New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72 - Water Law

Section 72-1-2.3 - Lower Pecos river basin below Sumner lake water bank; acequia and community ditch water banks; interstate stream commission. - A. The interstate stream commission may recognize a water bank...

Section 72-1-2.4 - Pecos river; purpose; conditions for expenditures. - A. The purpose of this section is to achieve compliance...

Section 72-1-2.5 - Pecos river basin land management fund. - The "Pecos river basin land management fund" is created in...

Section 72-1-2.6 - Pecos river; purchase of additional water rights. - A. In addition to the land with appurtenant water rights...

Section 72-1-3 - Declaration of water rights vested prior to 1907; form; contents; verification; filing; recording; presumption. - Any person, firm or corporation claiming to be an owner...

Section 72-1-4 - [Declaration of water rights vested prior to 1907; force and effect of prior declarations.] - Declarations heretofore filed in substantial compliance with Section 1 [72-1-3...

Section 72-1-5 - Eminent domain; entry on property. - The United States, the state or any person, firm, association...

Section 72-1-6 - [Traveler's use of water.] - All currents and sources of water, such as springs, rivers,...

Section 72-1-7 - [Interfering with traveler's use of water; penalty.] - Hereafter, if any person or persons, shall embarrass, hinder and...

Section 72-1-8 - Camping, trailer, recreational or motor vehicle parking prohibited. - It is unlawful for a person to camp, or to...

Section 72-1-9 - Municipal, county, member-owned community water systems, school district and state university water development plans; preservation of municipal, county and state university water supplies. - A. It is recognized by the state that it promotes...

Section 72-1-10 - Water utility authority; created; membership; administration of utility. - A. The "Albuquerque-Bernalillo county water utility authority" is created. The...

Section 72-1-11 - Indian water rights settlements; approval of settlements; reports. - A. Upon congressional authorization of funding of the federal government's...

Section 72-1-12 - Indian water rights settlement fund. - The "Indian water rights settlement fund" is created in the...

Article 2 - State Engineer

Section 72-2-1 - Appointment; removal; qualifications; duties; office; private practice prohibited. - There shall be a "state engineer" who shall be a...

Section 72-2-2 - Assistants; salary. - The state engineer may employ assistants and purchase materials and...

Section 72-2-3 - [Oath of office; bond.] - Before entering upon the duties of his office the state...

Section 72-2-4 - Payment of accounts. - All claims for services rendered, expenses incurred or materials or...

Section 72-2-5 - Annual report. - The state engineer shall prepare and deliver to the governor,...

Section 72-2-6 - Fees; amount; disposition. - The state engineer shall receive the following fees to be...

Section 72-2-7 - [Records to be public; certified copies as evidence.] - The records of the office of the state engineer are...

Section 72-2-8 - Administrative regulations, codes, instructions, orders; presumption of correctness. - A. The state engineer may adopt regulations and codes to...

Section 72-2-9 - [Supervising apportionment of waters.] - The state engineer shall have the supervision of the apportionment...

Section 72-2-9.1 - Priority administration; expedited water marketing and leasing; state engineer. - A. The legislature recognizes that the adjudication process is slow,...

Section 72-2-9.2 - Office of the state engineer; devices to measure river water. - The office of the state engineer shall purchase, install and...

Section 72-2-10 - [Legal advisers; duties.] - The attorney general and the district attorney of the county...

Section 72-2-11 - [Board of water commissioners abolished; pending appeals.] - That the board of water commissioners be and the same...

Section 72-2-12 - Hearing examiners. - In addition to the powers and authority, either express or...

Section 72-2-13 - Depositions, written interrogatories and administrative conferences. - A. In matters pertaining to the public waters of this...

Section 72-2-14 - Subpoena power. - The state engineer or any examiner appointed by the state...

Section 72-2-15 - Failure or refusal to comply with subpoena; refusal to testify; body attachment; contempt. - In case of failure or refusal on the part of...

Section 72-2-16 - Hearings required before appeal. - The state engineer may order that a hearing be held...

Section 72-2-17 - Hearing; notice; conduct; record. - A. After a written request for hearing has been filed,...

Section 72-2-18 - State engineer; enforcement; compliance orders; penalty. - A. When a person, pursuant to a finding of fact,...

Section 72-2-19 - Advanced mapping fund; created. - A. The "advanced mapping fund" is created in the state...

Section 72-2-20 - Notice of applications; online posting; notice by publication; objections. - When notice of an application is required to be provided...

Article 3 - Water Districts and Water Masters

Section 72-3-1 - [Water districts; creation; change; subdistricts.] - The state engineer shall, from time to time, as may...

Section 72-3-2 - Water masters; appointment; removal; duties. - A. The state engineer shall, upon the written application of...

Section 72-3-3 - [Appeal from water master to state engineer authorized.] - Any person may appeal from the acts or decisions of...

Section 72-3-4 - Compensation of water master; assistants; budget; tax; administration fund. - The state engineer may employ such assistants to any water...

Section 72-3-5 - [Reports by water master to state engineer.] - Each water master shall report to the state engineer, as...

Article 4 - Surveys, Investigations and Adjudication of Rights

Section 72-4-1 - County drains; duty of state engineer; preliminary surveys; eminent domain; surveys on private property; damage. - When requested by any of the boards of county commissioners...

Section 72-4-2 - [Authority to acquire water rights for development of county water supply system.] - Each board of county commissioners of any of the several...

Section 72-4-3 - [Authority to establish county water supply system; purpose.] - The board of county commissioners of any county may under...

Section 72-4-4 - Water revenue bonds; limitations; conditions of issuance. - The board of county commissioners in each county within the...

Section 72-4-5 - [Water revenue bonds; security; restrictions and limitations.] - The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under...

Section 72-4-6 - [Determinations and findings prior to supplying water.] - Prior to supplying any water, the board of county commissioners...

Section 72-4-7 - [Sale of water revenue bonds; application of proceeds; cost of acquiring system.] - The proceeds from the sale of any water revenue bonds...

Section 72-4-8 - Water system cost paid from bond proceeds only. - No county that undertakes to acquire or establish a water...

Section 72-4-9 - [Water revenue bonds shall be legal investments.] - Water revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this 1959...

Section 72-4-10 - [Water revenue bonds, income, security instruments, agreements and revenue exempt from taxation.] - The water revenue bonds authorized by this 1959 act [72-4-2...

Section 72-4-11 - [Election by voters prior to issuance of bonds not required.] - This 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall not...

Section 72-4-12 - [Notice, consent or approval by governmental body or public officer not required prior to issuance of bonds.] - No notice, consent or approval by any governmental body or...

Section 72-4-13 - Hydrographic survey of state stream systems; duty of state engineer; dam and reservoir sites; cooperation with United States. - The state engineer shall make hydrographic surveys and investigations of...

Section 72-4-14 - [Cooperation with federal reclamation service; federal projects.] - The state engineer is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate...

Section 72-4-15 - [Determination of water rights; copies of hydrographic surveys; suits to determine right of appropriation.] - Upon the completion of the hydrographic survey of any stream...

Section 72-4-16 - [Reports of hydrographic surveys; filing with state engineer; copies as evidence.] - All reports of hydrographic surveys of the waters of any...

Section 72-4-17 - Suits for determination of water rights; parties; hydrographic survey; jurisdiction; unknown claimants. - In any suit for the determination of a right to...

Section 72-4-18 - [Suits concerning water rights; submission of facts to jury or referee.] - In any suit concerning water rights, or in any suit...

Section 72-4-19 - [Adjudication of rights; decree filed with state engineer; contents of decree.] - Upon the adjudication of the rights to the use of...

Section 72-4-20 - [Water rights on interstate streams in litigation; duty of state engineer; exception.] - In all cases where the rights of owners of land...

Article 4A - Water Project Finance

Section 72-4A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 72, Article 4A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 72-4A-2 - Findings and purpose. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) New Mexico is in...

Section 72-4A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Water Project Finance Act: A. "authority"...

Section 72-4A-4 - Water trust board created. - A. The "water trust board" is created. The board is...

Section 72-4A-5 - Board; duties. - The board shall: A. adopt rules governing terms and conditions...

Section 72-4A-5.1 - Implementation of state water plan. - A. The board, in conformance with the state water plan...

Section 72-4A-6 - Authority; duties. - The authority shall: A. provide staff support for the board;...

Section 72-4A-7 - Conditions for grants and loans. - A. Grants and loans shall be made only to qualifying...

Section 72-4A-8 - Water trust fund; created; investment; distribution. - A. The "water trust fund" is created in the state...

Section 72-4A-9 - Water project fund; created; purpose. - A. The "water project fund" is created in the New...

Section 72-4A-9.1 - Acequia project fund. - The "acequia project fund" is created in the state treasury....

Section 72-4A-10 - Report to legislature. - The board shall report to the legislature no later than...

Section 72-4A-11 - Voiding of authorization. - The legislative authorization for a qualifying entity to receive a...

Article 4B - Water Data

Section 72-4B-1 - Short title. - This act [72-4B-1 to 72-4B-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 72-4B-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Water Data Act: A. "agencies" means:...

Section 72-4B-3 - Water data agencies; duties; standards and best practices; annual plan. - A. By January 1, 2020, the agencies, as convened by...

Section 72-4B-4 - Water data account. - The board of regents of the New Mexico institute of...

Article 5 - Appropriation and Use of Surface Water

Section 72-5-1 - Application for permit; rules; surveys, etc. - Any person, association or corporation, public or private, the state...

Section 72-5-2 - Existing community ditches. - None of the provisions of the preceding section [72-5-1 NMSA...

Section 72-5-3 - Application; amendment; refiling. - The date of receipt of such formal application in the...

Section 72-5-4 - Notice; publication. - Upon the filing of an application that complies with the...

Section 72-5-5 - Objections to applications; filing of protests; definition of standing. - A. If objection or protest to the application is timely...

Section 72-5-5.1 - Purposes. - The state of New Mexico recognizes the importance of public...

Section 72-5-6 - Hearing; approval; permit. - Upon the receipt of the proofs of publication, accompanied by...

Section 72-5-7 - Application; rejection; noncompliance with rules; conservation and public welfare. - If, in the opinion of the state engineer, there is...

Section 72-5-8 - Construction of works; additional time. - Construction of works shall be diligently prosecuted in order that...

Section 72-5-9 - Supervision; inspection; completion of works; alterations. - For the supervision of the construction of works for the...

Section 72-5-10 - [State engineer's certificate of construction.] - When the works are found in satisfactory condition, after inspection,...

Section 72-5-11 - Inspection and correction of unsafe works. - If the state engineer shall in the course of his...

Section 72-5-12 - Failure to comply with state engineer order; penalty. - Any owner of works for the diversion, storage, carriage or...

Section 72-5-13 - [Issuance of license to appropriate water.] - On or before the date set for the application of...

Section 72-5-14 - Time for construction; extension. - The state engineer shall have the power to grant extensions...

Section 72-5-15 - [Common use; enlargement and maintenance of works; lien for costs.] - Whenever in accordance with the provisions of this article, any...

Section 72-5-16 - [Priority of liens.] - All liens on land, provided for in this article shall...

Section 72-5-17 - Excess waters; sale. - The owner or owners of any works for the storage,...

Section 72-5-18 - Water allowance. - A. In the issuance of permits to appropriate water for...

Section 72-5-19 - [Standards for measuring flow and volume of water.] - The standard of measurement of the flow of water shall...

Section 72-5-20 - Headgates and measuring devices. - Every ditch owner shall, when requested to do so by...

Section 72-5-21 - [Recording of permits, decrees and documents; certified copies.] - All permits, decrees and documents granting, defining or limiting water...

Section 72-5-22 - [Transfer of water rights.] - Any permit or license to appropriate water may be assigned,...

Section 72-5-23 - Water appurtenant to land; change of place of use. - All water used in this state for irrigation purposes, except...

Section 72-5-24 - Change of purpose; change of point of diversion. - An appropriator of water may, with the approval of the...

Section 72-5-24.1 - Acequias and community ditches; changes in point of diversion or place or purpose of use. - A. The state engineer shall not approve an application for...

Section 72-5-25 - Emergency; change of point of diversion; procedure. - A. An appropriator of water may change the place of...

Section 72-5-26 - [Diversion from watershed or into another stream.] - Whenever the owner of a ditch, canal, pipeline, reservoir or...

Section 72-5-27 - Artificial water; no right of continuance of supply. - Artificial surface waters, as distinguished from natural surface waters, are...

Section 72-5-28 - Failure to use water; forfeiture. - A. When the party entitled to the use of water...

Section 72-5-29 - [Rights of residents of upper valleys of stream systems.] - To the end that the waters of the several stream...

Section 72-5-30 - [Effect of return flow above diversion or storage works of other appropriators.] - In cases of applications for permits to impound and utilize...

Section 72-5-31 - [Appeal; prior rights not impaired.] - There shall be the same right of appeal from the...

Section 72-5-32 - Construction and operation of dams; state engineer authority. - A. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section,...

Section 72-5-33 - Federal reclamation projects; appropriation for. - A. Whenever the proper officers of the United States, authorized...

Section 72-5-34 - State transportation commission; change of water use; application, notice and hearing. - Whenever the state transportation commission makes application to the state...

Section 72-5-35 - State transportation commission; advance water withdrawal. - The state engineer may authorize the state transportation commission, holding...

Section 72-5-36 - State transportation commission; unused water accrual; withdrawal rate; accounting. - The state engineer may permit the state transportation commission, when...

Section 72-5-37 - State transportation commission; transfer of water rights to unused water; reversion. - If the state transportation commission, holding any water rights to...

Section 72-5-38 - [State water rights for highway purposes and airports; nonforfeiture for failure to use.] - Neither the state nor any agency, department, bureau or commission...

Section 72-5-39 - Illegal application of water; injunction or other relief. - No person shall use the public waters of the state...

Article 5A - Ground Water Storage and Recovery

Section 72-5A-1 - Short title. - This act [72-5A-1 to 72-5A-17 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 72-5A-2 - Legislative findings. - The legislature finds that: A. conjunctive use and administration of...

Section 72-5A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act:...

Section 72-5A-4 - Permit required. - A. No governmental entity may construct and operate a storage...

Section 72-5A-5 - Notice; protests; hearings; determinations; judicial review. - A. Upon receipt of an application for a permit to...

Section 72-5A-6 - State engineer; powers and duties; permit; monitoring requirements. - A. The state engineer shall issue a permit to construct...

Section 72-5A-7 - Modification and assignment of project permit. - A. The state engineer may modify the conditions of a...

Section 72-5A-8 - Stored water not public; stored water not subject to forfeiture; use or exchange of recovered water. - A. Water added to an aquifer or system of aquifers...

Section 72-5A-9 - Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered. - The state engineer shall establish a storage account for each...

Section 72-5A-10 - Annual report to state engineer; penalty for failure to file. - A. Each permittee shall file an annual report with the...

Section 72-5A-11 - Revocation or suspension of permits; orders to cease and desist; injunction. - A. The state engineer may periodically review a project to...

Section 72-5A-12 - Penalties. - A. A person who or governmental entity that is determined...

Section 72-5A-13 - Conservation fee exemptions. - Conservation fees collected pursuant to Section 74-1-13 NMSA 1978 shall...

Section 72-5A-14 - Obligations to Indian nations, tribes or pueblos. - Nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall...

Section 72-5A-15 - Non-exemption from prior appropriation doctrine. - Unless required by interstate obligations, nothing in the Ground Water...

Section 72-5A-16 - Limitation of determination. - Any determination made by the state engineer for purposes of...

Section 72-5A-17 - Delayed implementation. - A governmental entity shall not submit an application pursuant to...

Article 6 - Water-Use Leasing

Section 72-6-1 - Short title. - Chapter 72, Article 6 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 72-6-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Water-Use Leasing Act: A. "owner" means...

Section 72-6-3 - Owner may lease use of water. - A. An owner may lease to any person all or...

Section 72-6-4 - Lessee's application. - Prior to his use of such water, the lessee shall...

Section 72-6-5 - Approval. - A. The state engineer shall approve the application if the...

Section 72-6-6 - Application; notice; protest; hearing. - A. Upon the filing of an application by a lessee,...

Section 72-6-7 - Appeal. - The final ruling of the engineer on such hearing may...

Article 7 - Appeals from State Engineer

Section 72-7-1 - Appeal to district court; procedure. - A. Any applicant or other party dissatisfied with any decision,...

Section 72-7-2 - [Duty of state engineer to produce papers and data in case; certified copies.] - It shall be the duty of the state engineer, upon...

Section 72-7-3 - [Decision of district court; compliance by state engineer; return of papers and data.] - The decision of the district court shall be binding on...

Article 8 - Offenses and Penalties Under Water Act of 1907

Section 72-8-1 - [Injuring works; interference; misdemeanor; liability for damages; arrest; state engineer and water masters; right to enter private property.] - Any person, association or corporation interfering with or injuring or...

Section 72-8-2 - [Construction of bridges over ditches; failure of ditch owner to construct; misdemeanor; construction by county commissioners; liability of ditch owner; repair of ditches.] - The owner or owners of any ditch, canal or other...

Section 72-8-3 - [Interference with use of works; misdemeanor.] - Whenever any appropriator of water has the right-of-way for the...

Section 72-8-4 - Unauthorized use or waste of water; constructing works without permit. - The unauthorized use of water to which another person is...

Section 72-8-5 - [Diversion of water to other valleys; penalty.] - It shall be unlawful for any person, company or corporation...

Section 72-8-6 - [General penalty.] - All violations of the provisions of this article, declared to...

Article 9 - Application of Water Act of 1907

Section 72-9-1 - Vested and existing rights; protection. - Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to impair...

Section 72-9-2 - [Local or community rules and customs unaffected; authority of state engineer.] - In all cases where local or community customs, rules and...

Section 72-9-3 - Stock water. - A. Any stockmen or stock owners desiring to impound any...

Section 72-9-4 - [Federal reclamation projects unaffected.] - Except as provided in Sections 15 and 22 [72-5-33 and...

Article 10 - Community Uses

Section 72-10-1 - [Community springs or tanks; election of commissioners; duties.] - In all cases where there are springs or tanks of...

Section 72-10-2 - [Injuries or obstructions; powers of commissioners; penalty; civil liability.] - The said commissioner [commissioners] shall have lawful power and authority...

Section 72-10-3 - [Laws applicable to community springs and tanks.] - All general laws and parts of such laws respecting the...

Section 72-10-4 - [Reservoirs; building authorized.] - The inhabitants of the different precincts in this state are...

Section 72-10-5 - [Petition to county commissioners to build reservoirs; corporation.] - Whenever said inhabitants shall have necessity to build such reservoirs...

Section 72-10-6 - [County to furnish tools; rock and mortar.] - Said commissioners, in view of said petition, shall allow said...

Section 72-10-7 - [Work to be done by petitioners.] - Every petitioner shall have to work on said reservoirs or...

Section 72-10-8 - [Completion of reservoir; contract with county.] - When said reservoirs or ponds shall have been completed, the...

Section 72-10-9 - [Term of contract.] - The said water company shall contract with the said commissioners,...

Section 72-10-10 - [Warrants for payments under contract.] - By virtue of said contract the commissioners shall issue warrants...

Article 11 - Salt Lakes

Section 72-11-1 - [Salt lakes free to citizens; interference with gathering of salt; penalty.] - All the salt lakes within this state, and the salt...

Article 12 - Underground Waters

Section 72-12-1 - Underground waters declared to be public; applications for livestock watering, domestic and temporary uses of water. - The water of underground streams, channels, artesian basins, reservoirs or...

Section 72-12-1.1 - Underground waters; domestic use; permit. - A person, firm or corporation desiring to use public underground...

Section 72-12-1.2 - Underground public waters; livestock well permits. - A person, firm or corporation desiring to use public underground...

Section 72-12-1.3 - Underground public waters; temporary uses. - If a person, firm, corporation or the state desires to...

Section 72-12-2 - [Right to use waters.] - Beneficial use is the basis, the measure and the limit...

Section 72-12-3 - Application for use of underground water; publication of notice; permit. - A. Any person, firm or corporation or any other entity...

Section 72-12-3.1 - Certain ground water; finding; grant of permits; stay; exceptions. - A. The state of New Mexico recognizes that with respect...

Section 72-12-4 - [Existing water rights recognized.] - Existing water rights based upon application to beneficial use are...

Section 72-12-5 - [Declaration of beneficial use; verification; recording.] - Any person, firm or corporation claiming to be the owner...

Section 72-12-6 - [Former declarations valid.] - Declarations heretofore filed in substantial compliance with Section 5 [72-12-5...

Section 72-12-7 - Change of location of well; change in use on application; temporary change. - A. The owner of a water right may change the...

Section 72-12-8 - Water right forfeiture. - A. When for a period of four years the owner...

Section 72-12-9 - Fees and costs. - The state engineer shall, by regulations, establish the fees to...

Section 72-12-10 - [Appeal to district court.] - The decision of the state engineer shall be final in...

Section 72-12-11 - [Violations declared misdemeanors; penalty.] - That any person using or appropriating water without a permit,...

Section 72-12-12 - License required to drill water well from "underground source.". - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation...

Section 72-12-13 - Application; information required; fee; surety bond for drilling operation. - Any person desiring to engage in the drilling of one...

Section 72-12-14 - [Suspension or revocation of license; appeal; damage suits.] - Any license issued under the provisions of this act [72-12-12...

Section 72-12-15 - [Unauthorized drilling; illegal application of water; injunction or other relief.] - No person owning or controlling lands shall permit the drilling...

Section 72-12-16 - [Violation of act or rules and regulations; penalty.] - Any person violating any provision of this act [72-12-12 to...

Section 72-12-17 - [Repealing and saving clause; bond; maximum.] - Chapter 149 of the 1947 New Mexico Session Laws, and...

Section 72-12-18 - Underground waters declared to be public. - For the purposes of Sections 72-12-18 through 72-12-21 NMSA 1978,...

Section 72-12-19 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 2, § 7, repeals 72-12-19...

Section 72-12-20 - When appropriation without permit allowed. - No permit and license to appropriate underground waters for in-state...

Section 72-12-21 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 2, § 7, repeals 72-12-21...

Section 72-12-22 - Replacement well within one hundred feet. - A. The owner of a water right may drill and...

Section 72-12-23 - Replacement well over one hundred feet from original well. - A. The owner of a water right may drill and...

Section 72-12-24 - Supplemental well. - A. The owner of a water right may drill and...

Section 72-12-25 - Declaration of basin; nonpotable deep aquifers. - A. An undeclared underground water basin having reasonably ascertainable boundaries...

Section 72-12-26 - [Proposal to drill wells or recomplete existing wells; notice; depth and location.] - Any person proposing to drill wells or recomplete existing wells...

Section 72-12-27 - [Information required by state engineer; metering of water produced; quarterly analysis.] - The state engineer may require pertinent data to be filed...

Section 72-12-28 - [Relief from impairment of existing water rights due to nonpotable water; parties to action.] - Any person may bring an action in the district court...

Article 12A - Mine Dewatering

Section 72-12A-1 - Short title. - This act [72-12A-1 to 72-12A-13 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 72-12A-2 - Purpose of act. - A. The legislature hereby determines that: (1) the production of...

Section 72-12A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Mine Dewatering Act: A. "declared underground...

Section 72-12A-4 - Right of replacement. - In all cases involving an appropriation of water for beneficial...

Section 72-12A-5 - Mine dewatering; jurisdiction of the state engineer. - A. Mine dewatering is neither an appropriation of water nor...

Section 72-12A-6 - Mine dewatering prohibited; exceptions. - No person shall engage in mine dewatering in a declared...

Section 72-12A-7 - Application for permit; plan of replacement; approval. - A. Any person desiring to engage in mine dewatering in...

Section 72-12A-8 - Plan of replacement; standards for approval. - A. In reviewing a proposed plan of replacement and in...

Section 72-12A-9 - Plan of replacement; implementation and maintenance; amendment. - A. Upon approval of replacement, the permittee shall implement the...

Section 72-12A-10 - Appeal to the district court; procedure. - The decision, act or refusal to act of the state...

Section 72-12A-11 - Remedies. - A. The state engineer, when he has reasonable cause to...

Section 72-12A-12 - Eminent domain; entry on lands; purpose. - A. The United States, the state of New Mexico or...

Section 72-12A-13 - Existing water rights recognized. - Existing water rights based upon application to beneficial use are...

Article 12B - Use of Waters Outside the State

Section 72-12B-1 - Applications for the transportation and use of public waters outside the state. - A. The state of New Mexico has long recognized the...

Section 72-12B-2 - Applicability. - The provisions of this act shall apply to applications pending...

Article 13 - Artesian Wells

Section 72-13-1 - Definition of artesian well. - An artesian well for the purposes of this act [72-13-1...

Section 72-13-2 - Supervision of artesian waters. - All artesian waters which have been declared to be public...

Section 72-13-3 - Artesian well supervisor. - The county commissioners of any county wherein an artesian basin...

Section 72-13-4 - Rules and regulations. - The state engineer shall prescribe and enforce reasonable rules and...

Section 72-13-5 - Drilling record. - Any contractor drilling a well within any artesian basin where...

Section 72-13-6 - Definition of waste. - For the purposes of this act [72-13-1 to 72-13-12 NMSA...

Section 72-13-7 - Abandoned wells wasting water declared to be a public nuisance. - Any artesian well which has been abandoned for more than...

Section 72-13-8 - Waste of water on surface. - The owner of any artesian well which is being beneficially...

Section 72-13-9 - Conducting water so as to prevent waste. - It is unlawful for any owner, person or corporation using...

Section 72-13-10 - Reservoirs. - When reservoirs are constructed to be used for storage of...

Section 72-13-11 - Using water for stock purposes. - It shall be unlawful to use water from any artesian...

Section 72-13-12 - Violations made misdemeanors. - Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of...

Article 14 - Interstate Stream Commission; Protection of Interstate Streams

Section 72-14-1 - Interstate stream commission; creation; membership; organization. - There is created the "interstate stream commission" consisting of nine...

Section 72-14-2 - Expenses. - The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but...

Section 72-14-3 - [General powers of commission; interstate compacts; employees; attorney general's duties.] - That said commission is hereby authorized to negotiate compacts with...

Section 72-14-3.1 - State water plan; purpose; contents. - A. It is the intent of the legislature that the...

Section 72-14-3.2 - Water conservation plans; municipalities, counties and water suppliers. - A. As used in this section, "covered entity" means municipalities,...

Section 72-14-3.3 - Interstate stream commission; additional powers; strategic water reserve. - A. The interstate stream commission shall establish a strategic water...

Section 72-14-4 - Budget and plan submitted to governor annually. - The interstate stream commission shall annually prepare and submit a...

Section 72-14-5 - Annual expenditures made under budget and plan. - The interstate stream commission shall annually expend from the money...

Section 72-14-6 - Appropriation; how disbursements are to be made. - A. Annually, one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be distributed from...

Section 72-14-7 - [Governor authorized to protect water rights in interstate streams.] - That the governor of the state of New Mexico is...

Section 72-14-8 - [Governor may employ persons and fix their compensation.] - That the governor of New Mexico is authorized to employ...

Section 72-14-9 - Definitions. - As used in Sections 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978: A....

Section 72-14-10 - [Power to purchase, exchange and condemn property.] - The interstate stream commission, in addition to all other powers...

Section 72-14-11 - Projects using revenue bond proceeds authorized. - A. The commission is authorized to conduct, whenever it deems...

Section 72-14-12 - [Power to cross watercourses and avenues of transportation.] - The interstate stream commission of the state of New Mexico...

Section 72-14-13 - Water conservation revenue bonds authorized; extent of state obligation. - A. The commission, with the approval of the state board...

Section 72-14-14 - Revenues from bonds to be applied to cost of projects and associated expenses. - All money received from any bonds issued pursuant to Sections...

Section 72-14-15 - Funds established. - The commission shall create three separate funds in respect of...

Section 72-14-16 - Bond proceeds to be appropriately credited. - The proceeds of the bonds of each series issued under...

Section 72-14-17 - Commission to set prices, rates or charges; contracts; disposition of property. - A. The commission is authorized, subject to the provisions of...

Section 72-14-18 - Debt service fund; payments into fund; fund pledged for payment of interest, fiscal charges and repayment of principal. - The commission shall provide, in the proceedings authorizing the issuance...

Section 72-14-19 - Permanent reservoirs for irrigation purposes income fund; Rio Grande income fund; appropriation. - Each year's income credited to the permanent reservoirs for irrigation...

Section 72-14-20 - [Contracts and leases with agencies of United States authorized.] - Notwithstanding any provisions of this act [72-14-9 to 72-14-23, 72-14-25...

Section 72-14-21 - [Accounts pertaining to works required; control of construction; collection of revenues; sale of water; suits.] - The commission shall keep full and complete accounts concerning all...

Section 72-14-22 - Rights of bondholders; enforcement. - Any holder of any bonds issued under the provisions of...

Section 72-14-23 - New Mexico irrigation works construction fund created; limitation of liability under act; reparation of damages caused in carrying out powers granted; authority of commission to receive contributions. - A. There is created a fund to be known as...

Section 72-14-24 - Purpose of act. - This amendatory act [72-14-23, 72-14-24 NMSA 1978] is passed by...

Section 72-14-24.1 - Acequia and community ditch infrastructure fund; created. - A. The "acequia and community ditch infrastructure fund" is created...

Section 72-14-25 - [Adjustment of plans and operations to facilitate federal aid to project.] - For the purpose of obtaining financial aid from the United...

Section 72-14-26 - Disposition of water for public, domestic, industrial and other uses; reconveyance to grantors. - In addition to the powers conferred upon the commission to...

Section 72-14-27 - [Liberal construction of act.] - This act [72-14-9 to 72-14-23, 72-14-25 to 72-14-28 NMSA 1978],...

Section 72-14-28 - [Powers of state agencies and subdivisions to contract with federal government respecting water projects.] - In addition to powers now vested by law in them,...

Section 72-14-29 - Loans from New Mexico irrigation works construction fund. - The interstate stream commission is authorized to make loans, on...

Section 72-14-30 - [Expenditure of funds for feasibility studies.] - The interstate stream commission is authorized to spend out of...

Section 72-14-31 - [Loans to include sums for feasibility study.] - Any loan made for any project as provided shall include...

Section 72-14-32 - [Loans to supplement federal funds authorized.] - Any loan made as provided may be used to supplement...

Section 72-14-33 - ["Project" defined.] - "Project" is defined to include and embrace all means of...

Section 72-14-34 - Budgets required. - The interstate stream commission shall annually prepare and submit a...

Section 72-14-35 - [Exemption from Bateman Act.] - The provisions of the Bateman Act [6-6-11 and 6-6-13 to...

Section 72-14-36 - [Special water revenue bonds of interstate stream commission; purpose.] - A. For the purpose of building, operating and maintaining dams...

Section 72-14-37 - [Special water revenue bonds of interstate stream commission; anticipation of tax proceeds.] - In the event House Bill No. 117 of the twenty-fourth...

Section 72-14-38 - Terms and conditions of bonds. - The terms and conditions of the bonds including but not...

Section 72-14-39 - Funding. - All revenue from sale of water shall go into a...

Section 72-14-40 - Sale of bonds. - The bonds provided for by this act [72-14-36, 72-14-38 to...

Section 72-14-41 - Guarantee by severance tax funds. - After the appropriations made for payment of the bonds authorized...

Section 72-14-42 - Approval of issue. - No bonds shall be finally issued and sold under this...

Section 72-14-43 - Legislative findings; state appropriation of unappropriated water. - Based upon the findings and recommendations of the report from...

Section 72-14-44 - Interstate stream commission; groundwater appropriation; water rights purchase; water planning funding. - A. The interstate stream commission is authorized to appropriate groundwater...

Section 72-14-45 - New Mexico unit fund; purpose; appropriation. - A. The "New Mexico unit fund" is created in the...

Article 15 - Interstate Compacts

Section 72-15-1 - [Animas-La Plata Project Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-2 - [Canadian River Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-3 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by...

Section 72-15-4 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Section 72-15-5 - [Colorado River Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-6 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given...

Section 72-15-7 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Section 72-15-8 - [Colorado River Compact; modified.] - That the provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI...

Section 72-15-9 - [Certified copies.] - That certified copies of this act [72-15-8, 72-15-9 NMSA 1978]...

Section 72-15-10 - [Costilla Creek Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-11 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by...

Section 72-15-12 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Section 72-15-13 - [Amended Costilla Creek Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-14 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of approval of the Amended Costilla Creek Compact shall...

Section 72-15-15 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification, approval and adoption of the Amended Costilla Creek...

Section 72-15-16 - [La Plata River Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-17 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given...

Section 72-15-18 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Section 72-15-19 - [Pecos River Compact.] - That the state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve...

Section 72-15-20 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by...

Section 72-15-21 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Section 72-15-22 - [Commissioner.] - The governor shall, within thirty days after this act [this...

Section 72-15-23 - [Rio Grande Compact.] - The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and...

Section 72-15-24 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given...

Section 72-15-25 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Section 72-15-26 - [Upper Colorado River Basin Compact.] - That the state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve...

Section 72-15-27 - [Notice of approval.] - Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by...

Section 72-15-28 - [Ratification and approval.] - The ratification and approval of said compact by this state...

Article 16 - Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control

Section 72-16-1 - Short title. - Chapter 72, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 72-16-2 - Legislative declaration. - It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination:...

Section 72-16-3 - Decision of board or governing body final. - The action and decision of the board as to all...

Section 72-16-4 - Definitions. - Except where the context otherwise requires, as used in the...

Section 72-16-5 - Creation of authority. - There is hereby created a flood control authority to be...

Section 72-16-6 - Boundaries of authority. - The boundaries of the authority are: A portion of Bernalillo...

Section 72-16-7 - Provision for remonstrances. - Within sixty days from the time this act goes into...

Section 72-16-8 - Board of directors. - The governing body of the authority hereby created is a...

Section 72-16-9 - Appointment of first board. - When this act goes into effect, the governor shall forthwith...

Section 72-16-10 - Election of directors. - A. Elections shall be held pursuant to the provisions of...

Section 72-16-11 - Nomination of directors. - Written nominations of any candidate as director may be filed...

Section 72-16-12 - Filling vacancies on board. - Upon a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of...

Section 72-16-13 - Organizational meetings. - Except for the first board, each board shall meet on...

Section 72-16-14 - Board's administrative powers. - The board may exercise the following powers: A. fix the...

Section 72-16-15 - Records of board. - On all resolutions and orders, the roll shall be called,...

Section 72-16-16 - Meetings of board. - All meetings of the board shall be held within the...

Section 72-16-16.1 - Joint powers agreement authorized. - A. The boundary of the authority shall be amended upon...

Section 72-16-17 - Compensation of directors. - Directors shall receive no compensation for their services as a...

Section 72-16-18 - Interest in contracts and property disqualifications. - No director nor officer, employee or agent of the authority...

Section 72-16-19 - Flood control system; hearings thereon. - The authority is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, subject to...

Section 72-16-20 - Implementing powers. - The board may: A. acquire, improve, equip, maintain and operate...

Section 72-16-21 - Protection of property rights. - It is hereby declared that the use of the property,...

Section 72-16-22 - Additional powers of the authority. - The authority may exercise the following duties, privileges, immunities, rights,...

Section 72-16-23 - Levy and collection of taxes. - To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine in...

Section 72-16-24 - Levies to cover deficiencies. - The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account...

Section 72-16-25 - Sinking fund. - Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by the authority, it...

Section 72-16-26 - Manner of levying and collecting taxes. - It is the duty of the body having authority to...

Section 72-16-27 - Delinquent taxes. - If the general (ad valorem) taxes levied are not paid,...

Section 72-16-28 - Elections. - Each biennial election of directors, each election proposition to issue...

Section 72-16-29 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-29, enacted by Laws 1963, ch....

Section 72-16-30 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-30, enacted by Laws 1963, ch....

Section 72-16-31 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-31, enacted by Laws 1963, ch....

Section 72-16-32 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-32, enacted by Laws 1963, ch....

Section 72-16-33 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-33, enacted by Laws 1963, ch....

Section 72-16-34 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-34, enacted by Laws 1963, ch....

Section 72-16-35 - Dissolution of authority. - If a remonstrance is received pursuant to Section 72-16-7 NMSA...

Section 72-16-36 - Filing of dissolution resolution. - Within thirty days after the effective date of any resolution...

Section 72-16-37 - Disposition of property, funds and taxes of authority. - All property and all funds remaining in the treasury of...

Section 72-16-38 - Powers of public bodies. - The governing body of any municipality, federally authorized Indian pueblo...

Section 72-16-39 - Effect of extraterritorial functions. - All of the powers, privileges, immunities and rights, exemptions from...

Section 72-16-40 - Forms of borrowing. - Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in...

Section 72-16-41 - Issuance of notes. - The authority is authorized to borrow money without an election...

Section 72-16-42 - Issuance of warrants. - The authority is authorized to defray the cost of any...

Section 72-16-43 - Maturities of notes and warrants. - Notes and warrants may mature at such time or times...

Section 72-16-44 - Issuance of bonds and incurrence of debt. - The authority is authorized to borrow money in anticipation of...

Section 72-16-45 - Issuance of temporary bonds. - The authority is authorized to issue temporary bonds, pending preparation...

Section 72-16-46 - Issuance of interim debentures. - The authority is authorized to borrow money and to issue...

Section 72-16-47 - Payment of securities. - All securities issued by the authority shall be authorized by...

Section 72-16-48 - Additionally secured securities. - The board, in connection with such additionally secured securities, in...

Section 72-16-49 - Pledge of revenues. - Any such revenues pledged directly or as additional security for...

Section 72-16-50 - Ranking among different issues. - All securities of the same issue or series shall, subject...

Section 72-16-51 - Ranking among securities of same issue. - All securities of the same issue or series shall be...

Section 72-16-52 - Payment recital in securities. - Each security issued hereunder shall recite in substance that the...

Section 72-16-53 - Incontestable recital in securities. - Any resolution authorizing, or other instrument appertaining to, any securities...

Section 72-16-54 - Limitations upon payment of securities. - The payment of securities shall not be secured by an...

Section 72-16-55 - Limitations upon incurring any debt. - Nothing in this act [72-16-1 to 72-16-103 NMSA 1978] contained...

Section 72-16-56 - Security details. - Any securities herein authorized to be issued shall bear the...

Section 72-16-57 - Capitalization of costs. - Any resolution authorizing the issuance of securities or other instrument...

Section 72-16-58 - Other security details. - Securities may be issued in such manner, in such form,...

Section 72-16-59 - Reissuance of securities. - Any resolution authorizing the issuance of securities or any other...

Section 72-16-60 - Negotiability. - Subject to the payment provisions herein specifically provided, said notes,...

Section 72-16-61 - Single bonds. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board in any...

Section 72-16-62 - Lost or destroyed securities. - If lost or completely destroyed, any security may be reissued...

Section 72-16-63 - Execution of securities. - Any security shall be executed in the name of and...

Section 72-16-64 - Interest coupons. - Except for any bonds which are registrable for payment of...

Section 72-16-65 - Facsimile signatures. - Any of said officers, after filing with the secretary of...

Section 72-16-66 - Facsimile seal. - The secretary of the authority may cause the seal of...

Section 72-16-67 - Signatures of predecessors in office. - The securities and any coupons bearing the signatures of the...

Section 72-16-68 - Facsimile signatures of predecessors. - Any officer herein authorized or permitted to sign any security...

Section 72-16-69 - Repurchase of securities. - The securities may be repurchased by the authority out of...

Section 72-16-70 - Customary provisions. - The resolution authorizing the securities or other instrument appertaining thereto...

Section 72-16-71 - Sale of securities. - Any securities herein authorized, except for warrants not issued for...

Section 72-16-72 - Sale discount or commission prohibited. - No discount (except as hereinabove provided) or commission shall be...

Section 72-16-73 - Application of proceeds. - All moneys received from the issuance of any securities herein...

Section 72-16-74 - Use of unexpended proceeds. - Any unexpended balance of such security proceeds remaining after the...

Section 72-16-75 - Validity unaffected by use of proceeds. - The validity of said securities shall not be dependent on...

Section 72-16-76 - Covenants in security proceedings. - Any resolution or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of securitiees...

Section 72-16-77 - Remedies of security holders. - Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of...

Section 72-16-78 - Limitations upon liabilities. - Neither the directors nor any person executing securities issued hereunder...

Section 72-16-79 - Cancellation of paid securities. - Whenever the treasurer of the authority shall redeem and pay...

Section 72-16-80 - Interest after maturity. - No interest shall accrue on any security herein authorized after...

Section 72-16-81 - Refunding bonds. - Any bonds issued hereunder may be refunded, without an election,...

Section 72-16-82 - Method of issuance. - Any bonds issued for refunding purposes may either be delivered...

Section 72-16-83 - Limitations upon issuance. - No bonds may be refunded hereunder unless the holders thereof...

Section 72-16-84 - Use of refunding bond proceeds. - The proceeds of refunding bonds shall either be immediately applied...

Section 72-16-85 - Payment of refunding bonds. - Refunding revenue bonds may be made payable from any revenues...

Section 72-16-86 - Combination of refunding and other bonds. - Bonds for refunding and bonds for any other purpose or...

Section 72-16-87 - Supplemental provisions. - Except as in this act [Chapter 72, Article 16 NMSA...

Section 72-16-88 - Board's determination final. - The determination of the board that the limitations hereunder imposed...

Section 72-16-89 - Issuance of interim debentures and pledge of bonds as collateral security. - Notwithstanding any limitation or other provision herein, whenever a majority...

Section 72-16-90 - Interim debentures not to be extended. - No interim debenture issued pursuant to the provisions of Section...

Section 72-16-91 - Funding. - For the purpose of funding any interim debenture or interim...

Section 72-16-92 - Publication of resolution or proceedings. - In its discretion the board may provide for the publication...

Section 72-16-93 - Failure to contest legality constitutes bar. - If no such action or proceedings shall be commenced or...

Section 72-16-94 - Confirmation of contract proceedings. - In its discretion the board may file a petition at...

Section 72-16-95 - Review and judgment of court. - The petition and notice shall be sufficient to give the...

Section 72-16-96 - Purpose of tax exemptions. - The effectuation of the powers herein authorized shall and will...

Section 72-16-97 - Property exempt from general taxes. - Thus, the authority shall not be required to pay any...

Section 72-16-98 - Securities and income therefrom exempt. - Securities issued hereunder and the income therefrom shall forever be...

Section 72-16-99 - Freedom from judicial process. - Execution or other judicial process shall not issue against any...

Section 72-16-100 - Resort to judicial process. - Section 99 [72-16-99 NMSA 1978] hereof does not apply to...

Section 72-16-101 - Legal investments in securities. - It shall be legal for the state and any of...

Section 72-16-102 - Civil rights. - The authority damaged by any such act may also bring...

