New Mexico Statutes
§ 72-5A-15 — Non-exemption from prior appropriation doctrine
New Mexico § 72-5A-15
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-5A-15 (2026).
Text
Unless required by interstate obligations, nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall be construed to exempt stored water from the provision that priority in time shall give the better right pursuant to Chapter 72 NMSA 1978 or priority of appropriation shall give the better right pursuant to Article 16, Section 2 of the constitution of New Mexico.
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Legislative History
Laws 1999, ch. 285, § 15.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 72-5A-15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/72/72-5A-15.