Unless required by interstate obligations, nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall be construed to exempt stored water from the provision that priority in time shall give the better right pursuant to Chapter 72 NMSA 1978 or priority of appropriation shall give the better right pursuant to Article 16, Section 2 of the constitution of New Mexico.
§ 72-5A-15 NMSA 1978
Non-exemption from prior appropriation doctrine
Known as the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act
The act spans §§ 72–72 (17 sections).
Laws 1999, ch. 285, § 15.
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.