New Mexico § 19-10-16 - Restricted districts; method of leasing; added area; notice; rental
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-10-16 — Restricted districts; method of leasing; added area; notice; rental, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-10-16. Restricted districts; method of leasing; added area; notice; rental
There is hereby created a restricted district comprising townships 3 to 15 south inclusive,
ranges 34 to 39 east inclusive; townships 16 to 20 south inclusive, ranges 28 to
39 east inclusive; and townships 21 to 26 south inclusive, ranges 34 to 39 east inclusive,
N.M.P.M. No oil and gas leases upon any state lands within said restricted district shall
be made except upon competitive bidding by sealed bids or at public auction as hereinafter
provided. No lands within the boundaries of said restricted district shall be eliminated therefrom
by the commissioner, but the commissioner may, from time to time, when in his judgment
the interest of the state requires such action, extend the boundaries thereof and
create other restricted districts, or areas, within which oil and gas leases may be
made only upon competitive bidding by sealed bids or at public auction. Notice of the extension of the boundaries of said district, or of the creation of
other districts, shall be given in the same manner as provided for giving notice of
change in rental districts, as provided by Section 4 of this act. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as requiring a uniform annual rental
to prevail over the entire area embraced in any restricted district. The commissioner may, when it is deemed for the best interests of the state, fix
the annual rental to be paid under the terms of each lease covering lands in any restricted
district at the time notice of sale thereof is given, as hereinafter provided, without
regard to the rental prevailing in the district in which the lands offered for lease
are situated, and in such cases the provisions of Section 4 hereof, except those relating
to the maximum and minimum rental, shall not apply.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-10-16 ("Restricted districts; method of leasing; added area; notice; rental") 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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