Nothing contained in this act [19-10-1, 19-10-12 to 19-10-25 NMSA 1978] shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to offer any tract or tracts of land for lease but the commissioner shall have power to withhold any tract or tracts from leasing for oil and gas purposes if in his opinion the best interests of the state will be served by so doing. History: Laws 1929, ch. 125, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 132-410; 1941 Comp., § 8-1112; 1953 Comp., § 7-11-13. Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
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