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N.M. Stat. § 74-6-12 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 6 / Section 74-6-12
§ 74-6-12. Limitations
Status: in_force

A. The Water Quality Act does not grant to the commission or to any other entity the power to take away or modify the property rights in water, nor is it the intention of the Water Quality Act to take away or modify such rights.

B. The Water Quality Act does not apply to any activity or condition subject to the authority of the environmental improvement board pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Act, the Ground Water Protection Act or the Solid Waste Act except to abate water pollution or to control the disposal or use of septage and sludge.

C. The Water Quality Act does not authorize the commission to adopt any regulation with respect to any condition or quality of water if the water pollution and its effects are confined entirely within the boundaries of property within which the water pollution occurs when the water does not combine with other waters.

D. The Water Quality Act does not grant to the commission any jurisdiction or authority affecting the relation between employers and employees with respect to or arising out of any condition of water quality.

E. The Water Quality Act does not supersede or limit the applicability of any law relating to industrial health, safety or sanitation.

F. Except as required by federal law, in the adoption of regulations and water quality standards and in an action for enforcement of the Water Quality Act and regulations adopted pursuant to that act, reasonable degradation of water quality resulting from beneficial use shall be allowed. Such degradation shall not result in impairment of water quality to the extent that water quality standards are exceeded.

G. The Water Quality Act does not apply to any activity or condition subject to the authority of the oil conservation commission pursuant to provisions of the Oil and Gas Act, Section 70-2-12 NMSA 1978 and other laws conferring power on the oil conservation commission to prevent or abate water pollution.

H. When changes in dissolved oxygen, temperature, dissolved solids, sediment or turbidity in a water of the state is attributable to natural causes or to the reasonable operation of irrigation and flood control facilities that are not subject to federal or state water pollution control permitting, numerical standards for temperature, dissolved solids content, dissolved oxygen, sediment or turbidity adopted under the Water Quality Act do not apply. “ Reasonable operation ”, as used in this subsection, shall be defined by regulation of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21C-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21C / Section 6-21C-4
§ 6-21C-4. New Mexico finance authority shall issue building bonds; appropriation of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. The New Mexico finance authority is authorized to issue and sell revenue bonds, known as “state office building tax revenue bonds”, payable solely from the state building bonding fund, in compliance with the State Building Bonding Act for the purpose of acquiring state office buildings and related facilities and other critical state facilities within the master planning jurisdiction of the capitol buildings planning commission when the acquisition has been reviewed by the capitol buildings planning commission and has been authorized by legislative act and the director of the facilities management division of the general services department has certified the need for the issuance of the bonds; provided that the total amount of state office building tax revenue bonds outstanding at any one time shall not exceed one hundred fifteen million dollars ($115,000,000).

B. The net proceeds from the building bonds are appropriated to the facilities management division of the general services department for the purpose of acquiring state office buildings and related facilities and other critical state facilities within the master planning jurisdiction of the capitol buildings planning commission, the acquisition of which shall be consistent with the State Building Bonding Act and the authorizing legislation.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3-26 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3 / Section 61-3-26
§ 61-3-26. Schools of nursing; standards; approval
Status: in_force

A. An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare registered or licensed practical nurses shall apply to the board for approval and submit evidence that:

(1) it is prepared to carry out a program in professional nursing education or a program in licensed practical nursing education, as the case may be; and

(2) it is prepared to meet such standards as are established by the board.

B. A survey of the institution with which the school is to be affiliated shall be made by a member of the board or an authorized employee of the board who shall submit a written report of the survey to the board. If, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for approval are met, a certificate of approval shall be issued.

C. From time to time, as deemed necessary by the board, it is the duty of the board, through a board member or an authorized employee, to survey all schools of nursing in this state.

D. For the purpose of evaluating the educational qualifications for licensure of a candidate as either a registered or licensed practical nurse under Subsection B of either Section 61-3-13 or 61-3-18 NMSA 1978 , the board shall set standards comparable to the minimum standards applicable in this state for recognition of schools of nursing in other jurisdictions.
N.M. Stat. § 3-52-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 52 / Section 3-52-8
§ 3-52-8. Sale of bonds
Status: in_force

A. Bonds may be sold at either public or private sale; provided that no such bonds may be sold at any price which does not result in an actual net interest cost to maturity, computed on the basis of standard tables of bond values, in excess of six percent.

