{"data":{"id":"us-nm/75-10-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"75-10-4","heading":"Department; powers and duties.","body":"A. The department may:\n(1) after consultation with landowners, conservationists and other interested persons, adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act;\n(2) enter into contracts;\n(3) enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 to 11-1-7 NMSA 1978] to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act;\n(4) make grants to qualified entities for conservation projects;\n(5) apply for and receive in the name of the department, any public or private funds available to the department to carry out the purposes of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act;\n(6) acquire conservation or agricultural easements by itself or with a conservation entity or qualified entity; and\n(7) do all other things necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of the Natural Heritage Conservation Act.\nB. The department shall:\n(1) establish a competitive application process for grants from the fund; and\n(2) establish criteria and priorities for funding conservation projects.","path":["Chapter 75 - Miscellaneous Natural Resource Matters","ARTICLE 10 Natural Heritage Conservation"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18578/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"5a59e74b89b4d5dc6f8f1caceaba109117e8a456cb4f9ef514a01be7a217d1d9","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/75-10-3","next":"us-nm/75-10-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}