Applicability
Known as the Surface Owners Protection Act
The act spans §§ 70–70 (10 sections).
Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 2.
The Surface Owners Protection Act applies to:
A. private fee surface land; and
B. leasehold interests in any land on which oil and gas operations are conducted when the tenant incurs damages to leasehold improvements as a result of oil and gas operations.
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.