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NM Stat § 75-3-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-7 - Issuance of license.

The commission may issue a license to any applicant who demonstrates sufficient financial responsibility necessary to meet obligations reasonably likely to be attached to or result from weather control or cloud modification activities and skill and experience reasonably necessary to accomplishment of weather control without actionable injury to property or person. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-7, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 7; 2003, ch. 194, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, deleted "to the satisfaction of the board" following "sufficient financial responsibility". Unsound, detrimental or undesirable projects may be refused. — The weather control and cloud modification commission may refuse a license to conduct weather control and cloud modification activities in the state of New Mexico to an applicant who satisfies the requirements for a license specified in this section, but who proposes a weather modification project which, in the scientific judgment of the commission, may be unsound, detrimental or undesirable. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-53.
NM Stat § 75-3-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-8 - License fee; expiration.

A license shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which it is issued and may be renewed upon payment of the annual license fee. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-8, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 8.
NM Stat § 75-3-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-9 - Reports required from licensees.

Each licensee shall, within ninety days after conclusion of any weather control or cloud modification project, file with the commission a final evaluation of the project. Each three months, during the operation of any project which has not been completed, each licensee shall file a report evaluating the operations for the preceding three months in the project. Failure to file such reports constitute[s] grounds for immediate revocation of the license. Each evaluation report shall contain such information as required by the commission in order to aid in research and development in weather modification and to aid in the protection of life and property. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-9, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 9.
NM Stat § 75-3-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-10 - Revocation of license.

The commission shall revoke any license if it shall appear that the licensee no longer possesses the qualifications necessary for the issuance of a new license, or is guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of the Weather Control Act. Such revocation shall occur only after notice to the licensee, and a reasonable opportunity has been granted the licensee to be heard respecting the grounds of the proposed revocation. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-10, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 10.
NM Stat § 75-3-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-11 - Judicial review.

Rulings by the commission on the issuance, refusal or revocation of a license are subject to review in the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-11, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 11; 1998, ch. 55, § 93; 1999, ch. 265, § 95. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For appeals from administrative agencies, see Rules 1-074 to 1-077 NMRA. The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Section 39-3-1.1" for "Section 12-8A-1". The 1998 amendment, effective September 1, 1998, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison is impracticable.
NM Stat § 75-3-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-12 - Operations affecting weather in other states.

Weather control or cloud modification operations may not be carried on in New Mexico for the purpose of affecting weather in any other state which prohibits such operations, or which prohibits operations in that state for the benefit of New Mexico or its inhabitants. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-12, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 12.
NM Stat § 75-3-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-13 - Enforcement.

Enforcement of the Weather Control Act is vested in the commission. All fees collected by the commission shall be used by the commission for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Weather Control Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 13; 2003, ch. 194, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, rewrote this section.
NM Stat § 75-3-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-14 - Powers and duties of commission.

The commission may: A. make all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Weather Control Act; B. make any field investigations and inspections necessary to the enforcement of the Weather Control Act; C. make periodic reports on weather control and cloud modification activities in this state together with evaluations of the results of such activities; and D. make recommendations to the legislature through the board of regents on needed legislation in the regard to weather control and cloud modification. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-14, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 14.
NM Stat § 75-3-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 3 - Weather Control and Cloud Modification|Section 75-3-15 - Penalty.

Any person conducting weather control or cloud modification operations without first having procured a license, or who makes a false statement in the application for a license, or who fails to file any report or evaluation required by the Weather Control Act, or who conducts any weather control or cloud modification operation after revocation of his license, or who violates any provision of the Weather Control Act is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-15, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 15.
NM Stat § 75-4-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 4 - State Climatologist|Section 75-4-1 - Office of state climatologist created; state climatologist.

The "office of state climatologist" is created within the New Mexico department of agriculture. The administrative and executive head of the office of state climatologist shall be known as the "state climatologist". The board of regents of New Mexico state university shall appoint and fix the salary of the state climatologist. History: Laws 1979, ch. 192, § 1.
NM Stat § 75-4-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 4 - State Climatologist|Section 75-4-2 - Office of state climatologist; purpose.

The purpose of the office of state climatologist is to assist the state to understand and respond to natural and man-induced climate processes and their implications, to cooperate with the federal government in activities relating to climate studies and advisory services, to promote and disseminate a general knowledge of the climatology of the state, to establish a state climate program in accordance with the provisions of the federal National Climate Program Act and regulations promulgated pursuant to that act and to receive and utilize grants made available to the state pursuant to the provisions of the federal National Climate Program Act and other grants, gifts, donations or bequests from any source to be used in carrying out its purpose. History: Laws 1979, ch. 192, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The federal National Climate Program Act appears as 15 U.S.C. § 2901 et seq.
NM Stat § 75-4-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 4 - State Climatologist|Section 75-4-3 - State climatologist; duties.

