A. The "eastern New Mexico water utility authority" is created coextensive with the boundaries of Curry and Roosevelt counties and the territory physically occupied by the water facilities of the authority to plan, design, develop, purchase, acquire, own, operate, establish, construct and maintain the eastern New Mexico rural water system pipelines and wa terworks to supply water for domestic, commercial, non-irrigated agricultural and industrial purposes by any available means to persons within and without the boundaries of the authority.
B. The eastern New Mexico water utility authority is created for the benefit of the four members of the eastern New Mexico rural water authority, including the city of Clovis, the city of Portales, the city of Texico and the town of Elida.
History: Laws 2010, ch. 39, § 4; 2020, ch. 60, § 1.
The 2020 amendment, effective May 20, 2020, removed Curry county, the village of Melrose and the village of Grady from the membership of the eastern New Mexico water utility authority; and in Subsection B, after "benefit of the", deleted "seven" and added "four", and after "including", deleted "Curry county", after "city of Texico", deleted "the town of Melrose" and added "and", and after "Elida", deleted "and the village of Grady".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 73 - Special Districts
Article 27 - Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority
Section 73-27-1 - Short title.
Section 73-27-2 - Findings and purpose.
Section 73-27-3 - Definitions.
Section 73-27-4 - Eastern New Mexico water utility authority; created.
Section 73-27-5 - Board; appointment; terms.
Section 73-27-6 - Board; powers; duties.
Section 73-27-7 - Authority; powers.
Section 73-27-10 - Use of proceeds of revenue bond issue.
Section 73-27-11 - Revenue bonds; terms.
Section 73-27-12 - Exemption from taxation.
Section 73-27-13 - Resolution authorizing revenue bonds.
Section 73-27-14 - Revenue bonds not general obligations; authentication.
Section 73-27-16 - Bonds; refunding authorization.
Section 73-27-17 - Refunding bonds; terms.
Section 73-27-18 - Refunding bonds; escrow.
Section 73-27-19 - Public regulation commission and state engineer jurisdiction.