New Mexico § 71-9-5 - General duties, jurisdiction and authority of the division
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 71-9-5 — General duties, jurisdiction and authority of the division, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 71-9-5. General duties, jurisdiction and authority of the division
A. The division shall regulate the exploration, development and production of geothermal
resources on public and private land for the purposes of conservation; protection
of correlative rights; protection of life, health, property, natural resources, the
environment and the public welfare; and encouraging maximum economic recovery of
the geothermal resources. The division may require persons seeking to explore, develop or produce geothermal
resources to obtain permits from the division. B. The division has jurisdiction over all matters relating to the exploration, development
and production of geothermal resources. It has jurisdiction, authority and control of all persons, matters and things necessary
or proper to enforce effectively the provisions of the Geothermal Resources Development
Act, including making investigations and inspections of geothermal projects, facilities
and wells. C. The division may limit and allocate production of geothermal resources as needed
to prevent waste whenever the total amount of geothermal resources that may be produced
from a geothermal reservoir is limited. The division shall allocate and distribute the allowable production, insofar as
is practicable, to afford each ownership or lease interest in a geothermal reservoir
the opportunity to produce its just and equitable share of the geothermal resources
in the reservoir. D. The division shall have exclusive authority to regulate injection into geothermal
wells pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Development Act and shall have exclusive
authority over matters related to the protection of natural resources, property, health
and public welfare as they relate to geothermal injection wells.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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