N.M. Stat. § 16-4-3

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 16-4-3 - Definitions

As used in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]:

A. "corridor" means those lands immediately adjacent to the riverbed essentially from rim to rim or four hundred feet back from the river banks of the Rio Chama, whichever is less;

B. "pastoral" means those free-flowing segments of the river which are affected by the works of man but which still possess natural and scenic value. Included are areas with developed or partially developed shorelines;

C. "river" means a flowing body of water or any segment, portion or tributary thereof within the corridor, including rivers, streams, creeks, branches or small lakes;

D. "scenic" means those sections of the river that are free of impoundments, with shorelines remaining largely undeveloped, but which may be accessible in places by primitive roads; and

E. "secretary" means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources.

NMS § 16-4-3

1953 Comp., § 75-34A-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, § 3; 1987, ch. 234, § 34.