N.M. Stat. § 68-2-6
For the purposes of the Forest Conservation Act, the forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is designated as the agent of the state and is authorized to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States of America, private landowners, the commissioner of public lands of the state, individuals, corporations or other local, state, federal and private agencies or organizations to carry out the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act and to do all other acts necessary to take advantage of and carry out the provisions of the acts of congress promulgated for the purposes of the Forest Conservation Act and the federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended.
NMS § 68-2-6