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N.M. Stat. § 27-15-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 15 / Section 27-15-3
§ 27-15-3. Community-based living; choice of options
Status: in_force

An elderly or disabled individual who is identified and assessed as eligible for community-based living shall be allowed to choose, from among all service options available, the type of service that best meets that individual's needs. The individual's medical assistance funds shall be made available for the individual for the service option the individual selects, not to exceed the cost of the service. The department shall apply for federal approval as necessary, and upon federal approval, implement this section under existing or future federal legislation.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-23-2 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 23 / Section 32A-23-2
§ 32A-23-2. Findings and purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

A. special needs are present among the state's population of three- and four-year-old children and those needs warrant the provision of early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs;

B. participation in quality early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten has a positive effect on children's intellectual, emotional, social and physical development; and

C. early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten will advance governmental interests and childhood development and readiness.
N.M. Stat. § 61-18A-20 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 18A / Section 61-18A-20
§ 61-18A-20. Temporary license
Status: in_force

For the purpose of winding up the affairs and discontinuance or sale of the business of a licensee, in the event of death of the licensed manager or dissolution of a partnership, the director shall, upon proper application, issue a temporary license to the personal representative or, to the nominee of the personal representative of the deceased or to a surviving partner in the case of the dissolution of a partnership. The application shall be in writing, subscribed and sworn to by the person to whom the temporary license is to be issued. The application shall be accompanied by the temporary license fee specified in the Collection Agency Regulatory Act. A temporary license shall be effective for a period of one year and shall not thereafter be renewed or continued.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7A / Section 9-7A-5
§ 9-7A-5. Secretary of environment; appointment
Status: in_force

A. The administrative head of the department is the “secretary of environment”, who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and shall serve in the executive cabinet.

B. The secretary shall serve and have all the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting his appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7B / Section 25-7B-5
§ 25-7B-5. Department; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The department is authorized and has the duty to execute any provisions of the Dairy Establishment Sanitation Act delegated to it under that act and specifically is directed to administer and enforce the provisions of regulations adopted pursuant to that act.

B. The director may appoint an advisory council composed of dairy experts to assist in carrying out the objectives of the Dairy Establishment Sanitation Act.
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-29 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-29
§ 73-9-29. Contracts for construction of works; advertisement; bids; contractor's bond; supervision by engineer
Status: in_force

After adopting a plan for the construction of canals, reservoirs and works, the board of directors shall give notice, by publication thereof, not less than twenty days in a newspaper published in each of the counties into which any such irrigation district extends, provided a newspaper is published therein, and in such other newspapers as they may deem advisable, calling for bids for the construction of said work or any portion thereof; if less than the whole work is advertised, then the portion so advertised must be particularly described in such notice; said notice shall set forth that plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the board, and that the board will receive sealed proposals therefor and that the contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder, stating the time and the place for opening the proposals, which at said time and place shall be opened in public, and as soon as convenient thereafter the board shall let said work, either in portions or as a whole, to the lowest responsible bidder, or they may reject any or all bids and readvertise for proposals or may proceed to construct the work under their own superintendence.

Contracts for the purchase of material shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The person or persons to whom a contract may be awarded shall enter into a bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the board, payable to said district for its use, for not less than ten percent of the amount of the contract price, conditioned for the faithful performance of said contract. The work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer in charge subject to the approval of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 4-25-3 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 25 / Section 4-25-3
§ 4-25-3. Funds, credits and taxes
Status: in_force

All funds, monies, rights, credits, licenses and taxes which belong to or were to be paid to the county of San Miguel shall be and become the property of the county of Jefferson hereby created, and all such monies and taxes shall be paid to the proper official of Jefferson county; and any valid and existing indebtedness, liability or obligation of the county of San Miguel shall be and become an indebtedness, liability or obligation of the said county of Jefferson.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-21
§ 12-5-21. Dolores huerta day
Status: in_force

April 10 of each year shall be set apart and known as “Dolores Huerta Day”, in recognition of the contributions made by labor activist Dolores Huerta, who was born in Dawson, New Mexico, in her work to improve social and economic conditions for farm workers. Dolores Huerta Day is designated for the people of New Mexico to organize as a community and undertake efforts and expressions in harmony with the general character of the day.
N.M. Stat. § 4-49-13 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 49 / Section 4-49-13
§ 4-49-13. Stream on county boundary; bridge bonds
Status: in_force

When any two counties are separated by a stream of water, and it is desired to bridge such stream, such counties may join in the construction of the same, and the county commissioners of the aforesaid counties shall determine the proportionate share of bonds to be issued by each, and each county shall bear its proportionate share and expense of cost of constructing and maintaining said bridge, and if the same be a toll bridge, shall receive a proportionate share of tolls collected therefrom: provided, that each county shall vote separately on the issue of the bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 4-59-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 59 / Section 4-59-5
§ 4-59-5. Bonds issued to finance projects
Status: in_force

A. Bonds issued by a county under authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act shall not be the general obligation of the county within the meaning of Article 9, Sections 10 and 13 of the constitution of New Mexico . The bonds shall be payable solely out of the revenue derived from the projects for which the bonds are issued. Bonds and interest coupons, if any, issued under authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act shall never constitute an indebtedness of the county within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation and shall never constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the county or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond.

