A. Nothing in the Fire Protection Fund Law shall be construed to prohibit fire protection fund eligibility to a municipal or county fire station or substation that otherwise meets the requirements of the marshal and the requirements of the Fire Protection Fund Law but is not located within the municipality or county.
B. Nothing in the Fire Protection Fund Law shall be construed to prohibit mutual aid agreements between municipalities or counties to provide fire protection services across jurisdictional lines.
History: Laws 2012, ch. 20, § 6.
Effective dates. — Laws 2012, ch. 20 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 16, 2012, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 53 - Fire Protection Fund
Section 59A-53-1 - Short title.
Section 59A-53-2.1 - Definitions.
Section 59A-53-3 - Determination and certification of needs.
Section 59A-53-4 - Criteria for determination of needs; municipal fire department.
Section 59A-53-5 - Establishment of fire districts.
Section 59A-53-5.1 - Maximum amounts to be certified.
Section 59A-53-5.2 - Appropriations and transfers from the fire protection fund.
Section 59A-53-5.3 - Fire station and fire protection services across jurisdictional lines.
Section 59A-53-6 - Appeal and review of determination.
Section 59A-53-7 - Distribution of fire protection fund.
Section 59A-53-8 - Expenditure of fire protection fund money.
Section 59A-53-9 - Limitations on expenditures.
Section 59A-53-10 - Interest in land for fire stations or substations.
Section 59A-53-12 - Promulgation of rules.
Section 59A-53-13 - Liability for unauthorized expenditure.
Section 59A-53-14 - Closure of fire department.
Section 59A-53-16 - New fire departments.
Section 59A-53-17 - Mutual assistance.
Section 59A-53-18 - Fire protection grant fund; created; uses.