Section 19-15-1 to 19-15-10 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 241, § 13, repealed 19-15-1 to 19-15-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1980, ch. 153, §§ 1 to 10 and as amended by Laws 1981, ch. 241, § 13, relating to administration of public lands, effective July 1, 1990.
Section 19-13-17 – Use of the surface.
Subject to the provisions of the Geothermal Resources Act, any person holding a lease for geothermal resources shall be entitled to use so much of the surface as is reasonably necessary as determined by the commissioner for the production and conservation of geothermal resources. History: 1953 Comp., § 7-15-17, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, […]
Section 19-13-18 – Bonds; surface damage; performance.
A. Before any person commences development or operations of geothermal resources under a lease, including any prospecting activity on the leased land, the person holding the lease shall execute and file with the commissioner, a bond or undertaking in an amount fixed by the commissioner which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) […]
Section 19-13-19 – State lands; jurisdictions.
Where the surface of state lands sought for use or development of geothermal resources or the waters thereon are under the jurisdiction of a state department or agency other than the commissioner, the commissioner may issue leases under the Geothermal Resources Act only with the consent of and subject to such reasonable terms and conditions […]
Section 19-13-20 – General mining lease; lease preference.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Geothermal Resources Act, at any time within ninety days following the effective date of the Geothermal Resources Act, any person who held prior to January 1, 1967 and who holds on the effective date of the Geothermal Resources Act, a general mining lease issued by the commissioner, upon showing […]
Section 19-13-21 – Transferability.
Any lease pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act may be assigned, transferred or sublet with the approval of the commissioner. History: 1953 Comp., § 7-15-21, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 21. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For assignment or relinquishment of lease of state lands, see 19-7-36 NMSA 1978. For assignment of mineral lease, […]
Section 19-13-9 – Rent or royalties; waiver; suspension; reduction.
The commissioner may, after a public hearing, waive, suspend or reduce the rental or minimum royalty for the lands included in a lease, or any portion thereof, and waive, suspend, alter or amend the operating requirements contained in a lease or regulation in the interest of conservation and to encourage the greatest ultimate recovery of […]
Section 19-13-10 – Suspension of operation and production.
The commissioner may, upon application and after a public hearing, suspend operations and production on a producing lease. On his own motion and after a public hearing, the commissioner, in the interest of conservation, may suspend operations on any lease, but in any such case he shall extend the lease term for the period of […]
Section 19-13-11 – Leases; duration.
A. Any lease entered into pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act shall be for a primary term of five years and so long thereafter as geothermal resources are being produced or utilized or are capable of being produced or utilized in commercial quantities from such lands or from lands unitized therewith, subject to continued payment […]
Section 19-13-11.1 – Leases; stipulation; rental; royalty.
The owner or owners of any geothermal resources lease or approved assignment thereof, heretofore issued by the commissioner, which lease has not automatically expired by its own terms or which has not been canceled after proper notice by the commissioner and which has otherwise been maintained in good standing, may enter into a stipulation with […]