Section 72-12B-1 – Applications for the transportation and use of public waters outside the state.

A. The state of New Mexico has long recognized the importance of the conservation of its public waters and the necessity to maintain adequate water supplies for the state’s water requirements. The state of New Mexico also recognizes that under appropriate conditions the out-of-state transportation and use of its public waters is not in conflict […]

Section 72-12B-2 – Applicability.

The provisions of this act shall apply to applications pending before the state engineer under the surface water and ground water codes. History: Laws 1983, ch. 2, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — The term “this act,” referred to in this section, means Laws 1983, ch. 2, which is compiled as 72-12-3, 72-12-8, 72-12-18, 72-12-20, […]