As used in the Gathering Line Land Acquisition Act:
A. "mineral developer" means a mineral owner, operator, lessee or natural gas or petroleum pipeline company that is engaged in the production or conveyance by pipeline of natural gas or petroleum; and
B. "property owner" means the person who holds an ownership interest in the property to be acquired for the purpose of constructing a natural gas or petroleum gathering line or an associated disposal line, other than the property on which the well to be connected to a natural gas or petroleum gathering line or to be connected to an associated disposal line is to be located.
History: Laws 1988, ch. 26, § 2; 1993, ch. 338, § 2.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "lessee or natural gas or petroleum pipeline company that" for "or lessee who" and inserted "or conveyance by pipeline" in Subsection A.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 3A - Gathering Line Land Acquisition
Section 70-3A-1 - Short title.
Section 70-3A-2 - Definitions.
Section 70-3A-3 - Easement; offer and counterproposal.
Section 70-3A-4 - Petition; appointment of hearing officer.
Section 70-3A-5 - Scope of review by the hearing officer.