A. Where the commissioner of public lands elects to offer royalty oil for sale, the royalty oil will be advertised for sale in designated newspapers or periodicals of general circulation in the state in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner. The notice will set the day and hour on which sealed bids will be received in the office of the commissioner of public lands, and will contain the terms and conditions of sale. The notice will be published at the expense of the state.
B. Bids may be submitted regardless of whether or not a preference is asserted pursuant to the preceding section [19-10-69 NMSA 1978] of this act. Where such preference is asserted, bids must be accompanied by the showing required in the application under this act [19-10-64 to 19-10-70 NMSA 1978]. Bidders asserting a preference and found properly entitled thereto will receive priority over bidders who have no preference where the bids are made for the same royalty oil.
C. The commissioner of public lands shall consider all bids submitted and shall award the oil as follows:
(1) where none of the bidders for the same royalty oil is properly entitled to a preference, the royalty oil will be awarded to the qualified bidder offering the highest price therefor in accordance with the specifications governing the sale;
(2) where two or more bidders for the same royalty oil are properly entitled to a preference, the oil will be awarded to the preferred bidder offering the highest price therefor in accordance with the specifications governing the sale; and
(3) where two or more identical bids are received for the same royalty oil from bidders properly entitled to a preference, the commissioner reserves the right to prorate the royalty oil among the bidders in such amounts as he may deem equitable, or if it is not practicable to prorate the royalty oil, to award it to one of such bidders by public drawing after notice to the bidders who submitted the identical bids.
D. In connection with the sale of royalty oil under this act, the commissioner of public lands reserves the right to reject all bids and sell the oil or any portion thereof at private sale to any petroleum refinery entitled to a preference at not less than the market price whenever in his judgment the spirit and intent of this act will be subserved thereby.
History: 1953 Comp., § 7-11-63, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 34, § 7.
Cross references. — For publication of legal notice, see 14-11-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
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