The oil and gas industry is essential to supporting New Mexico’s economy by creating jobs and royalties that fund our education system and ensure a prosperous future for our economy.

As a state, we must act now before the Biden Administration kills New Mexico’s economy, which has been badly crippled by Gov. Lujan Grisham’s poor handling of COVID-19.

• HB 50: PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION FOR CERTAIN STATUTES
  This act attempts to create a private cause of action under environmental laws.
  
  
• HB 95: WATER ADMINISTRATION CHANGES
  This act imposes some ridiculous obligations on the state engineer to evaluate the lease of certain water rights; and
  
  
• SB 86: USE OF WATER FOR OIL & GAS OPERATIONS
  This act imposes significant restrictions on the use of freshwater for certain oil and gas operations.