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NM Stat § 16-2-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 2 - State Parks Division|Section 16-2-30 - Police powers vested in director and state parks employees designated by the secretary.

A. The director of the state parks division and state parks division employees designated by the secretary are vested with general police power and shall be state park law enforcement officers with the authority of conservators of the peace within state parks and recreation areas. It shall be their duty to enforce the laws of the state and the rules and regulations of the energy, minerals and natural resources department within state parks and recreation areas. They shall have the further power of forcibly ejecting from a state park or recreation area a person who knowingly, willfully or wantonly violates a rule or regulation of the department within a state park or recreation area. B. State park law enforcement officers, in emergency situations, shall be considered on duty and within the scope of their employment for employee benefits when they follow specific instructions from a duly qualified full-time peace officer and aid the peace officer in carrying out his duties. State park law enforcement officers shall respond in emergency situations, subject to the needs of the park to which they are assigned, and they shall have law enforcement powers outside the park so long as they follow specific instructions from the peace officer who requested aid. C. As used in this section, "emergency" means a sudden, unexpected occurrence or an unforeseen combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action without time for deliberation. History: Laws 1935, ch. 57, § 17; 1941 Comp., § 4-117; 1953 Comp., § 4-9-19; Laws 1963, ch. 98, § 19; 1965, ch. 14, § 5; 1977, ch. 254, § 29; 1987, ch. 234, § 25; 2003, ch. 107, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted "state parks" for "park and recreation" in the section heading; added the Subsection A designation; in Subsection A, substituted "of the state parks division and state parks" for "and such state park and recreation" near the beginning, deleted "as may be" preceding "designated by the", inserted "shall be state park law enforcement officers" preceding "with the authority", substituted "a person" for "any and all persons" preceding "who knowingly, willfully", substituted "violates a" for "violate any" preceding "rule or regulation"; and added Subsections B and C. The 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "director," "energy, minerals and natural resources department" for "state park and recreation division" and "of the department" for "of the state park and recreation division" and made minor changes in language throughout the section.
NM Stat § 16-2-31 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 2 - State Parks Division|Section 16-2-31 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 84 repealed 16-2-31 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 9, relating to attorneys for the state park and recreation division, effective July 1, 1987. For present comparable provisions, see 16-2-30, 16-2-32 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 16-3-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-1 - Short title.

This act [16-3-1 to 16-3-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "State Trails System Act." History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 1. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 59 Am. Jur. 2d Parks, Squares, and Playgrounds §§ 5 to 7, 10 to 12. 81A C.J.S. States § 147.
NM Stat § 16-3-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-2 - Definitions.

As used in the State Trails System Act: A. "local government" means any county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state and includes rural communities and unincorporated towns or villages in the state; and B. "secretary" means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 2; 1977, ch. 254, § 32; 1987, ch. 234, § 27. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, deleted former Subsections A and B, which defined "division" and "director," respectively; redesignated former Subsection C as present Subsection A; and added Subsection B.
NM Stat § 16-3-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-3 - Purpose.

The purpose of the State Trails System Act is to provide public access to, and the enjoyment and appreciation of, the New Mexico outdoors in order to conserve, develop and use the natural resources of the state for purposes of health and recreation. It is the intent and purpose of the State Trails System Act to encourage horseback riding, hiking, bicycling and other recreational activities. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 3.
NM Stat § 16-3-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-6 - Trails on federal lands; coordination with national trails system.

A. The secretary may establish and designate state recreational, scenic, historical and special use trails on lands under the jurisdiction of a federal agency when, in the opinion of the federal agency and the secretary, such lands may be so developed under the provisions of federal law and the provisions of Section 16-3-4 NMSA 1978. B. Nothing in the State Trails System Act shall preclude a component of the state trails system from being a part of the national trails system. The secretary shall coordinate the state trails system with the national trails system and is directed to encourage and assist any federal studies for inclusion of New Mexico trails in the national trails system. The secretary may enter into written cooperative agreements for joint federal-state administration of any New Mexico component of the national trails system, provided such agreements for administration of land uses are not less restrictive than those set forth in the State Trails System Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 7; 1977, ch. 254, § 36; 1987, ch. 234, § 30. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "division" throughout the section, "16-3-4 NMSA 1978" for "4-9A-4 NMSA 1953" at the end of Subsection A and "the State Trails System Act" for "this article" at the beginning of the first sentence in Subsection B. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — "Compliance with state standards" as requirement to granting right-of-way over federal public lands under § 505(a)(iv) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 USCS § 1765(a)(iv)), 60 A.L.R. Fed. 386.
NM Stat § 16-3-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-7 - Violations; penalties.

