In addition to any other powers, each local government has the following powers:
A. to acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift, devise, lease or sublease; to improve and equip; and to finance, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of one or more projects or part thereof. If a local government issues revenue bonds as provided by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code [Chapter 3, Article 60A NMSA 1978] to finance or acquire projects, the projects shall be located within the jurisdiction of the local government and within a metropolitan redevelopment area;
B. to enter into financing agreements with others for the purpose of providing revenues to pay the bonds authorized by the Redevelopment Bonding Law [3-60A-26 to 3-60A-46 NMSA 1978]; to lease, sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of its projects to others for revenue and upon terms and conditions the local government may deem advisable; and to grant options to renew any lease or other agreement with respect to the project and to grant options to buy any project at a price the local government deems desirable;
C. to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of financing, acquiring, improving and equipping any project, including the payment of principal and interest on the bonds for a period not to exceed three years and all other incidental expenses incurred in issuing the bonds; and
D. to secure payment of revenue bonds as provided in the Redevelopment Bonding Law.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 391, § 28; 2018, ch. 60, § 26.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 16, 2018, extended the powers and duties as identified in the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code from only municipalities to now include counties, and made technical changes; replaced "municipality" and "governing body" with "local government" throughout the section; and deleted former subsection designation "A" and redesignated former Paragraphs A(1) through A(4) as Subsections A through D, respectively.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 60A - Metropolitan Redevelopment
Section 3-60A-1 - Short title.
Section 3-60A-2 - Findings and declarations of necessity.
Section 3-60A-3 - Legislative intent.
Section 3-60A-4 - Definitions.
Section 3-60A-5 - Redevelopment Law; short title.
Section 3-60A-6 - Use of private enterprise and public powers.
Section 3-60A-7 - Finding of necessity by local government.
Section 3-60A-8 - Designation of a metropolitan redevelopment area.
Section 3-60A-9 - Preparation of a metropolitan redevelopment plan.
Section 3-60A-10 - Powers of local government.
Section 3-60A-12 - Disposal of property.
Section 3-60A-13 - Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution.
Section 3-60A-13.1 - Payments in lieu of property taxes and assessments.
Section 3-60A-14 - Cooperation by public bodies.
Section 3-60A-15 - Exercise of powers in carrying out projects.
Section 3-60A-16 - Metropolitan redevelopment agency.
Section 3-60A-17 - Conflict of interest; misconduct.
Section 3-60A-18 - Other powers.
Section 3-60A-19 - Tax Increment Law; short title.
Section 3-60A-20 - Alternative method of financing.
Section 3-60A-21 - Tax increment procedures.
Section 3-60A-22 - Metropolitan redevelopment fund; creation; disbursement.
Section 3-60A-23 - Tax increment financing method approval.
Section 3-60A-23.1 - Tax increment bonds.
Section 3-60A-24 - Tax increment method; base value for distribution.
Section 3-60A-26 - Redevelopment Bonding Law; short title.
Section 3-60A-27 - Definitions.
Section 3-60A-28 - General powers.
Section 3-60A-29 - Revenue bonds; issuance.
Section 3-60A-30 - Bonds as legal investments.
Section 3-60A-31 - Revenue bonds; issuance; status.
Section 3-60A-32 - Revenue bonds; form and terms.
Section 3-60A-33 - Revenue bonds; bond security.
Section 3-60A-34 - Revenue bonds; terms of proceedings and instruments.
Section 3-60A-35 - Revenue bonds; investments and bank deposits.
Section 3-60A-36 - Revenue bonds; acquisition of project.
Section 3-60A-37 - Revenue bonds; limited obligation.
Section 3-60A-38 - Revenue bonds; rights upon default.
Section 3-60A-39 - Revenue bonds; determination of revenue.
Section 3-60A-40 - Revenue bonds; financing of project.
Section 3-60A-41 - Option to purchase.
Section 3-60A-42 - Revenue bonds; refunding.
Section 3-60A-43 - Revenue bonds; application of proceeds.
Section 3-60A-44 - No payment by local government.
Section 3-60A-45 - No local government operation.
Section 3-60A-46 - Limitation of actions.