New Mexico § 19-7-54 - Municipalities leasing lands within five miles of limits; uses; term
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-7-54 — Municipalities leasing lands within five miles of limits; uses; term, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-7-54. Municipalities leasing lands within five miles of limits; uses; term
Wherever any lands belonging to the state or under the supervision of the commissioner
are situate within five miles of any municipality and the municipality may have use
for the state lands for airports, parks, swimming pools, fairgrounds, playgrounds,
economic development or other municipal purposes, the municipality is authorized and
empowered to lease the lands or so much thereof as may be reasonably necessary for
such purpose from the commissioner, and upon receipt of a request for such a lease,
the commissioner is authorized and empowered to enter into such a lease for a term
not exceeding forty years upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed
by the commissioner.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-7-54 ("Municipalities leasing lands within five miles of limits; uses; term") 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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