Land Office New Mexico State

About

The NM State Land Office is dedicated to generating sustainable resources to support our public education institutions.

Story

The Enabling Act of 1910 and the Ferguson Act granted certain lands held by the federal government to the territory of New Mexico. Under the terms of these land grants, it was stipulated that such lands, totaling 13.4 million acres, were to be held in trust for the benefit of the public schools and other specific beneficiary institutions.

The Land Commissioner is charged with generating and maximizing revenue from state trust lands in order to support public education and other beneficiary institutions, while simultaneously striving to protect, conserve, and maintain the lands so they may be used by future generations. To maximize revenues, the Land Commissioner generates revenues by leasing lands for grazing, agriculture, commercial use, oil and gas drilling, mining, and other surface and subsurface activities.

The State Land Office generates over $500 million dollars for the state trust annually. New Mexico has over 13 million acres of mineral resources and over 9 million acres of surface resources to protect and preserve.

Mission

To provide for current and future revenues to our beneficiaries, while ensuring the long-term health and productivity of the State Trust Lands for future generations of New Mexicans.

Impressum

The New Mexico State Land Office and Commissioner Aubrey Dunn welcomes public comment on issues facing the State Land Office. However, please follow these guidelines when posting comments on Facebook:

* Do no use obscene language or profanity.

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* Any comments that are offensive, or libelous, slanderous or accusatory will be removed and the user may be banned from posting in the future.

Commissioner Aubrey Dunn and the State Land Office staff have the right to remove any comment that does not adhere to these guidelines.