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.
§ 19-13-17 NMSA 1978
Use of the surface
Known as the Geothermal Resources Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (30 sections).
1953 Comp., § 7-15-17, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 158, § 17.
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