Geothermal Resources Act
New Mexico · Public Lands · §§ 19-13-1 to 19-13-9 · 30 sections
Overview
The Geothermal Resources Act governs the exploration for and development of geothermal resources, treating them as sui generis — a distinct class of resource rather than simply water or a mineral — and placing their regulation with a designated state agency. It establishes a drilling permit system with stated criteria for approval, technical requirements for well casing, plugging, abandonment and the suspension of operations, mandatory performance bonds or equivalent security, and duties to maintain and file drilling records, logs, surveys and statements of production, with certain records held confidential. The administering agency may also order well spacing and unitization, and the act enforces these obligations through agency orders subject to judicial review, liability in damages, injunctive relief, and penalties that extend to those who aid or abet violations.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- § 19-13-1 NMSA 1978Short title
- § 19-13-10 NMSA 1978Suspension of operation and production
- § 19-13-11 NMSA 1978Leases; duration
- § 19-13-11.1 NMSA 1978Leases; stipulation; rental; royalty
- § 19-13-11.2 NMSA 1978Validation of geothermal resource leases
- § 19-13-12 NMSA 1978Combining geothermal resources
- § 19-13-13 NMSA 1978Reinjecting geothermal resources
- § 19-13-14 NMSA 1978Cooperative development or operation
- § 19-13-15 NMSA 1978Posting of open acreage; simultaneous applications
- § 19-13-16 NMSA 1978State land sales and leases; reservations
- § 19-13-17 NMSA 1978Use of the surface
- § 19-13-18 NMSA 1978Bonds; surface damage; performance
- § 19-13-19 NMSA 1978State lands; jurisdictions
- § 19-13-2 NMSA 1978Definitions
- § 19-13-20 NMSA 1978General mining lease; lease preference
- § 19-13-21 NMSA 1978Transferability
- § 19-13-22 NMSA 1978Inspection of records; reports
- § 19-13-23 NMSA 1978Violation of lease; notice; forfeiture
- § 19-13-24 NMSA 1978Removing improvements upon termination of lease
- § 19-13-25 NMSA 1978Regulations
- § 19-13-26 NMSA 1978Withholding state lands from lease; lease by competitive bids
- § 19-13-27 NMSA 1978Public hearings
- § 19-13-28 NMSA 1978Collateral assignment of leases
- § 19-13-3 NMSA 1978Administration of act
- § 19-13-4 NMSA 1978Geothermal resources of commercial value
- § 19-13-5 NMSA 1978Leases; applications; limitations
- § 19-13-6 NMSA 1978Known geothermal resources fields
- § 19-13-7 NMSA 1978Leases; terms; rentals and royalties
- § 19-13-8 NMSA 1978Leases; relinquishment
- § 19-13-9 NMSA 1978Rent or royalties; waiver; suspension; reduction
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