New Mexico Statutes 72-5A-15. Non-exemption from prior appropriation doctrine
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Unless required by interstate obligations, nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall be construed to exempt stored water from the provision that priority in time shall give the better right pursuant to N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 72 or priority of appropriation shall give the better right pursuant to Article 16, § 2 of the constitution of New Mexico.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 72-5A-15
- 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