The state land office's authority to administer the state trust lands restoration and remediation fund is found in Section 19-1-11 NMSA 1978. Under Section 19-1-1 NMSA 1978, the commissioner is the executive officer of the state land office. The commissioner's authority to manage the state trust lands is found in N.M. Const., art. XIII, Section 2, and in Section 19-1-1 NMSA 1978. The authority to promulgate this rule is found in Section 19-1-2 NMSA 1978.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.2.23.3