Land Ownership and Use Under Mexico’s Energy Reform

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dc.contributor.authorPayan, Tony
dc.contributor.authorCorrea-Cabrera, Guadalupe
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T13:51:33Z
dc.date.available2016-10-25T13:51:33Z
dc.descriptionAlthough there are enormous potential benefits for Mexico's energy sector in the future, there are also important challenges the country must overcome to fully realize its energy potential. One of them has to do with the land ownership and land use regime in Mexico. As the legislative debate on the new Ley de Petróleos and the Ley de la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Petroleum Act and Federal Electric Utility Act) proceeded in the summer of 2014, the Mexican Congress anticipated potential land-related conflicts associated with exploration and production activities related to hydrocarbons and new energy-related infrastructure projects. These potential conflicts stem from the fact that all of these projects will necessarily require the right of way to access and work on the resources in the subsoil of privately owned as well as on so-called “socially owned” lands in regions targeted for energy development. Thus, the Mexican Congress sought to avoid land-related conflicts by including language related to land ownership and use in the new energy legislation. The legislation, however, may not be able to prevent such conflicts.
dc.identifier.citationPayan, Tony and Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe. "Land Ownership and Use Under Mexico’s Energy Reform." <i>Issue Brief,</i> no. 10.29.14 (2014) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy: <a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/land-ownership-and-use-under-mexicos-energy-reform/">http://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/land-ownership-and-use-under-mexicos-energy-reform/</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/92489
dc.publisherJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
dc.titleLand Ownership and Use Under Mexico’s Energy Reform
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