B. If any municipal officer whose signature appears on any bond ceases to be an officer before delivery of the bonds, the signature is valid for all purposes as if the officer had remained in office until delivery.

C. All bonds are fully negotiable.
N.M. Stat. § 10-2-11 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 10-2-11
§ 10-2-11. Recording fees; payment by officer
Status: in_force

The county clerk of each of the several counties shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for filing and recording each bond of a county officer, and one dollar [($1.00)] for filing and recording each bond of a precinct officer; the fees for such filing and record to be paid by the officer filing the same, at the time of such filing.
N.M. Stat. § 6-34-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 34 / Section 6-34-11
§ 6-34-11. Opportunity enterprise loans; terms; repayment
Status: in_force

A. The authority shall receive and review applications for opportunity enterprise loans. The authority may make loans to opportunity enterprise partners if:

(1) funding is available;

(2) the opportunity enterprise partner meets credit and identification criteria, as determined by the authority;

(3) the opportunity enterprise partner certifies that the proceeds of the loan will be used for an enterprise development project; and

(4) the opportunity enterprise partner meets any other requirement for an opportunity enterprise loan.

B. The opportunity enterprise partner shall provide the authority with ongoing information requested by the authority.

C. Opportunity enterprise loans shall be made for loan periods of no less than fifteen years and no more than thirty years, as determined by the authority. The loans shall bear an annual interest rate of no less than zero percent.

D. Beginning no later than the third anniversary of the funding date of the loan, payment on the outstanding principal of the loan shall be due on a schedule determined by the authority for the remainder of the loan period.

E. Receipts from the repayment of opportunity enterprise loans shall be deposited in the fund.

F. No provision in an opportunity enterprise loan or the evidence of indebtedness of the loan shall include a penalty or premium for prepayment of the balance of the indebtedness.

G. The authority may provide a guarantee to a federally insured financial institution on behalf of a person who would otherwise be eligible as an opportunity enterprise partner; provided that the proceeds of any guaranteed loan are used for an enterprise development project. A guarantee pursuant to this subsection shall be provided subject to terms approved by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 7-11-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 11 / Section 7-11-2
§ 7-11-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Railroad Car Company Tax Act:

A. “department” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

B. “gross earnings” means the total income received from all sources by an organization from the use or operation of railway cars within the state;

C. “organization” means every foreign or domestic car or car line company, every foreign or domestic joint-stock company, every foreign or domestic mercantile company, every foreign or domestic corporation of any other class, every foreign organization classed as a New England, Massachusetts or business trust, every association for profit, every partnership and every individual who owns one or more railway cars other than a railroad company operating its own or leased lines; and

D. “railway car” means any passenger, sleeping, parlor, refrigerator, tank, observation, dining, freight or coal car.
N.M. Stat. § 58-18-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18 / Section 58-18-14.1
§ 58-18-14.1. Project mortgage loans; enforcement of agreement
Status: in_force

A. Compliance by any mortgage lender with the terms of its agreement with or undertaking to the authority with respect to the making of any project mortgage loans to sponsors may be enforced by decree of any court of competent jurisdiction. The authority shall require as a condition of purchasing project mortgage loans from or making a loan to any national banking or federal savings and loan association the consent of the association to the jurisdiction of courts of the state over any such proceeding. The authority shall also require as a condition of the authority's purchasing project mortgage loans from or making a loan to any mortgage lender agreement by the mortgage lender to the payment of penalties to the authority for violation by the mortgage lender of its undertakings to the authority.

