Section 19-10B-1 – Short title.

Sections 1 through 8 [19-10B-1 to 19-10B-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “ONGARD System Development Act”. History: Laws 1990, ch. 127, § 1.

Section 19-10B-2 – Findings and purpose.

A. The legislature finds that a new oil and gas data base system will substantially increase revenues from state trust lands with resulting benefits to the trust beneficiaries and that funding the development of a new system with income from state trust lands constitutes a necessary and vital expense of the commissioner of public lands […]

Section 19-10B-3 – Definitions.

As used in the ONGARD System Development Act [19-10B-1 to 19-10B-8 NMSA 1978]: A. “ONGARD system” means the oil and natural gas administration and revenue data base, a computerized data base system which collects, processes, analyzes and reports all oil and gas data received by the state; and B. “state trust lands” means those lands […]

Section 19-10B-4 – ONGARD system development.

The commissioner of public lands shall design, develop, acquire and implement an ONGARD system that relies on the latest capabilities of relational data base technology and that provides automated support to the constitutionally and legislatively mandated responsibilities of the commissioner of public lands, the taxation and revenue department, the energy, minerals and natural resources department […]

Section 19-10B-5 – Commissioner of public lands; authorization to issue revenue bonds.

A. In order to provide funds for the design, development, acquisition and implementation of the ONGARD system, the commissioner of public lands is authorized to issue revenue bonds, in a principal amount not to exceed eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000), payable solely from that part of the income derived from state trust lands that is required […]

Section 19-10B-6 – ONGARD system; sales; licenses.

Any software or other property developed pursuant to the provisions of the ONGARD System Development Act [19-10B-1 to 19-10B-8 NMSA 1978] shall be owned by the commissioner of public lands. The commissioner of public lands is authorized to enter into sales agreements, licensing arrangements and other business relationships with other state agencies within New Mexico […]

Section 19-10B-7 – Joint powers agreement.

The commissioner of public lands, the taxation and revenue department, the energy, minerals and natural resources department and any other agency that utilizes the system shall enter into a joint powers agreement for the purpose of cooperating in the joint design, development, acquisition and implementation of the ONGARD system. The agreement shall provide either for […]

Section 19-10B-8 – Oversight.

A. No less than twice each year until the ONGARD system is fully implemented, the commissioner of public lands, the secretary of taxation and revenue, the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources and the chief administrative officer of any other user agency shall appear before the legislative finance committee for the purpose of presenting […]