New Mexico Statutes Chapter 16. Parks, Recreation and Fairs § 16-4-3. Definitions

A. “corridor” means those lands immediately adjacent to the riverbed essentially from rim to rim or four hundred feet back from the river banks of the Rio Chama, whichever is less;

B. “pastoral” means those free-flowing segments of the river which are affected by the works of man but which still possess natural and scenic value. Included are areas with developed or partially developed shorelines;

C. “river” means a flowing body of water or any segment, portion or tributary thereof within the corridor, including rivers, streams, creeks, branches or small lakes;

D. “scenic” means those sections of the river that are free of impoundments, with shorelines remaining largely undeveloped, but which may be accessible in places by primitive roads; and

E. “secretary” means the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources.