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Applicability

NMSA 1978, § 70-12-2
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70-12-2. Applicability The Surface Owners Protection Act applies to: A. private fee surface land; and B. leasehold interests in any land on which oil and gas operations are conducted when the tenant incurs damages to leasehold improvements as a result of oil and gas operations. Laws 2007, ch. 5, § 2.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18573/index.do#!b/70-12-2Fetched: 10/20/2026

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