Any two or more municipalities or counties may jointly provide, establish, maintain and conduct a recreation system and acquire property for and establish and maintain playgrounds, recreation centers, zoos and other recreational facilities and activities. Any school board may join with any municipality or county in conducting and maintaining a recreational system, and may expend such funds as are included in its maintenance budget for such purpose.
History: 1941 Comp., § 71-1005, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 67, § 5; 1953 Comp., § 6-4-5; Laws 1963, ch. 53, § 3.
Municipality may acquire property within boundaries of another, with the consent of the second municipality. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-136.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 5 - Municipalities and Counties
Article 4 - Playgrounds and Recreational Equipment
Section 5-4-1 - [Governmental unit subject to act.]
Section 5-4-2 - Dedication of lands and buildings as playgrounds and recreation centers.
Section 5-4-3 - Establishing system of supervised recreation; powers of managing boards.
Section 5-4-4 - [Petition for establishment of a supervised recreational system; election.]
Section 5-4-5 - Establishment of joint recreational systems.
Section 5-4-6 - Acceptance of grants and donations by supervisory boards; limitation.
Section 5-4-7 - [Disposition of funds received by gift or bequest.]
Section 5-4-8 - Power to issue bonds.
Section 5-4-10 - Revenue bonds.
Section 5-4-11 - Revenue bonds; refunding authorization; escrow; detail.
Section 5-4-12 - Terms of bonds.
Section 5-4-13 - Ordinance or resolution issuing bonds; validation.
Section 5-4-14 - Retirement of bonds only from cigarette tax proceeds; tax levy irrevocable.
Section 5-4-15 - Proceeds not to be divested [diverted]; exclusions of this act.
Section 5-4-16 - School districts; community recreational facilities.