Section 72-14-1 - Interstate stream commission; creation; membership; organization.
72-14-1. Interstate stream commission; creation; membership; organization.
There is created the "interstate stream commission" consisting of nine members, eight appointed by the governor for a term of six years and the ninth member to be the state engineer. The members appointed by the governor shall be representative of major irrigation districts or sections, and no two members shall be appointed from the same irrigation district or section. The governor shall appoint at least one member of a New Mexico Indian tribe or pueblo to the commission. The commission shall elect a chairman, and the state engineer shall be the secretary.