A. The secretary may establish and designate state recreational, scenic, historical and special use trails on lands under the jurisdiction of a federal agency when, in the opinion of the federal agency and the secretary, such lands may be so developed under the provisions of federal law and the provisions of Section 16-3-4 NMSA 1978.
B. Nothing in the State Trails System Act shall preclude a component of the state trails system from being a part of the national trails system. The secretary shall coordinate the state trails system with the national trails system and is directed to encourage and assist any federal studies for inclusion of New Mexico trails in the national trails system. The secretary may enter into written cooperative agreements for joint federal-state administration of any New Mexico component of the national trails system, provided such agreements for administration of land uses are not less restrictive than those set forth in the State Trails System Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 7; 1977, ch. 254, § 36; 1987, ch. 234, § 30.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "division" throughout the section, "16-3-4 NMSA 1978" for "4-9A-4 NMSA 1953" at the end of Subsection A and "the State Trails System Act" for "this article" at the beginning of the first sentence in Subsection B.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — "Compliance with state standards" as requirement to granting right-of-way over federal public lands under § 505(a)(iv) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 USCS § 1765(a)(iv)), 60 A.L.R. Fed. 386.