In association with misappropriating funds and not plugging abandoned oil and gas wells SANTA FE, NM – State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is asking Gov. Susana Martinez and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Ken McQueen to stop misappropriating revenue from the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund and instead use …
Read More »State Land Commissioner Negotiates Land Exchange to Provide Drinking Water and Power to Navajo Homes
By New Mexico State Land Office News SANTA FE, NM–State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn and Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye are negotiating a land exchange to convey State Trust Lands with historical and cultural significance to the Navajo Nation. An exchange would resolve unauthorized access issues, enable the Nation to …
Read More »Oil and Gas Lease Sale Revenues Remain Strong in FY 2018 – Public Schools Yield $43 Million, So Far
SANTA FE, NM – Public Schools, the New Mexico Military Institute, and Water Reservoirs are the beneficiaries of the State Land Office’s October oil and gas lease sale, which netted more than $7.9 million. State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn offered 23 tracts covering 6,877 acres of State Trust Lands in …
Read More »State Land Commissioner Opens New Campsites in Eddy County to Sportsmen
SANTA FE, NM – In an effort to improve the sportsman experience on New Mexico State Trust Lands, State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn today announced two new campsites are now open near Carlsbad in Eddy County. The two campsites, pictured below, are clearly marked and ideally suited for tents and …
Read More »State Land Commissioner Offers State Trust Lands in Rio Rancho for Residential Development
SANTA FE, NM – As Rio Rancho’s population boom advances, State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is now accepting bids on a 50-acre parcel of State Trust Lands within the Paseo Gateway master-planned community located east of Unser Boulevard and adjacent to Sue Cleveland High School. “State Trust Lands often lie …
Read More »Texas Dirt Bandits Fess Up to Taking New Mexico Dirt but Refuse to Pony Up
“Public schools are the sole beneficiary of those revenues and they need the money more than Texas bureaucrats.” – State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn. SANTA FE, NM – The fight over dirt may be over, but the dust hasn’t settled. Hudspeth County, Texas officials have conceded that Texas road crews …
Read More »New Lease Keeps State Parks Open to the Public and Generates Money for Education
SANTA FE, NM – A lease agreement between the State Land Office and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department will grant the public access to five of New Mexico’s state parks – and generate revenue for public schools. The five parks are located on 1,122 acres of State Trust Lands …
Read More »Busted Pipeline in Texas Impacts Sensitive Species Habitat in New Mexico
SANTA FE, NM – A pipeline failure in Texas is impacting a portion of the Delaware River in Southeast New Mexico where efforts have been underway to try to reestablish a species of freshwater mussel that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed to list as an endangered …
Read More »State Land Commissioner Seeks to Advance Economic Development in Three Counties
Public Schools and University of New Mexico will Benefit from Lease Payments SANTA FE, NM – In an effort to spur economic development in three counties, State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is offering three parcels of State Trust Land for long-term commercial business leasing. In Santa Fe County, Commissioner Dunn …
Read More »State Land Office’s History-Making July Oil and Gas Lease Sale Surpasses $30 Million
SANTA FE, NM – The State Land Office’s July oil and gas lease sale earned more than $30 million – an all-time high for the agency – which means higher than expected distributions to public schools and six other beneficiaries of the leased tracts. In all, the State Land Office …
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