About – Agricultural Leasing
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Address:
310 Old Santa Fe Trail,
Santa Fe NM 87501
Phone:
505-827-5760
Agricultural Leasing
General Information and Overview
Surface Resource Division
New Mexico State Land Office
Santa Fe, NM
Other Agricultural Transactions
- Assignment of Agricultural lease (S-37) form – Used to transfer or change the lessee of record on an active contract.
- Improvement application– used to request authorization for any improvements to the land. All Agricultural improvements are considered lessee-owned.
- As of December 1, 2022 a Cultural Properties Protection (CPP) Rule was implemented requesting a cultural properties survey for any surface disturbing activity.
- Cultural Survey Support Program- The Cultural Survey Support Program (CSSP) will provide appropriate archaeological survey and review services to qualified applicants for surface-disturbing activities on state trust land.
- Actual Cost Affidavit – used after implementation of improvements to the lease to record the actual cost of said improvements.
Sublease Application– used to request authorization for subletting of leased land. An annual sublease rental is required for any active subleases. Sublease rental is 20% of the base lease rental cost.
Transfers Upon Death
- To record the passing of a lessee, our office requires an original or certified copy of the death certificate. If you would like any documents returned, please include a note requesting their return.
- If the estate is probated, we will need certified copies of the letters testamentary, letters of administration, or similar documentation that establishes the personal representative. This allows the representative to act on behalf of the deceased.
- The agricultural lease can remain on record with the state land office in the name of the estate until probate or a judicial determination of heirship is completed. At that time our office requests an assignment of the lease into an individual or valid entity.
- If the estate is not probated, affidavits are available for requesting an amendment to the lease to be transferred to the surviving heirs.
- Section 19.2.8.16 – TRANSFER OF LEASE UPON LESSEE’S DEATH.pdf
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Lease Sale Process
The State Land Office offers tracts for oil and gas leasing the third Tuesday of every month. Tracts are leased through a competitive sealed or oral bid process. To bid, you must have an OGRID number; if you do not have one; contact Veronica Gonzales at (505) 476-4538. Sealed bids must be submitted with payment prior to the lease sale; oral bidding is conducted at the lease sale. Full directions and the bid application form can be found in the monthly lease sale notice.
Anyone can nominate available tracts for offer at the lease sale. To nominate, send an email to Allison Marks, Director, at amarks@nmslo.gov. To find out which tracts are available, use the Oil and Gas Interactive Map.
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