The legislature finds that the people of New Mexico have a direct interest in the development of geothermal resources and that the state should exercise its power and jurisdiction through the division to require that geothermal resources be explored, developed and produced in such a manner as to safeguard life, health, property, natural resources and the public welfare and to encourage maximum economic recovery.
§ 71-9-2 NMSA 1978
Findings and purpose
Known as the Geothermal Resources Development Act
The act spans §§ 71–71 (13 sections).
Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 2 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 2.
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.