The duties of the state climatologist shall include: A. assessing the effect of climate on the natural environment, agricultural production, land and natural resources and human health; B. coordinating climate impact studies and programs to improve understanding of climate processes, natural and man-induced, and of the social and economic implications of climate change; C. developing methods and procedures to enable interested state agencies and public institutions of higher education to participate in the program; D. disseminating climate data, information, advice and assessments to state agencies, local public bodies and the general public; E. establishing an effective mechanism for consultation and coordination with the federal government and other states in climate related activities; and F. administering the state intergovernmental climate program. History: Laws 1979, ch. 192, § 3.
NM Stat § 75-4-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 4 - State Climatologist|Section 75-4-4 - Agency cooperation.

In carrying out the responsibilities enumerated in Section 3 [75-4-3 NMSA 1978] of this act, the state climatologist shall seek the assistance of the geophysical research center at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology, the remote sensing facility at the university of New Mexico and other appropriate agencies and facilities for scientific support. History: Laws 1979, ch. 192, § 4.
NM Stat § 75-5-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 5 - Natural Lands Protection|Section 75-5-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 6 [75-5-1 to 75-5-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Natural Lands Protection Act". History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 82, effective July 1, 1987, recompiled former 9-10-10 NMSA 1978 as 75-5-1 NMSA 1978, but, since Laws 1987, Chapter 192 had already enacted Article 5 of Chapter 75, former 9-10-10 NMSA 1978 has been recompiled as 75-6-1 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 75-5-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 5 - Natural Lands Protection|Section 75-5-2 - Purpose.

The purpose of the Natural Lands Protection Act is the joint acquisition and protection of unique and ecologically significant lands in New Mexico by the state of New Mexico and New Mexico corporations. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 2.
NM Stat § 75-5-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 5 - Natural Lands Protection|Section 75-5-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Natural Lands Protection Act: A. "committee" means the natural lands protection committee; B. "unique and ecologically significant lands" are lands which: (1) afford habitat for species listed as rare, threatened or endangered by the state or federal government; and (2) are identified by the natural resources department as constituting the best remaining examples of native ecological communities that are otherwise unprotected; and C. "corporation" means a New Mexico not-for-profit corporation whose primary purpose is the preservation and conservation of lands. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 3.
NM Stat § 75-5-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 5 - Natural Lands Protection|Section 75-5-4 - Administration of the act.

A. The Natural Lands Protection Act shall be administered by the secretary of natural resources in consultation with a committee consisting of the secretary of natural resources, who shall serve as chairman of the committee, the director of the department of game and fish, the commissioner of public lands, the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture and three public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent the ranching or farming industry. B. The secretary of natural resources shall present a list of projects to the committee based on priorities generated by the natural resources department. C. The committee shall recommend lands to be acquired under the provisions of the Natural Lands Protection Act and, subject to appropriation for such purpose by the legislature, pay the state's share of acquisitions. No land shall be acquired unless a corporation jointly acquires the land with the state. A corporation must participate in acquiring a minimum of at least ten percent undivided interest in the land or the state cannot participate in the acquisition. Title to lands acquired shall be held as cotenants having undivided interests in proportion to the state's and the corporation's share of the acquisition and shall be held in the name of the state of New Mexico and the corporation. D. Priority among projects qualified under the Natural Lands Protection Act shall be determined in descending order as follows: (1) the degree to which the lands in question are subject to the threat of immediate alteration or destruction; (2) the degree to which ecosystems in question are unduplicated elsewhere; and (3) usefulness for teaching and research. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 4.
NM Stat § 75-5-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 5 - Natural Lands Protection|Section 75-5-5 - Management.

A. The purposes of management shall be for education, research and preservation, provided that no use of the lands acquired under the Natural Lands Protection Act shall compromise or endanger the natural attributes for which they were acquired. B. The secretary of natural resources may assign responsibility for management of lands acquired under the Natural Lands Protection Act to the corporation which jointly owns the land. C. The corporation shall be required to develop and submit to the secretary of natural resources for review a plan for the management of lands for which they are responsible. The secretary of natural resources, in consultation with the committee, will review these plans to insure compliance with the purposes of the Natural Lands Protection Act. D. Lands adjacent to the land acquired under the Natural Lands Protection Act shall not be subjected to any regulation or restriction as a result of such acquisiton [acquisition]. E. Access to the land by the general public may be restricted to visits conducted under the direct supervision of an employee or designated representative of the managing corporation. F. The corporation shall annually pay to the state and its political subdivisions a sum equal to an amount which would have been paid in taxes, levies and assessments. This payment shall be in lieu of such taxes, levies and assessments. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 5. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 75-5-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 5 - Natural Lands Protection|Section 75-5-6 - Acquisition of lands.

No lands or rights of access will be acquired under the Natural Lands Protection Act through exercise of the state's power of eminent domain or any other condemnation process. History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 6.
NM Stat § 75-7-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 7 - Natural Resources Trustee|Section 75-7-1 - Short title.

Chapter 75, Article 7 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Natural Resources Trustee Act". History: Laws 1993, ch. 292, § 1; 2007, ch. 249, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changes the statutory reference to the act. Law reviews. — For article, "Natural Resources Damages under CERCLA: Failures, Lessons Learned, and Alternatives," see 38 N.M. L. Rev. 409 (2008).
NM Stat § 75-7-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 7 - Natural Resources Trustee|Section 75-7-2 - Natural resources trustee; office of natural resources trustee.

