of the net amount received must be allocated to principal and the balance to income. 2. An amount received on account of an interest in water that is renewable must be allocated to income. Ifthe water is not renewable, ninety percent of the amount must be allocated to principal and the balance to income. 3. This chapter applies without regard to whether a decedent or donor was extracting minerals, water, or other natural resources before the interest became subject to the trust. 4. Ifa trust owns an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources on or before July 1, 2000, the trustee may allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this section or in the manner used by the trustee before July 1, 2000. Ifthe trust acquires an interest in minerals, water, or other natural resources after July 1, 2000, the trustee shall allocate receipts from the interest as provided in this section.
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