New Mexico — Right Of Way Lease Blanket Damage Bond
For more than one right-of-way easement on New Mexico State Trust Lands, the State Land Office's packet lists $25,000 blanket improvement-damage security. Confirm the easements and accepted blanket form with the Rights of Way Bureau before using this bond application.
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- Recorded state
- New Mexico
- Bond type
- Right-of-Way / Street Work Bond
- Category
- Contractors & construction
What this bond does
Arrange the blanket improvement-damage security identified in an NMSLO right-of-way easement application. This is an easement requirement for State Trust Lands, not a city street-opening permit or a blanket contractor license.
- Who needs it
- A proposed right-of-way grantee arranging damage security for multiple State Trust Land easements. Confirm the legal principal and how the Bureau will record the covered easements, including any existing blanket bond number.
- Who it protects
- The application describes security for damages that might occur to a surface lessee's improvements on state land. Use the Bureau's accepted instrument to identify the actual covered obligations; blanket does not establish unlimited coverage or automatically include every future use.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- NMSLO right-of-way application packet, May 2025 (opens in a new tab)Checked October 23, 2026
Have these ready
- Identify the proposed grantee and all easements for the requested blanket arrangement.
- Check any existing blanket bond number and obtain the Bureau's accepted instrument and filing instructions.
- Separate improvement-damage security from any produced/treated water-line reclamation requirement.
- Prepare current application, survey/digital files, cultural documentation, authorized signatures, and applicable entity information.
Questions about this bond
Is the blanket damage amount $25,000 for each easement?
The packet lists $25,000 blanket improvement-damage coverage for more than one right-of-way easement, alongside $5,000 single-easement coverage. Have the Bureau confirm the covered easements and form; do not infer per-easement limits or unlimited capacity.
Can an Oil and Gas Mega Bond satisfy this requirement?
No. The right-of-way checklist expressly says O&G Mega Bonds do not fulfill the required damage-improvement bonding.
Does this $25,000 blanket damage bond also satisfy blanket water-line reclamation?
No such substitution is established. The packet separately identifies $250,000 blanket reclamation security for produced/treated water lines. Confirm the applicable instruments with the Bureau.
Can work begin once the blanket bond is issued?
Not on that basis. The easement must be signed by the Commissioner before construction begins. Permission for surveys or entry is also a separate stage.