Sections 1 through 11 [71-9-1 to 71-9-11 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Geothermal Resources Development Act".
History: Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 1 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 15 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 15 made the Geothermal Resources Development Act, §§ 71-9-1 to 71-9-11 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2016.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 1 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 1, both effective July 1, 2016, enacted identical new sections. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 13 provided that on July 1, 2016, any appropriations, money and records of the oil conservation commission or the oil conservation division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department dedicated to its powers and duties under the Geothermal Resources Conservation Act are transferred to the energy conservation and management division of that department.