The office of the state engineer shall purchase, install and study prototypes of alternative devices that accurately measure the flow of river water on a real-time basis. In carrying out the purpose of this section, the office of the state engineer shall consult with and utilize the services of the Los Alamos national laboratory, the Sandia national laboratories and the United States geological survey.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 209, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 209 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 72-2-1 - Appointment; removal; qualifications; duties; office; private practice prohibited.
Section 72-2-2 - Assistants; salary.
Section 72-2-3 - [Oath of office; bond.]
Section 72-2-4 - Payment of accounts.
Section 72-2-5 - Annual report.
Section 72-2-6 - Fees; amount; disposition.
Section 72-2-7 - [Records to be public; certified copies as evidence.]
Section 72-2-9 - [Supervising apportionment of waters.]
Section 72-2-9.1 - Priority administration; expedited water marketing and leasing; state engineer.
Section 72-2-9.2 - Office of the state engineer; devices to measure river water.
Section 72-2-10 - [Legal advisers; duties.]
Section 72-2-11 - [Board of water commissioners abolished; pending appeals.]
Section 72-2-12 - Hearing examiners.
Section 72-2-13 - Depositions, written interrogatories and administrative conferences.
Section 72-2-14 - Subpoena power.
Section 72-2-16 - Hearings required before appeal.
Section 72-2-17 - Hearing; notice; conduct; record.
Section 72-2-18 - State engineer; enforcement; compliance orders; penalty.
Section 72-2-19 - Advanced mapping fund; created.
Section 72-2-20 - Notice of applications; online posting; notice by publication; objections.