The governor is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the secretary of the United States department of the interior for regulation by New Mexico of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on federal lands within New Mexico. Such cooperative agreement shall be on such terms as the governor deems appropriate, consistent with applicable state and federal law.
§ 69-25A-27 NMSA 1978
Cooperative agreement between the state of New Mexico and the United States
Known as the Surface Mining Act
The act spans §§ 69–69 (36 sections).
Laws 1979, ch. 291, § 27.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.