Pursuant to Article XIII, Section 2, of the New Mexico State Constitution, the commissioner has jurisdiction over all lands and related resources that the United States granted and confirmed to New Mexico under the New Mexico Enabling Act. This rule, 19.2.9 NMAC, governs the granting of business leases for commercial and business leasehold uses, as well as surface uses that are not otherwise provided for under other state land office rules, on those lands within the commissioner's constitutional jurisdiction.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.2.9.2