A. A person who is not an heir and who purchases or leases property within the limits of the land grant-merced shall only have a right to the lands acquired through the purchase or lease but not to any common lands within the land grant-merced.
B. The provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 shall not diminish, extinguish or otherwise impair any private property interest located within the boundaries of the land grant-merced or be construed to grant the board of trustees regulatory authority over such property interests or lands other than the common lands held by the land grant-merced. As used in this subsection, "property interest" includes valid easements and rights of access, but does not include use rights to the common lands of the land grant-merced.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 20.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 20 effective July 1, 2007.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 49-4-1 - Chilili land grant-merced; ratification of partitions; governance.
Section 49-4-4 - Management of grant.
Section 49-4-4.1 - Definitions.
Section 49-4-5 - Board of trustees; management of grant; powers.
Section 49-4-6 - Board of trustees; qualifications.
Section 49-4-7 - Election of members of board of trustees; voters' qualifications; registration.
Section 49-4-8 - Election; votes required; canvassing votes.
Section 49-4-9 - Organization of board; bonds; vacancies.
Section 49-4-12 - Sale or mortgage of common lands; restrictions.
Section 49-4-13 - Meetings to be public; annual report.
Section 49-4-15 - Salaries of trustees; records; expenditures.
Section 49-4-16 - Protection of common lands; delinquency; forfeiture.
Section 49-4-17 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.
Section 49-4-18 - Process; how served on board.
Section 49-4-19 - Registration.
Section 49-4-20 - Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty.