A. Whenever a municipality has:
(1) issued bonds or assignable certificates to obtain money to pay for an improvement that has been constructed; and
(2) reassessed the tract or parcel of land benefiting from the improvement as provided in Sections 3-33-32 through 3-33-35 NMSA 1978, the municipality shall apply all money received from the payment of the reassessment to the payment of the bonds or assignable certificates.
B. Bonds or assignable certificates that have been issued to obtain money to pay for any improvement that has been constructed are:
(1) valid and binding obligations of the municipality; and
(2) payable from the payments received from any reassessment that shall be levied until all obligations of indebtedness of the improvement have been paid in full.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-32-33, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1991, ch. 199, § 25.
The 1991 amendment, effective April 4, 1991, deleted "negotiable coupon" preceding "bonds" in three places; substituted "3-33-32 through 3-33-35 NMSA 1978" for "14-32-25 through 14-32-30 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation" in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A; and made minor stylistic changes in Subsection B.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 33 - Improvement Districts
Section 3-33-1 - Improvement district; authorization.
Section 3-33-2 - Improvement district; definitions.
Section 3-33-3 - Improvement district; purpose.
Section 3-33-4 - Improvement district; additional purpose.
Section 3-33-4.1 - Improvement district; additional purpose.
Section 3-33-5 - Improvement district; powers of municipality.
Section 3-33-6 - Improvement district; additional purpose.
Section 3-33-6.1 - Improvement district; additional purpose.
Section 3-33-7 - Improvement district; powers of and restrictions upon a county.
Section 3-33-8 - Improvement district; powers of a municipality outside its boundaries.
Section 3-33-12 - Improvement district; notice of assessment; protests.
Section 3-33-13 - Improvement district; provisional order; protest; appeal to district court.
Section 3-33-14.1 - Imposition of improvement district property tax; limitations.
Section 3-33-15 - Improvement district; notice of preliminary hearing.
Section 3-33-19 - Notice of bid; acceptance of bid.
Section 3-33-20 - Improvement district; assessment of railroad property.
Section 3-33-21 - Improvement district; assessment roll; notice of assessment hearing.
Section 3-33-23 - Improvement district; assessments; terms of payment; liens.
Section 3-33-24 - Improvement district; authority to issue bonds or assignable certificates.
Section 3-33-26 - Improvement district; additional duties imposed on municipality.
Section 3-33-27 - Improvement district; acceptance of deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Section 3-33-29 - Improvement district; title subject to redemption vests in trustee.
Section 3-33-31 - Improvement district; assessment funds; expenditures; misuse; penalties.
Section 3-33-32 - Transfer of improvement district funds.
Section 3-33-33 - Improvement district; reassessment after voiding of assessments; procedure.
Section 3-33-34 - Improvement district; reassessment; defects waived; credit for previous payment.
Section 3-33-35 - Improvement district; notice of appeal; appeal to district court.
Section 3-33-37 - Improvement district; appeal of reassessment; procedure exclusive.
Section 3-33-40 - Refunding bonds; escrow; detail.
Section 3-33-41 - Improvement district; ordinance for refunding bonds; conditions; sale or exchange.
Section 3-33-43 - Improvement district; construction of Sections 3-33-39 through 3-33-42 NMSA 1978.