16-4-5: Management.

A. The secretary shall administer the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River and shall develop, by rule and regulation and after public hearings, a management plan and guidelines to realize the scenic and pastoral objectives of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act [16-4-1 to 16-4-8 NMSA 1978]. The plan shall be prepared in cooperation with the appropriate federal agencies and shall include among other things:

(1) consideration for cooperative management arrangements between state and federal authorities; and

(2) measures to control recreational use of the designated river to protect the river's natural values.

B. The secretary shall seek the assistance and aid of the state game commission [state wildlife commission] for resource and recreation management within the state-administered segment of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River.

C. The secretary shall report annually to the governor and to the legislature concerning the development and the administration of the cooperative federal-state management plan.