2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 19: Public Lands
Article 5: Classification, Care and Protection of State Lands, 19-5-1 through 19-5-10
Section 19-5-6: Purchaser of land to pay value of well.
19-5-6. [Purchaser of land to pay value of well.]
When the land, on which any such well is located or situated, is sold or disposed of to any person, corporation, partnership or society of persons, he or they shall refund and pay to the state treasurer for the state, to be credited to the water reservoirs for irrigation purposes income fund, the value of such well, said value to be based on the amount of money expended in the construction thereof by the state engineer as provided in the two preceding sections [19-5-4, 19-5-5 NMSA 1978]. This shall apply to wells on each particular forty acres of land, and shall be paid to the state in addition to the price of the land sold.
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