B. Each mortgage lender shall be liable to the authority for any damages suffered by the authority by reason of the untruth of any representation or the breach of any warranty, and, in the event that any representation proves to be untrue when made or in the event of any breach of warranty, the mortgage lender shall, at the option of the authority:

(1) repurchase the project mortgage loan for the original purchase price adjusted for amounts subsequently paid thereon, as the authority may determine; or

(2) repay the then unpaid principal balance of the loan, together with interest accrued thereon and the penalties owed pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-9
§ 9-25-9. Additional duties
Status: in_force

Consistent with constitutional provisions relating to the control and management of the educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico , the department shall:

A. cooperate with colleges and universities to create a statewide public agenda to meet higher education needs and goals;

B. periodically study and report to the governor and the legislative finance committee on enrollment capacity needs over a ten-year period, based on state demographic models, academic program demands, institutional competencies and infrastructure, state workforce needs, economic development goals and other factors; and

C. by November 1 of each year, present to the legislature a comprehensive funding request and a legislative priorities list for all higher education. The funding request and priorities shall encompass the needs of all public post-secondary educational institutions and programs.
N.M. Stat. § 7-15A-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 15A / Section 7-15A-5
§ 7-15A-5. Exemption from tax
Status: in_force

Exempted from imposition of the weight distance tax is the use of the highways of this state by:

A. school buses;

B. buses used exclusively for the transportation of agricultural laborers;

C. buses operated by religious or nonprofit charitable organizations; and

D. commercial motor carrier vehicles as defined in Subsection B of Section 7-15-2.1 NMSA 1978 while operating exclusively within ten miles of a border with Mexico in conjunction with crossing the border with Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 9-11-12.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 11 / Section 9-11-12.2
§ 9-11-12.2. Cooperative agreements with Navajo Nation
Status: in_force

A. The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the Navajo Nation for the exchange of information and the reciprocal, joint or common enforcement, administration, collection, remittance and audit of tax revenues of the party jurisdictions.

B. Money collected by the department on behalf of the Navajo Nation in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to this section is not money of this state and shall be collected and disbursed in accordance with the terms of the agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

C. The secretary is empowered to promulgate such rules and to establish such procedures as the secretary deems appropriate for the collection and disbursement of funds due the Navajo Nation and for the receipt of money collected by the Navajo Nation for the account of this state under the terms of a cooperative agreement entered into under the authority of this section, including procedures for identification of taxpayers or transactions that are subject only to the taxing authority of the Navajo Nation, taxpayers or transactions that are subject only to the taxing authority of this state and taxpayers or transactions that are subject to the taxing authority of both party jurisdictions.

D. Nothing in an agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed as authorizing this state or the Navajo Nation to tax persons or transactions that federal law prohibits that government from taxing, or as authorizing a state or tribal court to assert jurisdiction over persons who are not otherwise subject to that court's jurisdiction or as affecting any issue of the respective civil or criminal jurisdictions of this state or the Navajo Nation. Nothing in an agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed as an assertion or an admission by either this state or the Navajo Nation that the taxes of one have precedence over the taxes of the other when the person or transaction is subject to the taxing authority of both governments. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed solely as an agreement between the two party governments and shall not alter or affect the government-to-government relations between this state and any other Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.
N.M. Stat. § 1-11-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1-11-11
§ 1-11-11. Election supplies; voting machines; delivery
Status: in_force

A. Voting machines shall be delivered to the assigned precinct polling place at least three days before the polls are required to be opened. The election supplies and the keys of voting machines shall be delivered to the presiding judge at least one hour before the polls are required to be opened.

B. The county clerk of any county shall certify to the secretary of state on forms provided by the secretary of state, that he has inspected each voting machine after delivery but before the date of the election and has found each machine to have been correctly labeled, that there has been no obvious external damage in delivery and that each machine has been delivered to the proper polling place in each precinct.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-7.2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-7.2
§ 1-1-7.2. Petitions; nominations; signatures to be counted
Status: in_force

A. A person who signs a nominating petition shall sign only one petition for the same office unless more than one candidate is to be elected to that office, and in that case, a person may sign not more than the number of nominating petitions equal to the number of candidates to be elected to the office.

B. A person who signs a nominating petition shall indicate the person's registration address. If the person does not have a standard street address, the person may provide the mailing address as shown on the person's certificate of registration.

