2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 19 - Public Lands
Article 13 - Lease of Geothermal Resources on State Lands

Section 19-13-1 - Short title. - This act [19-13-1 to 19-13-28 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 19-13-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Geothermal Resources Act: A. "geothermal resources"...

Section 19-13-3 - Administration of act. - Administration of the Geothermal Resources Act shall be based on...

Section 19-13-4 - Geothermal resources of commercial value. - Where it is determined by the commissioner that the production...

Section 19-13-5 - Leases; applications; limitations. - A. Leases may be issued by the commissioner according to...

Section 19-13-6 - Known geothermal resources fields. - A. The commissioner shall, after consultation with the director of...

Section 19-13-7 - Leases; terms; rentals and royalties. - A. Each lease issued pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act...

Section 19-13-8 - Leases; relinquishment. - A. The holder of any lease may at any time...

Section 19-13-9 - Rent or royalties; waiver; suspension; reduction. - The commissioner may, after a public hearing, waive, suspend or...

Section 19-13-10 - Suspension of operation and production. - The commissioner may, upon application and after a public hearing,...

Section 19-13-11 - Leases; duration. - A. Any lease entered into pursuant to the Geothermal Resources...

Section 19-13-11.1 - Leases; stipulation; rental; royalty. - The owner or owners of any geothermal resources lease or...

Section 19-13-11.2 - Validation of geothermal resource leases. - All geothermal resource leases issued by the commissioner of public...

Section 19-13-12 - Combining geothermal resources. - Any person engaged in the production of geothermal resources under...

Section 19-13-13 - Reinjecting geothermal resources. - Any person holding a lease may, upon approval of the...

Section 19-13-14 - Cooperative development or operation. - For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources...

Section 19-13-15 - Posting of open acreage; simultaneous applications. - When newly acquired acreage is posted to the tract books,...

Section 19-13-16 - State land sales and leases; reservations. - In addition to any other requirements of law, in all...

Section 19-13-17 - Use of the surface. - Subject to the provisions of the Geothermal Resources Act, any...

Section 19-13-18 - Bonds; surface damage; performance. - A. Before any person commences development or operations of geothermal...

Section 19-13-19 - State lands; jurisdictions. - Where the surface of state lands sought for use or...

Section 19-13-20 - General mining lease; lease preference. - Notwithstanding any other provision of the Geothermal Resources Act, at...

Section 19-13-21 - Transferability. - Any lease pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act may be...

Section 19-13-22 - Inspection of records; reports. - The commissioner or his representative shall have the right to...

Section 19-13-23 - Violation of lease; notice; forfeiture. - The commissioner may cancel any lease issued pursuant to the...

Section 19-13-24 - Removing improvements upon termination of lease. - Upon termination of any lease issued pursuant to the Geothermal...

Section 19-13-25 - Regulations. - Pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act, the commissioner shall adopt...

Section 19-13-26 - Withholding state lands from lease; lease by competitive bids. - Nothing in the Geothermal Resources Act [19-13-1 to 19-13-28 NMSA...

Section 19-13-27 - Public hearings. - A public hearing pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act [19-13-1...

Section 19-13-28 - Collateral assignment of leases. - Any lease for geothermal resources in good standing, together with...