Section 72-16-103 - Liberal construction. - This act [Chapter 72, Article 16 NMSA 1978] being necessary...

Article 17 - Las Cruces Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control

Section 72-17-1 - Short title. - Chapter 72, Article 17 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 72-17-2 - Legislative declaration. - It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination:...

Section 72-17-3 - Decision of board or governing body final. - The action and decision of the board as to all...

Section 72-17-4 - Definitions. - Except where the context otherwise requires, as used in the...

Section 72-17-5 - Creation of authority. - There is hereby created a flood control authority to be...

Section 72-17-6 - Boundaries of authority. - The boundaries of the authority are: A combination of watersheds...

Section 72-17-7 - Provision for remonstrances. - Within sixty days from the time this act [Chapter 72,...

Section 72-17-8 - Board of directors. - The governing body of the authority hereby created is a...

Section 72-17-9 - Appointment of first board. - When this act [Chapter 72, Article 17 NMSA 1978] goes...

Section 72-17-10 - Election of directors. - At the time that a proposal to incur debt is...

Section 72-17-11 - Nomination of directors. - Written nominations of any candidate as director may be filed...

Section 72-17-12 - Filling vacancies on board. - Upon a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of...

Section 72-17-13 - Organizational meetings. - Except for the first board, each board shall meet on...

Section 72-17-14 - Board's administrative powers. - The board may exercise the following powers: A. fix the...

Section 72-17-15 - Records of board. - On all resolutions and orders, the roll shall be called,...

Section 72-17-16 - Meetings of board. - All meetings of the board shall be held within the...

Section 72-17-17 - Compensation of directors. - Directors shall receive no compensation for their services as a...

Section 72-17-18 - Interest in contracts and property disqualifications. - No director nor officer, employee or agent of the authority...

Section 72-17-19 - Flood control system; hearings thereon. - The authority is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, subject to...

Section 72-17-20 - Implementing powers. - The board may: A. acquire, improve, equip, maintain and operate...

Section 72-17-21 - Protection of property rights. - It is hereby declared that the use of the property,...

Section 72-17-22 - Additional powers of authority. - The authority may exercise the following powers: A. have duties,...

Section 72-17-23 - Levy and collection of taxes. - To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in...

Section 72-17-24 - Levies to cover deficiencies. - The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account...

Section 72-17-25 - Sinking fund. - Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by the authority, it...

Section 72-17-26 - Manner of levying and collecting taxes. - It is the duty of the body having authority to...

Section 72-17-27 - Delinquent taxes. - If the general ad valorem taxes levied are not paid,...

Section 72-17-28 - Elections. - Elections shall be held pursuant to the provisions of the...

Section 72-17-29 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-29, enacted by Laws 1967, ch....

Section 72-17-30 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-30, enacted by Laws 1967, ch....

Section 72-17-31 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-31, enacted by Laws 1967, ch....

Section 72-17-32 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-32, enacted by Laws 1967, ch....

Section 72-17-33 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-33, enacted by Laws 1967, ch....

Section 72-17-34 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-34, enacted by Laws 1967, ch....

Section 72-17-35 - Dissolution of authority. - If a remonstrance be received pursuant to Section 7 [72-17-7...

Section 72-17-36 - Filing of dissolution resolution. - Within thirty days after the effective date of any resolution...

Section 72-17-37 - Disposition of property, funds and taxes of authority. - All property and all funds remaining in the treasury of...

Section 72-17-38 - Powers of public bodies. - The governing body of any municipality or other public body,...

Section 72-17-39 - Effect of extraterritorial functions. - All of the powers, privileges, immunities and rights, exemptions from...

Section 72-17-40 - Forms of borrowing. - Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in...

Section 72-17-41 - Issuance of notes. - The authority is authorized to borrow money without an election...

Section 72-17-42 - Issuance of warrants. - The authority is authorized to defray the cost of any...

Section 72-17-43 - Maturities of notes and warrants. - Notes and warrants may mature at such time or times...

Section 72-17-44 - Issuance of bonds and incurrence of debt. - The authority is authorized to borrow money in anticipation of...

Section 72-17-45 - Issuance of temporary bonds. - The authority is authorized to issue temporary bonds, pending preparation...

Section 72-17-46 - Issuance of interim debentures. - The authority is authorized to borrow money and to issue...

Section 72-17-47 - Payment of securities. - All securities issued by the authority shall be authorized by...

Section 72-17-48 - Additionally secured securities. - The board, in connection with such additionally secured securities, in...

Section 72-17-49 - Pledge of revenues. - Any such revenues pledged directly or as additional security for...

Section 72-17-50 - Ranking among different issues. - All securities of the same issue or series shall, subject...

Section 72-17-51 - Ranking among securities of same issue. - All securities of the same issue or series shall be...

Section 72-17-52 - Payment recital in securities. - Each security issued hereunder shall recite in substance that the...

Section 72-17-53 - Incontestable recital in securities. - Any resolution authorizing, or other instrument appertaining to, any securities...

Section 72-17-54 - Limitations upon payment of securities. - The payment of securities shall not be secured by an...

Section 72-17-55 - Limitations upon incurring any debt. - Nothing in this act [Chapter 72, Article 17 NMSA 1978]...

Section 72-17-56 - Security details. - Any securities herein authorized to be issued shall bear such...

Section 72-17-57 - Capitalization of costs. - Any resolution authorizing the issuance of securities or other instrument...

Section 72-17-58 - Other security details. - Securities may be issued with privileges for conversion or registration,...

Section 72-17-59 - Reissuance of securities. - Any resolution authorizing the issuance of securities or any other...

Section 72-17-60 - Negotiability. - Subject to the payment provisions herein specifically provided, said notes,...

Section 72-17-61 - Single bonds. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board in any...

Section 72-17-62 - Lost or destroyed securities. - If lost or completely destroyed, any security may be reissued...

Section 72-17-63 - Execution of securities. - Any security shall be executed in the name of and...

Section 72-17-64 - Interest coupons. - Except for any bonds which are registrable for payment of...

Section 72-17-65 - Facsimile signatures. - Any of said officers, after filing with the secretary of...

Section 72-17-66 - Facsimile seal. - The secretary of the authority may cause the seal of...

Section 72-17-67 - Signatures of predecessors in office. - The securities and any coupons bearing the signatures of the...

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 72 - Water Law

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Chapter 72 - Water Law