New Mexico Statutes 19-5-10. [Water appropriation application.]
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Before any contract as provided in Sections 19-5-7 to 19-5-9 N.M. Stat. Ann., shall issue, the applicant shall file with the commissioner a certificate of the state engineer showing a compliance with the laws, and regulations for the appropriation of water, and that applicant has the right to appropriate water for such purposes: provided, that no such contract shall operate to prevent the cancellation, according to law, of any permit to appropriate waters of the state.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 19-5-10
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.