Section 75-7-3 – Natural resources trustee powers and duties.
A. The natural resources trustee shall take all actions necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the natural resources trustee as provided in the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the federal Water Pollution Control Act and any other applicable […]
Section 75-7-4 – Natural resources damage; liability; awards for damages.
Awards for damage to natural resources in the state shall consist of those amounts calculated in accordance with federal law, including: A. the cost of restoration, replacement or acquisition of equivalent resources, plus compensation for the loss of use or enjoyment of the natural resources; and B. compensation for the state’s expenses in investigating, assessing […]
Section 75-7-5 – Natural resources trustee fund.
A. The “natural resources trustee fund” is created in the state treasury. Money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it through gifts, grants, fees, penalties, bequests or any other source shall be delivered to the state treasurer and deposited in the fund. Money recovered for the state by or on behalf of the natural […]
Section 75-8-2 – Conditions.
A. Any funds expended for the purpose of restoring native riparian vegetation and wetland areas in the Pecos River valley are contingent upon: (1) the development of comprehensive plans to monitor all impacts of control activities and to restore native riparian vegetation throughout each project area; (2) the provision of sufficient funds to undertake those […]
Section 75-9-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 6 [75-9-1 to 75-9-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Land Conservation Incentives Act”. History: Laws 2003, ch. 331, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 331, § 9 makes the act effective on January 1, 2004. Law reviews. — For student article, “Conservation Easements and […]
Section 75-9-2 – Purpose.
The purpose of the Land Conservation Incentives Act is to encourage private landowners to be stewards of lands that are important habitat areas or contain significant natural, open space and historic resources by providing private landowners with incentives that encourage the protection of private lands for open space, natural resources, biodiversity conservation, outdoor recreation, farmland […]
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 […]
Section 75-3-15 – Penalty.
Any person conducting weather control or cloud modification operations without first having procured a license, or who makes a false statement in the application for a license, or who fails to file any report or evaluation required by the Weather Control Act, or who conducts any weather control or cloud modification operation after revocation of […]