New Mexico Statutes
Article 21 - Water and Sanitation Districts
Section 73-21-43 - Validation; existing districts.

All districts previously created under the provisions of the Water and Sanitation District Act and all proceedings previously taken by the districts, including any elections that may have been held in the districts on the question of the issuance of bonds and that have carried, are validated, ratified and confirmed. Where district bonds have been previously approved by the voters but not yet issued, the bonds may be issued under the provisions of the Water and Sanitation District Act, and where the bonds are to be general obligations of the issuing district, the bonds shall be payable from taxes to be levied on all taxable property in the district as required by the Water and Sanitation District Act. All bonds approved by the voters and to be issued shall, when issued, constitute valid obligations of the districts in accordance with their terms.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-18-40, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 261, § 8; 1978 Comp., § 73-21-43; 2009, ch. 241, § 12.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, deleted the former second sentence, which provided that property in districts was taxable for payment of bonds.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 94 C.J.S. Waters § 243.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 73 - Special Districts

Article 21 - Water and Sanitation Districts

Section 73-21-1 - [Declaration of purpose.]

Section 73-21-2 - Short title.

Section 73-21-3 - Purpose of water and sanitation districts.

Section 73-21-4 - Definitions.

Section 73-21-5 - Organization of district.

Section 73-21-6 - Petition.

Section 73-21-7 - Bond of petitioners.

Section 73-21-8 - Notice of hearing on petition.

Section 73-21-9 - Hearing on petitions; election for organization and officers.

Section 73-21-10 - Filing decree.

Section 73-21-11 - [Board of directors; qualification; bond.]

Section 73-21-12 - Organization of board; meetings; vacancies; election of officers[; removal of directors].

Section 73-21-13 - Meetings.

Section 73-21-14 - Elections.

Section 73-21-15 - Board increase; appointed members.

Section 73-21-15.1 - Appointment of first board.

Section 73-21-16 - General powers.

Section 73-21-17 - Taxes.

Section 73-21-18 - Levy and collection of taxes.

Section 73-21-19 - Levies to cover defaults and deficiencies.

Section 73-21-20 - Officers levy and collect taxes.

Section 73-21-21 - Sale for delinquencies; purchase by district.

Section 73-21-22 - Sinking fund.

Section 73-21-23 - Inclusion [of additional property].

Section 73-21-24 - Exclusion [from district].

Section 73-21-25 - Liability of property included or excluded.

Section 73-21-26 - Bonds; interest; form.

Section 73-21-27 - Community Service District Act provisions apply.

Section 73-21-28 - Board resolution; indebtedness; election.

Section 73-21-29 - Repealed.

Section 73-21-30 - Repealed.

Section 73-21-31 - Effect of election; subsequent elections.

Section 73-21-32 - Correction of faulty notices.

Section 73-21-33 - Early hearings.

Section 73-21-34 - Liberal construction.

Section 73-21-35 - Character of act.

Section 73-21-36 - Acquisition, construction or improvement of systems; joint revenue bonds.

Section 73-21-37 - Interest; maturity; form; method of sale.

Section 73-21-38 - Revenue bond issuance.

Section 73-21-39 - Bonds collectible from operating revenues.

Section 73-21-40 - Rates; bondholders' remedy and taxpayer elector.

Section 73-21-41 - Restricted use of bond funds.

Section 73-21-42 - Violations; penalties.

Section 73-21-43 - Validation; existing districts.

Section 73-21-44 - Sale of system; escrow of proceeds.

Section 73-21-45 - Refunding bonds.

Section 73-21-46 - Limitations upon issuance.

Section 73-21-47 - Proceeds of refunding bonds.

Section 73-21-48 - Refunding bonds; detail; form.

Section 73-21-49 - Combination of issues.

Section 73-21-50 - Tax levy for general obligation refunding bonds.

Section 73-21-51 - Applicability of other bond provisions.

Section 73-21-52 - Duties of local government division.

Section 73-21-53 - Use of bond proceeds restricted.

Section 73-21-54 - Board's determination final.

Section 73-21-55 - Districts not subject to utility laws; option to submit to regulation.