The Surface Owners Protection Act applies to:
A. private fee surface land; and
B. leasehold interests in any land on which oil and gas operations are conducted when the tenant incurs damages to leasehold improvements as a result of oil and gas operations.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 11 made the act effective July 1, 2007.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 12 - Surface Owners Protection
Section 70-12-1 - Short title.
Section 70-12-2 - Applicability.
Section 70-12-3 - Definitions.
Section 70-12-4 - Compensation for oil and gas operations.
Section 70-12-5 - Notice of operations; proposed surface use and compensation agreement.
Section 70-12-6 - Entry without agreement; bond.
Section 70-12-8 - Remedies not exclusive.