A. The secretary shall administer the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and shall develop, by rule and regulation and after public hearings, a management plan and guidelines to realize the scenic and pastoral objectives of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]. The plan shall be prepared in cooperation with the appropriate federal agencies and shall include among other things:
(1) consideration for cooperative management arrangements between state and federal authorities; and
(2) measures to control recreational use of the designated river to protect the river's natural values.
B. The secretary shall seek the assistance and aid of the state game commission for resource and recreation management within the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River.
C. The secretary shall report annually to the governor and to the legislature concerning the development and the administration of the cooperative federal-state management plan.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 5; 1987, ch. 234, § 35.
The 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "state park and recreation commission" once in each subsection and made a minor language change in Subsection A.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs
Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park
Section 16-4-2 - Declaration of policy.
Section 16-4-6 - Land use and acquisition.
Section 16-4-7 - Inclusion in national system.
Section 16-4-8 - Violations; injunctions.
Section 16-4-10 - Declaration of policy and funding intent.
Section 16-4-11 - Definitions.
Section 16-4-12 - Designation of boundaries.
Section 16-4-14 - Land use and acquisition.
Section 16-4-15 - Violations; injunctions.