Employees or agents of the division, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions in relation to the exploration, development or production of geothermal resources, to monitor compliance with the Geothermal Resources Development Act or a rule, permit or order of the division, or to examine and copy, during reasonable business hours, those records or memoranda of the business being investigated; provided, however, that any inspection or investigation on private property shall be at reasonable times and upon notice to the private landowner. Employees or agents acting under the authority of this section shall observe the business's safety, internal security and fire protection rules.
History: Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 7 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 7.
Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 15 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 15 made the Geothermal Resources Development Act, §§ 71-9-1 to 71-9-11 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2016.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 7 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 7, both effective July 1, 2016, enacted identical new sections. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 7. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals
Article 9 - Geothermal Resources Development
Section 71-9-2 - Findings and purpose.
Section 71-9-4 - Exclusion; incidental loss or extraction of heat; limited exception.
Section 71-9-5 - General duties, jurisdiction and authority of the division.
Section 71-9-7 - Access to property.
Section 71-9-8 - Administrative penalty.
Section 71-9-10 - Water rights owner; action for impairment.
Section 71-9-11 - Transfer of administration of rules, orders and permits.