Each county of the state through which runs any river, stream or arroyo subject to flood conditions destructive to property or dangerous to human life shall be by the board of county commissioners, within thirty days after the passage and approval of this act [4-50-10 to 4-50-17 NMSA 1978], divided into emergency flood districts, and said board shall set out the limits and boundaries of each said district, and cause the same to be properly numbered so that the same may be known and identified.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 169, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 151-301; 1941 Comp., § 15-4710; 1953 Comp., § 15-50-10.
Power of county commissioners to redefine district boundaries. — The 30-day specification in this section should not be regarded as a limitation on the authority of county commissioners to redefine emergency flood district boundaries. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-36.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 4-50-1 - County flood commissioner; appointment; salary.
Section 4-50-2 - Tax levy; county flood fund; authority to borrow.
Section 4-50-3 - Inspection of rivers; construction of works; personnel; contracts for financing.
Section 4-50-4 - [Entry upon lands; damages; interference; misdemeanor; objections.]
Section 4-50-5 - Condemnation of property.
Section 4-50-6 - Limit on indebtedness; payment of expenses.
Section 4-50-7 - [Report to county commissioners.]
Section 4-50-8 - [Work in adjoining counties.]
Section 4-50-9 - [Expenditure of funds raised under prior law.]
Section 4-50-10 - [Emergency flood districts; establishment.]
Section 4-50-11 - [Emergency flood superintendent; appointment; qualifications.]
Section 4-50-12 - [Term, oath and bond of superintendent.]
Section 4-50-13 - Emergency flood workers.
Section 4-50-14 - [Service of notice, summons or calls for work; filing list.]
Section 4-50-15 - [Failure to work or pay; penalty; use of fine money.]