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Section 11-20-1 – Short title.

This act [11-20-1 to 11-20-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Interstate Mining Compact Act”. History: Laws 2016, ch. 74, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 74 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 18, 2016, 90 days after the adjournment […]

Section 11-20-2 – Membership.

A. The governor is authorized to participate in the Interstate Mining Compact as a member of the Interstate Mining Compact commission. B. The governor may designate the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources or the director of the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department as the governor’s alternate […]

Section 11-20-3 – Limitations.

A. No provisions of the Interstate Mining Compact Act or any policies of the Interstate Mining Compact commission shall be construed to limit, repeal or supersede any law of the state of New Mexico. B. The governor and the legislature or their designated agents shall have the right to inspect the books and accounts of […]

Section 11-20-4 – Expenses.

The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources may pay annual membership dues to the Interstate Mining Compact commission out of fees collected under the Surface Mining Act [Chapter 69, Article 25A NMSA 1978] or from funds granted to the state by the federal office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement of the department of […]