This act [16-3-1 to 16-3-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “State Trails System Act.” History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 59 Am. Jur. 2d Parks, Squares, and Playgrounds §§ 5 to 7, 10 to 12. 81A C.J.S. […]
As used in the State Trails System Act: A. “local government” means any county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state and includes rural communities and unincorporated towns or villages in the state; and B. “secretary” means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-2, enacted by Laws 1973, […]
The purpose of the State Trails System Act is to provide public access to, and the enjoyment and appreciation of, the New Mexico outdoors in order to conserve, develop and use the natural resources of the state for purposes of health and recreation. It is the intent and purpose of the State Trails System Act […]
A. There is created a “state trails system” composed of: (1) “state scenic trails” which are extended trails so located as to provide maximum potential for the appreciation of natural areas and for the conservation and enjoyment of the significant scenic, historic, natural, ecological, geological or cultural qualities of the areas through which such trails […]
A. The secretary shall: (1) adopt and regularly review and revise in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect and enforce the provisions of the State Trails System Act; (2) plan, establish, acquire, purchase, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, […]
A. The secretary may establish and designate state recreational, scenic, historical and special use trails on lands under the jurisdiction of a federal agency when, in the opinion of the federal agency and the secretary, such lands may be so developed under the provisions of federal law and the provisions of Section 16-3-4 NMSA 1978. […]
Each person is guilty of a misdemeanor who shall: A. willfully mutilate, deface or destroy any guidepost, notice, tablet, fence or other work which is for the protection or ornamentation of any state trail; B. place along any trail or affix to any object in the right-of-way, without a written license from the secretary, any […]
As an additional means of enforcing the provisions of the State Trails System Act and rules and regulations adopted by the secretary pursuant to that act, the secretary may seek injunctive relief, in the district court of the county where the violation occurs, against any violation or threatened violation of the act or any rules […]
No person or corporation, or their successors in interest, who has granted a right-of-way or easement across his land to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for use in the state trails system shall be liable to any user of the trail for injuries suffered on the right-of-way or easement unless the injuries are […]
