New Mexico § 72-1-2.5 - Pecos river basin land management fund
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 72-1-2.5 — Pecos river basin land management fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 72-1-2.5. Pecos river basin land management fund
The “Pecos river basin land management fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, grants, donations or bequests to the fund,
income from land and water rights purchased pursuant to Chapter 72, Article 1 NMSA 1978 , revenue from land sold pursuant to Chapter 72, Article 1 NMSA 1978 and income from investment of the fund or money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund shall be invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 10 NMSA 1978 . The interstate stream commission shall adopt rules for managing the land, for depositing
revenues from the land and to administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated
to the commission to manage the land purchases pursuant to Section 72-1-2.4 NMSA 1978 and to manage augmentation well fields in the lower Pecos river basin. Money in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance
and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director of the interstate stream
commission or the director's authorized representative.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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