Each person is guilty of a misdemeanor who shall: A. willfully mutilate, deface or destroy any guidepost, notice, tablet, fence or other work which is for the protection or ornamentation of any state trail; B. place along any trail or affix to any object in the right-of-way, without a written license from the secretary, any word, character or device designed to advertise any business, trade, profession, article, thing, matter or event; or C. violate any rule or regulation adopted by the secretary in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] to regulate the use of and prevent damage to lands within and adjacent to the state trails system. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 8; 1977, ch. 254, § 37; 1987, ch. 234, § 31. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "division" in Subsections B and C.
NM Stat § 16-3-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-8 - Additional means of enforcement.

As an additional means of enforcing the provisions of the State Trails System Act and rules and regulations adopted by the secretary pursuant to that act, the secretary may seek injunctive relief, in the district court of the county where the violation occurs, against any violation or threatened violation of the act or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and such relief shall be subject to the continuing jurisdiction and supervision of the district court and the court's powers of contempt. Any party aggrieved by any final judgment of the district court under this section may appeal to the court of appeals as in other civil actions. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 9; 1977, ch. 254, § 38; 1987, ch. 234, § 32. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, in the first sentence substituted "secretary" for "division" both places it appears, deleted the former second sentence, which read "The attorney general shall represent the division," and made minor language changes in the first sentence.
NM Stat § 16-3-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 3 - State Trails System|Section 16-3-9 - Limitation of liability of owners of land used for recreational purposes.

No person or corporation, or their successors in interest, who has granted a right-of-way or easement across his land to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for use in the state trails system shall be liable to any user of the trail for injuries suffered on the right-of-way or easement unless the injuries are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of the grantor. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-10, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 10; 1977, ch. 254, § 39; 1987, ch. 234, § 33. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "energy, minerals and natural resources department" for "division" and made a minor language change. No duty to maintain trails or warn of dangerous conditions. — Where a traveler has a right to ride a motorcycle over the trails on a landowner's property, the landowner has no duty to maintain the trails and has no duty to warn of dangerous trail conditions not created by the landowner. Moore v. Burn Constr. Co., 1982-NMCA-087, 98 N.M. 190, 646 P.2d 1254.
NM Stat § 16-4-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-1 - Short title.

This act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as "El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act." History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 1.
NM Stat § 16-4-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-2 - Declaration of policy.

The preservation, protection and maintenance of the natural and scenic beauty of a designated portion of the Chama river and its immediate corridor is in the public interest and is compatible with the multiple use of New Mexico's natural resources. The designation of El Rio Chama scenic and pastoral river will enable the people of the area to enjoy the recreational, environmental and wildlife benefits of the river. Therefore, the legislature declares it to be in the public interest, in furtherance of sound environmental policy and for the good of the people, to establish a scenic and pastoral river known as El Rio Chama. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 2.
NM Stat § 16-4-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-3 - Definitions.

As used in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]: A. "corridor" means those lands immediately adjacent to the riverbed essentially from rim to rim or four hundred feet back from the river banks of the Rio Chama, whichever is less; B. "pastoral" means those free-flowing segments of the river which are affected by the works of man but which still possess natural and scenic value. Included are areas with developed or partially developed shorelines; C. "river" means a flowing body of water or any segment, portion or tributary thereof within the corridor, including rivers, streams, creeks, branches or small lakes; D. "scenic" means those sections of the river that are free of impoundments, with shorelines remaining largely undeveloped, but which may be accessible in places by primitive roads; and E. "secretary" means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 3; 1987, ch. 234, § 34. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, added Subsection E.
NM Stat § 16-4-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-4 - Designation.

The Chama river and its immediate corridor, from the boundary line between section 10 and 15, township 27 north, range 2 east just south of the El Vado dam downstream approximately thirty miles to where it is crossed by the U.S. forest service boundary in section 24, township 24 north, range 3 east, is designated as a scenic and pastoral river. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-4, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 4.
NM Stat § 16-4-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-5 - Management.

A. The secretary shall administer the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and shall develop, by rule and regulation and after public hearings, a management plan and guidelines to realize the scenic and pastoral objectives of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]. The plan shall be prepared in cooperation with the appropriate federal agencies and shall include among other things: (1) consideration for cooperative management arrangements between state and federal authorities; and (2) measures to control recreational use of the designated river to protect the river's natural values. B. The secretary shall seek the assistance and aid of the state game commission for resource and recreation management within the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River. C. The secretary shall report annually to the governor and to the legislature concerning the development and the administration of the cooperative federal-state management plan. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 5; 1987, ch. 234, § 35. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "state park and recreation commission" once in each subsection and made a minor language change in Subsection A.
NM Stat § 16-4-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-6 - Land use and acquisition.

