Section 19-7-54 - Municipalities leasing lands within five miles of limits; uses; term. - New Mexico Statutes

19-7-54. [Municipalities leasing lands within five miles of limits; uses; term.]

Wherever any lands belonging to the state of New Mexico or under the supervision of the commissioner of public lands of the state of New Mexico are situate within five miles of any municipality, and any such municipality may have use for said state land or lands for airports, parks, swimming pools, fairgrounds, playgrounds or other municipal purposes, said municipality is authorized and empowered to lease said lands or so much thereof as may be reasonably necessary for such purpose or purposes from the commissioner of public lands of the state of New Mexico, and said commissioner of public lands is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into such a lease for a term not exceeding twenty-five years upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the commissioner of public lands.