Any such municipality, county or school district, shall at all times have a preference right to lease said state lands, and the commissioner of public lands shall prefer the application of said municipality, county or school district over any other application for lease upon the same land. Provided, nevertheless, that before any such lease is granted the lessee shall be required to pay the reasonable value of any improvements placed upon said state lands by a former lessee for the use of the owner of said improvements.
History: Laws 1929, ch. 53, § 3; C.S. 1929, § 132-603; 1941 Comp., § 8-855; 1953 Comp., § 7-8-60.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For compensation of owner of improvements by purchaser or subsequent lessee, see 19-7-14 to 19-7-18 NMSA 1978.
For preference in leasing to departments of state for purpose of erecting state buildings, see 19-7-27 NMSA 1978.
For right of existing grazing lessee to meet higher rental offer of new lease applicant, see 19-7-49 NMSA 1978.
For preference to occupants of lands acquired by state, and to persons domiciled or paying taxes therein, see 19-7-53 NMSA 1978.
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