A. The secretary shall not condemn any land or interests in lands within El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River under state jurisdiction. B. The secretary may acquire, in furtherance of the objectives of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] and on behalf of the state, land, improvements or any interest within the boundaries of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River by purchase, lease, exchange or gift and enter into agreements with private landholders concerning the same at fair market value. C. The secretary may accept and receive gifts and bequests of money or other property, including funds from the federal government, for purposes consistent with El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act. D. El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River shall be administered in such a manner as to protect and enhance the scenic and natural values which caused the river to be designated as a state scenic and pastoral river. E. Nothing in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act shall be construed as being incompatible with existing state property laws. Nothing shall be construed to be incompatible with regulation of river flow for flood control or beneficial uses of water. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-6, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 6; 1987, ch. 234, § 36. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "state park and recreation commission" at the beginning of Subsections A, B and C.
NM Stat § 16-4-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-7 - Inclusion in national system.

Nothing in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] shall preclude the designated river from becoming part of the national wild and scenic rivers system. The secretary shall encourage and assist any federal studies for inclusion of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River in the national system and may enter into written cooperative agreements for joint federal and state administration of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River as a component of the national system. Such agreements shall recognize the established rights and culture of the area. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-7, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 7; 1987, ch. 234, § 37. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "state park and recreation commission" near the beginning of the second sentence and made minor language changes.
NM Stat § 16-4-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-8 - Violations; injunctions.

Any person may be restrained and enjoined from engaging or continuing in an act which violates any provision of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978] or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to that act. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34A-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 8; 1987, ch. 234, § 38. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, deleted "by proceedings instituted in the name of the state by the state attorney general or any district attorney of the state or by a special attorney of the state park and recreation commission at the request of the commission" following "any person may be restrained and enjoined" and made a minor language change at the end of the section.
NM Stat § 16-4-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-9 - Short title.

This act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Rio Grande Valley State Park Act." History: Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 1.
NM Stat § 16-4-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-10 - Declaration of policy and funding intent.

A. The preservation, protection and maintenance of the natural and scenic beauty of a designated portion of the Rio Grande and its immediate corridor is in the public interest. The designation of the Rio Grande Valley state park will enable people to enjoy the recreational, environmental, educational and wildlife benefits of the river. Therefore, the legislature declares it to be in the public interest, in furtherance of sound environmental policy and for the good of the people to establish the Rio Grande Valley state park. B. It is the intent of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978] that the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department not bear the operating costs for the Rio Grande Valley state park except for the area within the Rio Grande nature center state park. The state may expend funds within the boundaries of the entire Rio Grande Valley state park as it deems appropriate. History: Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 2; 2005, ch. 31, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided that the energy, minerals and natural resources department not bear operating costs of the Rio Grande Valley state park except within the Rio Grande nature center state park and allowed the state to expend funds within the Rio Grande Valley state park as appropriate.
NM Stat § 16-4-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-11 - Definitions.

As used in the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act [16-4-9 to 16-4-17 NMSA 1978]: A. "conservancy district" means the middle Rio Grande conservancy district; B. "operating party" means the party designated by the secretary to manage the state park; and C. "secretary" means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources. History: Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 3; 1987, ch. 234, § 39. ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, deleted former Subsection B, which defined "division"; redesignated former Subsection C as current Subsection B and, in that subsection, substituted "secretary" for "division"; and added Subsection C.
NM Stat § 16-4-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs|Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park|Section 16-4-12 - Designation of boundaries.

The Rio Grande valley state park shall include lands owned and controlled by the middle Rio Grande conservancy district in the floodway of the Rio Grande, adjacent levees, service roads, riverside drains and conservancy district lands contiguous to the river in Bernalillo county, with the following exceptions: A. private land in and adjacent to the floodway of the river; B. lands held by public agencies other than the conservancy district; C. lands of the Sandia and Isleta Indian pueblos in Bernalillo county; D. lands within the municipal boundaries of the village of Corrales unless the governing body of the village of Corrales subsequently requests inclusion; and E. a two-hundred foot strip on either side of the final center line of existing and proposed bridges whose alignment has been or may be approved by the urban transportation policy planning board of the middle Rio Grande council of governments. History: Laws 1983, ch. 18, § 4.