Section 75-5-6 – Acquisition of lands.
No lands or rights of access will be acquired under the Natural Lands Protection Act through exercise of the state’s power of eminent domain or any other condemnation process. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 6.
Section 75-5-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 6 [75-5-1 to 75-5-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Natural Lands Protection Act”. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 82, effective July 1, 1987, recompiled former 9-10-10 NMSA 1978 as 75-5-1 NMSA 1978, but, since Laws 1987, […]
Section 75-5-2 – Purpose.
The purpose of the Natural Lands Protection Act is the joint acquisition and protection of unique and ecologically significant lands in New Mexico by the state of New Mexico and New Mexico corporations. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 2.
Section 75-5-3 – Definitions.
As used in the Natural Lands Protection Act: A. “committee” means the natural lands protection committee; B. “unique and ecologically significant lands” are lands which: (1) afford habitat for species listed as rare, threatened or endangered by the state or federal government; and (2) are identified by the natural resources department as constituting the best […]
Section 75-5-4 – Administration of the act.
A. The Natural Lands Protection Act shall be administered by the secretary of natural resources in consultation with a committee consisting of the secretary of natural resources, who shall serve as chairman of the committee, the director of the department of game and fish, the commissioner of public lands, the director of the New Mexico […]
Section 75-5-5 – Management.
A. The purposes of management shall be for education, research and preservation, provided that no use of the lands acquired under the Natural Lands Protection Act shall compromise or endanger the natural attributes for which they were acquired. B. The secretary of natural resources may assign responsibility for management of lands acquired under the Natural […]