New Mexico § 19-7-56 - Preference right of municipality, county or school district; payment for prior improvements
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§ 19-7-56. Preference right of municipality, county or school district; payment for prior improvements
Any such municipality, county or school district, shall at all times have a preference
right to lease said state lands, and the commissioner of public lands shall prefer
the application of said municipality, county or school district over any other application
for lease upon the same land. Provided, nevertheless, that before any such lease is granted the lessee shall be
required to pay the reasonable value of any improvements placed upon said state lands
by a former lessee for the use of the owner of said improvements.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-7-56 ("Preference right of municipality, county or school district; payment for prior improvements") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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