New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 2 - STATE TRUST LANDS PART 24 CULTURAL PROPERTIES PROTECTION › Part 17 - GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION ON UNLEASED STATE TRUST LANDS › Section 19.2.17.12 - PERMIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The permit shall be valid for 90 days from
				the date of its approval by the commissioner; provided, that an extension may
				be approved by the commissioner upon a showing by the permittee that reasonable
				work delays occurred because of conditions beyond the permittee's
				control.
B. No later than 150
				calendar days after the expiration date of a permit, the permittee shall
				furnish to the commissioner, a map of suitable scale, identified by county,
				township, range and section, showing the location and depth of shot holes or
				station points on the permitted land. This map shall include the locations of
				source (vibrator) lines and receiver lines. The map shall be of a quality
				sufficient to enable visual inspection of the permitted lands after the project
				is completed. The map shall be verified as to correctness by the permittee or
				the permittee's duly authorized representative.
C. Source lines and receiver lines shall be
				no greater than 100 feet in width.
D. Motorized vehicles are not allowed off
				established ranch roads or off the permitted and surveyed source and receiver
				lines. The commissioner will allow limited and reasonable drive-arounds when
				justified and located on submitted updated maps. Areas between the permitted
				survey lines are not permitted and entry thereon will be considered trespass,
				which may result in cancellation of a permit.
E. The permittee shall at all times keep the
				permit area free and clear of trash and debris resulting from the permitee's
				occupation of the lands. Hazardous or toxic wastes or petroleum products may
				not be disposed of on the permit premises, and all such materials used in the
				operations must be removed from the permitted land prior to expiration of the
				permit. Due care shall be used to prevent leaks and spills of such materials;
				the clean-up of any spills and reclamation of the area shall be performed in
				consultation with the commissioner.
F. Unless authorized by the commissioner in
				writing, a permit does not authorize the use of trust lands for operation
				staging areas or for vehicle maintenance yards.
G. No access is granted to trust lands for
				any purpose without valid permits or agreements. Copies of permits and
				agreements must be in the possession of any representatives or subcontractors
				of geophysical permittees at all times when on trust lands. State land office
				representatives may order an immediate shut-down of operations until proof of a
				valid permit or agreement is on site.
H. Permits may contain specific requirements
				for reclamation, such as bank stabilization for watercourses and road
				repair.
I. The permittee shall
				comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, ordinances and
				requirements of city, county, state and federal authorities and agencies, in
				all matters and things affecting the permit area and operations, including but
				not limited to conservation, sanitation, aesthetics, pollution, cultural
				properties, fire and ecology.