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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters
Section 7 Natural Resources Trustee
Section 75-7-4 Natural resources damage; liability; awards for damages.
NM Stat § 75-7-4 (2014) What's This?
75-7-4. Natural resources damage; liability; awards for damages.
Awards for damage to natural resources in the state shall consist of those amounts calculated in accordance with federal law, including:
A. the cost of restoration, replacement or acquisition of equivalent resources, plus compensation for the loss of use or enjoyment of the natural resources; and
B. compensation for the state's expenses in investigating, assessing and collecting damages and enforcing the state's rights.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 292, 4.
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