2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs
Article 4 - El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and Rio Grande Valley State Park
Section 16-4-3 - Definitions.
16-4-3. Definitions.
As used in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 through 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.
History: 1953 Comp., 75-34A-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 242, 3; 1987, ch. 234, 34.
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