New Mexico § 19-8-17 Relinquishment of permits for conversion

New Mexico Statutes

§ 19-8-17 — Relinquishment of permits for conversion

New Mexico § 19-8-17

Ch. 19Public Lands

Art. 8Lease of Mineral Lands

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 19-8-17 (2026).

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Any legal owner and holder of any placer prospecting permit issued by the commissioner prior to the effective date of this act, if not in default of any of the provisions thereof, may relinquish the same to the state and, upon application filed at the time of filing such relinquishment, the commissioner shall issue a lease in accordance with the provisions of this act [19-8-14 to 19-8-18, 19-8-21 to 19-8-33 NMSA 1978].

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Any legal owner and holder of any placer prospecting permit issued by the commissioner prior to the effective date of this act, if not in default of any of the provisions thereof, may relinquish the same to the state and, upon application filed at the time of filing such relinquishment, the commissioner shall issue a lease in accordance with the provisions of this act [19-8-14 to 19-8-18, 19-8-21 to 19-8-33 NMSA 1978].