New Mexico § 75-10-4 Department; powers and duties

New Mexico Statutes

§ 75-10-4 — Department; powers and duties

New Mexico § 75-10-4

Ch. 75Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters

Art. 10Natural Heritage Conservation

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 75-10-4 (2026).

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A. The department may:

(1)after consultation with landowners, conservationists and other interested persons, adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act;

(2)enter into contracts;

(3)enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 to 11-1-7 NMSA 1978] to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act;

(4)make grants to qualified entities for conservation projects;

(5)apply for and receive in the name of the department, any public or private funds available to the department to carry out the purposes of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act;

(6)acquire conservation or agricultural easements by itself or with a conservation entity or qualified entity; and (7) do all other things

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A. The department may: (1) after consultation with landowners, conservationists and other interested persons, adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act; (2) enter into contracts; (3) enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 to 11-1-7 NMSA 1978] to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act; (4) make grants to qualified entities for conservation projects; (5) apply for and receive in the name of the department, any public or private funds available to the department to carry out the purposes of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act; (6) acquire conservation or agricultural easements by itself or with a conservation entity or qualified entity; and (7) do all other things necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act. B. The department shall: (1) establish a competitive application process for grants from the fund; and (2) establish criteria and priorities for funding conservation projects.