An improvement district may also be created as authorized in Chapter 4, Article 55A NMSA 1978 in order to construct, repair or maintain improvements in one or more locations as a means to stimulate manufacturing, industrial, commercial or business development or to construct or acquire, repair, operate and maintain one or more of the following inadequacies necessary to bring a premature subdivision into compliance within an improvement district within a municipality:
A. street right-of-way or street access control;
B. drainage easements or right-of-way;
C. park, recreation or open-space areas;
D. overall grading and drainage plan; and
E. adequate subdivision grading both on or off the public right-of-way.
History: Laws 1991, ch. 17, § 4; Laws 1991, ch. 199, § 34.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1991, ch. 17, § 4 and Laws 1991, ch. 199, § 34 enacted similar versions of this section. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 199, § 34. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978. The introductory paragraph in the Laws 1991, ch. 17, § 4 version read "An improvement district may also be created as authorized in Section 4-55A-3 NMSA 1978 in order to construct or acquire, repair, operate and maintain one or more of the following inadequacies necessary to bring a premature subdivision into compliance within an improvement district within a county". The only other difference was that in the Laws 1991, ch. 17, § 4 version "or" instead of "and" appeared at the end of Subsection D.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 55A - County Improvement Districts
Section 4-55A-1 - Short title.
Section 4-55A-2 - Improvement district; definitions.
Section 4-55A-3 - Improvement district; authorization; limitation.
Section 4-55A-4 - Improvement district; purpose.
Section 4-55A-4.1 - Improvement district; additional purpose.
Section 4-55A-5 - Improvement district; powers of a county.
Section 4-55A-8 - Improvement district; notice of assessment; protests.
Section 4-55A-9 - Improvement district; provisional order; protest; action in district court.
Section 4-55A-11 - Improvement district; notice of preliminary hearing.
Section 4-55A-12.1 - Imposition of improvement district property tax; limitations.
Section 4-55A-15 - Notice of bid; acceptance of bid.
Section 4-55A-16 - Improvement district; assessment of railroad property.
Section 4-55A-17 - Improvement district; assessment roll; notice of assessment hearing.
Section 4-55A-19 - Improvement district; assessments; terms of payment; liens.
Section 4-55A-20 - Improvement district; authority to issue bonds or assignable certificates.
Section 4-55A-22 - Improvement district; additional duties imposed on county.
Section 4-55A-23 - Improvement district; acceptance of deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Section 4-55A-25 - Improvement district; title subject to redemption vests in trustee.
Section 4-55A-27 - Improvement district; assessment funds; expenditures; misuse; penalties.
Section 4-55A-28 - Transfer of improvement district funds.
Section 4-55A-29 - Improvement district; reassessment after voiding of assessments; procedure.
Section 4-55A-30 - Improvement district; reassessment; defects waived; credit for previous payment.
Section 4-55A-31 - Improvement district; appeal to district court.
Section 4-55A-33 - Improvement district; appeal of reassessment; procedure exclusive.
Section 4-55A-35 - Improvement district; refunding improvement bonds; authority.
Section 4-55A-36 - Refunding bonds; escrow; detail.
Section 4-55A-39 - Improvement district; construction of sections.
Section 4-55A-40 - Street and road improvement fund authorization.
Section 4-55A-41 - Street and road improvement fund; use.
Section 4-55A-43 - Street and road improvement fund; diverting proceeds from tax.