New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-13-17 — Use of the surface

New Mexico § 19-13-17

JurisdictionNew Mexico

Ch. 19Public Lands

Art. 13Lease of Geothermal Resources on State Lands

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-13-17 (2026).

Text

Subject to the provisions of the Geothermal Resources Act, any person holding a lease for geothermal resources shall be entitled to use so much of the surface as is reasonably necessary as determined by the commissioner for the production and conservation of geothermal resources.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 7-15-17, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 17.

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