A. The "natural resources trustee" is created. The trustee is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor pursuant to the provisions of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and any other applicable federal law. The natural resources trustee shall act on behalf of the public as trustee of natural resources within the state or belonging to, managed by, controlled by or appertaining to the state, including protecting and representing the state's interest under applicable federal laws regarding injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources in the state. B. The "office of natural resources trustee" is created. The office shall be administratively attached to the department of environment. The administrative head of the office of natural resources trustee is the natural resources trustee. For purposes of this subsection, the term "administratively attached" means the same as specified in Section 9-1-7 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1993, ch. 292, § 2; 2007, ch. 249, § 2. ANNOTATIONSFederal acts. — The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) is found at 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. The federal Water Pollution Control Act is found at 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, clarifies the reference to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act as being to the federal act.
NM Stat § 75-7-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 7 - Natural Resources Trustee|Section 75-7-3 - Natural resources trustee powers and duties.

A. The natural resources trustee shall take all actions necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the natural resources trustee as provided in the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the federal Water Pollution Control Act and any other applicable federal law, including the responsibility to: (1) act on behalf of the public to protect New Mexico's natural resources by recovering damages for injury to, destruction of or loss of those resources; (2) investigate injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources; (3) determine the amount and cause of injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources; (4) determine the liability of any person for injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources; (5) assess and collect damages for injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources, including bringing legal actions and collecting the costs of assessing and collecting the damages; and (6) expend money for the purposes set forth in the Natural Resources Trustee Act. B. The natural resources trustee may: (1) hire staff, in accordance with the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978], to carry out the provisions of the Natural Resources Trustee Act; (2) contract with economists, consultants and other experts; and (3) accept gifts and grants to carry out the provisions of the Natural Resources Trustee Act. Gifts and grants accepted by the natural resources trustee shall be deposited in the natural resources trustee fund. C. The attorney general shall provide legal counsel and representation to the natural resources trustee and the office of the natural resources trustee. History: Laws 1993, ch. 292, § 3; 2004, ch. 120, § 1. ANNOTATIONSFederal acts. — The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) is found at 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. The federal Water Pollution Control Act is found at 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended Subsection A, Paragraph (6) to change "monies" to "money". A new Subsection D was line-item vetoed by the governor. It would have provided: "D. A person may appeal a decision of the natural resources trustee to the district court in the judicial district in which the damages or violations occurred." See 2004 note following Section 75-7-5 NMSA 1978 for appropriation. See also N.M. Const. art IV, § 22 for line-item veto power of the governor.
NM Stat § 75-7-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 7 - Natural Resources Trustee|Section 75-7-4 - Natural resources damage; liability; awards for damages.

Awards for damage to natural resources in the state shall consist of those amounts calculated in accordance with federal law, including: A. the cost of restoration, replacement or acquisition of equivalent resources, plus compensation for the loss of use or enjoyment of the natural resources; and B. compensation for the state's expenses in investigating, assessing and collecting damages and enforcing the state's rights. History: Laws 1993, ch. 292, § 4.
NM Stat § 75-8-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 8 - Wetlands Area Restoration|Section 75-8-2 - Conditions.

A. Any funds expended for the purpose of restoring native riparian vegetation and wetland areas in the Pecos River valley are contingent upon: (1) the development of comprehensive plans to monitor all impacts of control activities and to restore native riparian vegetation throughout each project area; (2) the provision of sufficient funds to undertake those restoration activities; and (3) the approval of all control, restoration and monitoring plans by the New Mexico department of agriculture, the department of game and fish and the department of environment in consultation with the interstate stream commission. B. In addition to the conditions set out in Subsection A of this section, any funds expended for the purpose of restoring native riparian vegetation and wetland areas in the Pecos River valley for projects on private lands are contingent upon the owners of those lands agreeing to a sixteen-year covenant running with the land providing for the management and continuity of all restored native riparian vegetation. The covenant shall be enforced by the energy, minerals and natural resources department. History: Laws 1994, ch. 118, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For creation of energy, minerals and natural resources department, see 9-5A-3 NMSA 1978. For divisions of energy, minerals and natural resources department, see 9-5A-4 NMSA 1978. For creation of department of environment, see 9-7A-4 NMSA 1978. For creation of department of game and fish, see 17-1-5 NMSA 1978. For declarations of purpose on diminishing the impact of man-made depletions of the stream flow in the Pecos River area, see 72-1-2.2 NMSA 1978. For interstate stream commission, see 74-14-1 to 74-14-44 NMSA 1978. For creation of department of agriculture, see 76-1-1 NMSA 1978. Compiler's notes. — There is not a 75-8-1 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 75-9-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters|Article 9 - Land Conservation Incentives|Section 75-9-1 - Short title.

Sections 1 through 6 [75-9-1 to 75-9-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Land Conservation Incentives Act". History: Laws 2003, ch. 331, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 331, § 9 makes the act effective on January 1, 2004. Law reviews. — For student article, "Conservation Easements and Urban Parks: From Private to Public Use," see 51 Nat. Resources J. 357 (2011).