{"data":{"id":"us-nm/71-9-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"71-9-2","heading":"Findings and purpose.","body":"The legislature finds that the people of New Mexico have a direct interest in the development of geothermal resources and that the state should exercise its power and jurisdiction through the division to require that geothermal resources be explored, developed and produced in such a manner as to safeguard life, health, property, natural resources and the public welfare and to encourage maximum economic recovery.","path":["Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals","ARTICLE 9 Geothermal Resources Development"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18574/index.do","current_through":"2025-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"d5dc235ac0e624251f92b01ced8e51ea15c619d32a83a60ee2ea2d98a42df820","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/71-9-1","next":"us-nm/71-9-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}