New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-10-19 — [Withholding lands from lease authorized.]

New Mexico § 19-10-19
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 19Public Lands
Art. 10Lease of Oil and Gas Lands

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-10-19 (2026).

Text

Nothing contained in this act [19-10-1, 19-10-12 to 19-10-25 NMSA 1978] shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to offer any tract or tracts of land for lease but the commissioner shall have power to withhold any tract or tracts from leasing for oil and gas purposes if in his opinion the best interests of the state will be served by so doing.

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Legislative History

Laws 1929, ch. 125, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 132-410; 1941 Comp., § 8-1112; 1953

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