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• Blanket survey permits for state trust land (Section 7)
• Survey and excavation permits for other state agency land (Section 8)
• Excavation permits for private land (Section 9)
Permits. special reports. and fees
Investigations conducted under contract to an individual, organization, or company
undertaking exploration, construction, or development activities authorized by business
leases, oil and gas leases, mineral leases, or other authority to enter state land may be
issued a blanket permit for archaeological survey. Permits are required for all individual
archeological survey and excavation activities on private land and on lands owned or
controlled by the state.
Filing fees are associated with surveys permits; filing and inspection fees are
associated with excavations; a blanket survey permit requires an annual fee. All permittees
are required to submit a fmal report following the conclusion of fieldwork.
References
New Mn.ico Cultural Properties Review Committee, 1987, Regulations Pertaining to the
Issuance of Permits to Conduct Archaeological Investigations, CPRC Rule 87-8:
New Mexico Cultural Properties Review Committee, Santa Fe, NM, 29 pp.
New Mexico Endangered Plant Species Act
The New Mexico Endangered Plant Species Act (NMSA 9-1D-I0), enacted in
1985, protects and ensures the survival of those plant species determined by the New
Mexico Natural Resources Department (NRD) to be endangered.
Operations that involve subsurface mining or the extraction of oil, gas, or potash
may not be subject to this act unless any of the activities associated with the operation(s)
involve the taking of an endangered plant species as defmed in NRD Rule 85-3, Part 2.
These activities would be subject to NRD Rule 85-3, PlU: 5, Permits.
Permits, special reports. and feeS
In general, this act has no applicable permits, special reports, or fees. However, a
permit for transplantation could be needed if an endangered plant species was in an area
of land-use conversion (NRD Rule 85-3, Part 5.1.4.1); this permit requires submission of
a proposal by the applicant (NRD Rule 85-3, Part 5,1.4,2).
References
Kerr, V. E., Rep., 1985, An Act Relating to the Natural Resources Department; Establishing
an Endangered Plant Species PrOgram; Enacting a Section of the NMSA
1978, Chapter 143, House Bill 347: The Legislature of the State of New Mexico,
Santa Fe, NM, 3 pp.
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