C. A signature shall be counted on a nominating petition unless there is evidence presented that the petition does not provide the information required by the nominating petition for each person signing or the person signing:

(1) is not a voter of the state, district, county or area to be represented by the office for which the person seeking the nomination is a candidate;

(2) has signed more than one petition for the same office, except as provided in Subsection A of this section, and if the person has signed more than one petition for the same office and in the same election cycle, none of the challenged signatures from that person shall count toward the total number of signatures required for any candidate for that office;

(3) has signed one petition more than once, in which case only one signature from that person shall count toward the total number of signatures required for that candidate for office;

(4) in a primary election, is not of the same political party as the candidate named in the nominating petition as shown by the signer's certificate of registration; or

(5) is not the person whose name appears on the nominating petition.

D. The procedures set forth in this section shall be used to validate signatures on any petition required by the Election Code, except that Paragraph (4) of Subsection C of this section shall not apply to petitions filed by unaffiliated candidates or petitions filed by candidates of minor political parties.

E. No later than January 1, 2024, the secretary of state shall implement a secure internet application, in addition to the paper circulation process, to gather electronic signatures in accordance with rules developed by the secretary of state. The secure internet application shall provide for the ability to verify that a person signing the petition is a registered voter and is eligible to sign the petition for a particular candidate.
N.M. Stat. § 49-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 5 / Section 49-5-8
§ 49-5-8. General powers of board
Status: in_force

That said board of trustees shall have the following powers:

A. to control and manage the land grant and prescribe rules and regulations for the administration thereof; to prohibit all trespasses and depredations upon the unallotted and unappropriated lands within the grant; to institute actions of ejectment to recover the possession of any such unallotted and unappropriated lands and any other action or suit that may be necessary and proper in the exercise of the powers herein conferred;

B. to sell, convey, lease, mortgage or otherwise dispose of, under such rules and regulations as the board shall adopt for the purpose, the unallotted and unappropriated lands within the grant; but no such sale, conveyance or mortgaging of any such lands, or lease thereof for a longer period than five years, shall be made until such lands shall have first been appraised by at least two disinterested inhabitants of the grant, to be appointed by the judge of the district court for the county, nor for a sum less than two-thirds of the appraised value;

C. to recognize and confirm by deed of conveyance all bona fide adverse holdings of real estate within the grant: provided, however, that if any such board shall fail or refuse to make such conveyance upon demand the person aggrieved shall have the right to file a bill of complaint in the district court for the county, praying that such board may be compelled to confirm and convey to him and his heirs and assigns the lands described in the bill of complaint. If, upon the hearing of such cause, it shall appear that such person is entitled, under the laws, usages and customs of Spain, Mexico, the state of New Mexico or the United States, to such land, a decree shall be entered in such cause requiring such board of trustees to confirm and convey to him, and his heirs and assigns, the lands aforesaid: provided, however, that no part of the costs of such suit or proceedings shall be taxed to the board of trustees or paid by such board.

Any conveyance made in pursuance of the provisions of this article shall operate to conclude all persons claiming by, through or under the original title upon which the owners of such grant base their claim thereto the lands described in such conveyance. The words “owner” or “owners,” wherever the same occur in this article, shall be construed to mean the members of the colony or community to which said grant was originally made, or their successors in interest, including all persons residing within the limits of the grant who shall have been in occupancy and adverse possession of any part or portion of such grant for a period of two years or more next preceding February 23, 1905;

D. to have a common seal;

E. to adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the carrying out of the powers conferred in this article.
N.M. Stat. § 3-39-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 39 / Section 3-39-2
§ 3-39-2. Purpose of law
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Municipal Airport Law is to enable municipalities to acquire and operate municipal airport facilities for the convenience of the public, to promote aviation facilities of all types and to promote the economy of the area by making air transportation available.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23G-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23G / Section 59A-23G-5
§ 59A-23G-5. Rates; medical loss ratios
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall adopt and promulgate rules to establish standards for rates, including medical loss ratios, of short-term plans and excepted benefits plans. Rules relating to rates shall be based on generally recognized and current actuarial standards.