When an easement is acquired pursuant to the Gathering Line Land Acquisition Act and the use for which the easement is acquired is subsequently abandoned, the easement is extinguished and the property interest reverts to the landowner or his successor in interest of the fee, free from any rights in the mineral developer.
History: Laws 1988, ch. 26, ยง 7.
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.