New Mexico § 19-2-1 [Lands erroneously set apart to state; quitclaim to United

New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-2-1 — [Lands erroneously set apart to state; quitclaim to United

New Mexico § 19-2-1

Ch. 19Public Lands

Art. 2United States Lands

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-2-1 (2026).

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States; selection of lands in lieu thereof.] The commissioner of public lands is authorized to quitclaim to the United States the title to any lands set apart to the state, under grants from the United States through error of the department of the interior or local land office, and which have been patented to other persons or corporations or on which, because of erroneous descriptions, filings have been made, and to select other lands of the United States in lieu thereof.

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States; selection of lands in lieu thereof.] The commissioner of public lands is authorized to quitclaim to the United States the title to any lands set apart to the state, under grants from the United States through error of the department of the interior or local land office, and which have been patented to other persons or corporations or on which, because of erroneous descriptions, filings have been made, and to select other lands of the United States in lieu thereof.