Section 16-4-1 – Short title.

This act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as “El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act.” History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 1.

Section 16-4-10 – Declaration of policy and funding intent.

A. The preservation, protection and maintenance of the natural and scenic beauty of a designated portion of the Rio Grande and its immediate corridor is in the public interest. The designation of the Rio Grande Valley state park will enable people to enjoy the recreational, environmental, educational and wildlife benefits of the river. Therefore, the […]

Section 16-4-11 – Definitions.

As used in the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978]: A. “conservancy district” means the middle Rio Grande conservancy district; B. “operating party” means the party designated by the secretary to manage the state park; and C. “secretary” means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources. History: Laws 1983, […]

Section 16-4-12 – Designation of boundaries.

The Rio Grande valley state park shall include lands owned and controlled by the middle Rio Grande conservancy district in the floodway of the Rio Grande, adjacent levees, service roads, riverside drains and conservancy district lands contiguous to the river in Bernalillo county, with the following exceptions: A. private land in and adjacent to the […]

Section 16-4-13 – Management.

A. The provisions of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978] shall not take effect until the secretary has fully executed a management agreement with an operating party, and shall cease to be in effect if the management agreement is terminated. The management agreement shall include a map delineating the […]

Section 16-4-14 – Land use and acquisition.

A. The secretary shall not condemn any land or interests in lands within the Rio Grande Valley state park under state jurisdiction. B. The operating party may acquire, in furtherance of the objectives of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978] and on behalf of the state, land, improvements or […]

Section 16-4-15 – Violations; injunctions.

Any person may be restrained and enjoined from engaging or continuing in an act which violates any provision of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978] or any rule or regulation of the secretary or any additional rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act. […]

Section 16-4-16 – Joint powers.

The operating party, subsequent to satisfying the provisions of Subsection A of Section 5 [16-4-13 NMSA 1978] of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act, and the conservancy district shall enter into a joint powers agreement to effectuate the provisions of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978]; provided, however, […]

Section 16-4-17 – Repealed.

History: Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 9; repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 31, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2005, ch. 31, § 2 repealed 16-4-17 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 9, relating to state appropriations, effective June 17, 2005. For provisions of former section, see the 2004 NMSA 1978 […]

Section 16-4-2 – Declaration of policy.

The preservation, protection and maintenance of the natural and scenic beauty of a designated portion of the Chama river and its immediate corridor is in the public interest and is compatible with the multiple use of New Mexico’s natural resources. The designation of El Rio Chama scenic and pastoral river will enable the people of […]

Section 16-4-3 – Definitions.

As used in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]: A. “corridor” means those lands immediately adjacent to the riverbed essentially from rim to rim or four hundred feet back from the river banks of the Rio Chama, whichever is less; B. “pastoral” means those free-flowing segments of the river […]

Section 16-4-4 – Designation.

The Chama river and its immediate corridor, from the boundary line between section 10 and 15, township 27 north, range 2 east just south of the El Vado dam downstream approximately thirty miles to where it is crossed by the U.S. forest service boundary in section 24, township 24 north, range 3 east, is designated […]

Section 16-4-5 – Management.

A. The secretary shall administer the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and shall develop, by rule and regulation and after public hearings, a management plan and guidelines to realize the scenic and pastoral objectives of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]. The plan shall […]

Section 16-4-6 – Land use and acquisition.

A. The secretary shall not condemn any land or interests in lands within El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River under state jurisdiction. B. The secretary may acquire, in furtherance of the objectives of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] and on behalf of the state, land, improvements or […]

Section 16-4-7 – Inclusion in national system.

Nothing in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] shall preclude the designated river from becoming part of the national wild and scenic rivers system. The secretary shall encourage and assist any federal studies for inclusion of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River in the national system and may […]

Section 16-4-8 – Violations; injunctions.

Any person may be restrained and enjoined from engaging or continuing in an act which violates any provision of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to that act. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 8; 1987, […]

Section 16-4-9 – Short title.

This act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Rio Grande Valley State Park Act.” History: Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 1.