New Mexico § 19-7-9.1 - State land office; public notice; public meetings
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§ 19-7-9.1. State land office; public notice; public meetings
A. Prior to taking final agency action, the commissioner of public lands shall publish
notice of and hold a public meeting to receive public comment regarding the following
activities: (1) land sales; (2) land exchanges; (3) right-of-way permits for electrical transmission lines in excess of two hundred
thirty kilovolts situated on state trust land; and (4) right-of-way permits for oil or gas pipelines in excess of twenty-four inches
in diameter and at least ten contiguous miles in length situated on state trust land. B. A notice of a proposed land sale, land exchange or right-of-way permit as set forth
in Subsection A of this section shall be published on the state land office website
and in a newspaper of general circulation published in Santa Fe and in a newspaper
of general circulation published near the general geographic location of the proposed
activity. C. The notice required in this section shall contain: (1) a description of the state trust land offered for sale or exchange or on which
the right of way is to be located; (2) a summary of the effect or potential effect of the proposed transaction or right
of way on surrounding lands; (3) the time, place and location for the public meeting on the sale, exchange or right-of-way
permit; and (4) the name of a person to contact at the state land office for additional information
on the sale, exchange or right-of-way permit and the subject state trust land. D. The public meeting required pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be held
in the same general geographic location as the proposed activity. E. The requirement for a hearing is waived if public input has been solicited pursuant
to another state process or federal law. The commissioner of public lands shall by rule establish the procedures for a hearing
held pursuant to this section. F. No provisions of this section shall alter, change, restrict or diminish the rights,
powers and duties of the commissioner of public lands in the administration, management,
care and control of state trust lands as provided for by the Enabling Act for New
Mexico and applicable state statutes.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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