In pursuance of a plan or plans made by the bureau of reclamation of the department of the interior and for the accomplishment of the construction, operation or maintenance by the United States of irrigation, drainage or ancillary or incidental works beneficial to a contracting district, the rights, powers and privileges vested in the district and its officers and agents under the provisions of Section 308, Section 313, and Section 314 of Chapter 45, Session Laws of 1927 (being respectively Section 73-14-39, Section 73-14-44 and Section 73-14-45, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation), in addition and not to the exclusion of any rights, powers or privileges otherwise available to the United States, its officers, agents and employees, may be exercised by the engineer of said bureau of reclamation in charge of such works under like conditions as therein provided for the exercise of such powers by the district.
History: Laws 1939, ch. 148, § 17; 1941 Comp., § 77-3117; 1953 Comp., § 75-32-17.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 18 - Conservancy Districts; Reclamation Contracts
Section 73-18-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 73-18-2 - Additional powers; duties of board; contract indebtedness a general obligation.
Section 73-18-3 - Contract procedure inapplicable.
Section 73-18-4 - Plan of works.
Section 73-18-5 - When certain provisions to apply; general obligation.
Section 73-18-6 - Classification of real property.
Section 73-18-6.1 - Reclassification of property in certain districts.
Section 73-18-7 - Apportionment.
Section 73-18-7.1 - Assessment; modification; certain districts.
Section 73-18-8 - Assessments; appeals.
Section 73-18-8.1 - Assessments; appeals; certain districts.
Section 73-18-10 - Lien of assessments.
Section 73-18-11 - State lands; public lands.
Section 73-18-12 - Land disposal contracts authorized.
Section 73-18-13 - Water applications.
Section 73-18-14 - Tolls and charges; advance payment; omitted property.
Section 73-18-15 - Distribution of water supply.
Section 73-18-16 - Use of district funds to pay contract indebtedness.
Section 73-18-18 - Cumulative rights and remedies.
Section 73-18-19 - Change in organization or boundaries of district.
Section 73-18-20 - Proceedings to determine validity.
Section 73-18-21 - Contracts validated.
Section 73-18-22 - Scope of act.
Section 73-18-24 - Designation of act.
Section 73-18-25 - Conservancy districts to which act applies.
Section 73-18-26 - Division of district into election precincts.
Section 73-18-27 - Calling of first election.
Section 73-18-27 - Elections. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-28 - Director-at-large and municipal director.
Section 73-18-29 - Conservancy district board; how constituted.
Section 73-18-30 - Qualifications of electors.
Section 73-18-32 - Voting rights.
Section 73-18-33 - Qualifications of directors.
Section 73-18-33 - Qualifications of directors. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-34 - Becoming a candidate for director.
Section 73-18-34 - Becoming a candidate for director. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-35 - Term of office for director.
Section 73-18-35 - Term of office for director. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-36 - Compensation of directors.
Section 73-18-37 - Notice of election. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-38 - Forms and regulations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 73-18-41 - Application of general election laws.
Section 73-18-41 - Application of Local Election Act. (Effective July 1, 2022.)