New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 2 - STATE TRUST LANDS PART 24 CULTURAL PROPERTIES PROTECTION
Part 17 - GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION ON UNLEASED STATE TRUST LANDS
Section 19.2.17.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Commissioner" means the New Mexico commissioner of public lands, and the commissioner's appointees under Section 19-1-7 NMSA 1978 acting within the scope of their authority. Except for the decision to cancel or otherwise terminate a lease, the commissioner may delegate to state land office staff the performance of functions required of the commissioner under this part.

B. "Geophysical exploration" means the quantitative physical study of the earth by reflection and refraction seismic (including dynamite sources), gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic or radiation methods.

C. "Geophysical exploration permit" or "permit" means a permit approved by the commissioner for geophysical exploration of trust lands.

D. "Schedule of fees" means a list of fees that must be paid for performance of certain administrative functions. The schedule of fees shall be published on the state land office website and is subject to change at the discretion of the commissioner. Unless otherwise noted in the schedule of fees or in this rule, the fee shall be non-refundable.

E. "State land office" means the New Mexico state land office.

F. "Trust" means the trust created by congress under the New Mexico Enabling Act of June 20, 1910, and accepted by the state of New Mexico under Articles XIII and XIV of the New Mexico constitution.

G. "Trust lands" means those lands, their natural products and all assets derived from them, which are under the care, custody and control of the commissioner.