This act [47-12-1 to 47-12-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Land Use Easement Act".
History: Laws 1991, ch. 15, § 1.
Compiler's notes. — This act is substantially similar to the Uniform Conservation Easement Act.
Cross references. — For the Cultural Properties Preservation Easement Act, see 47-12A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For land development fees and rights, see 5-8-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
Counties may acquire and hold conservation easements assuming they do so consistent with other laws applicable to public purchases of real property and do not do so by eminent domain. 2001 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 01-02.
Law reviews. — For article, "Rural Development Considerations for Growth Management," see 43 Nat. Res. J. 781 (2003).