B. The bonds may be executed and delivered at any time, and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations, may be of such tenor, may be in registered or bearer form either as to principal or interest or both, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their date, may be payable at such place or places, may bear interest at such rate payable at such place or places and evidenced in such manner and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this section, all as shall be provided in the ordinance and proceedings of the commission under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued.

C. The bonds issued under the authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the commission to be most advantageous, and the county may pay all expenses, attorney, engineering and architects' fees, premiums and commissions that the commission may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds.

D. The bonds issued under the authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act and all applicable interest coupons shall be construed to be negotiable.

E. A bond shall not be issued by a class A county to finance a project unless an employer of the project that is valued at eight million dollars ($8,000,000) or more:

(1) offers to its employees and their dependents health insurance coverage that is in compliance with the New Mexico Insurance Code; and

(2) contributes not less than fifty percent of the premium for the health insurance for those employees who choose to enroll; provided that the fifty percent employer contribution shall not be a requirement for the dependent coverage that is offered.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-7.4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-7.4
§ 7-2-7.4. 2020 Income tax rebate
Status: in_force

A. A resident who is not a dependent of another individual and has received a working families tax credit for which the taxpayer was eligible to claim against the resident's income tax liability for taxable year 2020 may be eligible for a tax rebate of six hundred dollars ($600); provided that the resident had the following adjusted gross income for taxable year 2020:

(1) for single individuals, an adjusted gross income of thirty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($31,200) or less; and

(2) for heads of household, surviving spouses and married individuals filing joint returns, an adjusted gross income of thirty-nine thousand dollars ($39,000) or less.

B. The rebate provided by this section may be deducted from the taxpayer's New Mexico income tax liability.

C. If the amount of rebate exceeds the taxpayer's income tax liability, the excess shall be refunded to the taxpayer.

D. The department may require a taxpayer to claim the rebate provided by this section on forms and in a manner required by the department.

E. The rebate provided by this section shall not be allowed after June 30, 2022.
N.M. Stat. § 58-30-3 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 30 / Section 58-30-3
§ 58-30-3. Individual development accounts
Status: in_force

An individual development account may be established for an eligible individual as part of an individual development account program if the written instrument creating the account sets forth the following:

A. the account owner is an eligible individual according to program requirements at the time the account is established;

B. the individual development account is established and maintained in an authorized financial institution;

C. deposits to an individual development account shall be made in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to the Individual Development Account Act;

D. withdrawals from an individual development account shall only be made in accordance with the Individual Development Account Act for allowable uses;

E. the matching amount that will be deposited in the reserve account for each dollar deposited by the account owner in the individual development account; and

F. the financial institution in which an individual development account is held shall not be liable for withdrawals made for uses other than allowable uses.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-32 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-32
§ 30-16-32. Fraudulent signing of credit cards or sales slips or agreements
Status: in_force

Any person, other than a cardholder, or a person authorized by him, who, with intent to defraud, signs the name of another, or of a fictitious person, to a credit card or to a sales slip or agreement is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-27
§ 3-18-27. Trees and shrubs
Status: in_force

A municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the planting, transplanting, growing, trimming, pruning, preservation and protection of trees, shrubs and vines or create a commission for the purpose of such regulation.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-18
§ 19-8-18. Term of leases
Status: in_force

All leases issued under the provisions of Sections 19-8-14 through 19-8-33 NMSA 1978 shall be for a primary term of three years and as long thereafter as any mineral or minerals in paying quantities be produced or mined from the lands, subject to the continued payment of annual rentals.

If lessee shall fail to discover and produce minerals in paying quantities during the primary term of the lease, the lessee may continue the lease in full force and effect for an additional or secondary term of two years and as long thereafter as any mineral or minerals in paying quantities be produced or mined from the leased land, by paying each year in advance ten times the rental provided in the primary term.

Provided, however, if the lessee shall fail to discover and produce minerals in paying quantities during the secondary term of the lease, the lessee of record or the record owner of an approved assignment may continue the lease, as to the portion held by him, in full force and effect for an additional or tertiary term of five years and so long thereafter as any mineral or minerals in paying quantities by [be] produced or mined from the leased land, by paying each year in advance three dollars ($3.00) per acre per year as rental.

If the lessee shall fail to discover and produce minerals in paying quantities during the tertiary term of the lease, the lessee of record or the record owner of an approved assignment may continue the lease, as to the portion held by him, in full force and effect for an additional or quaternary term of five years and so long thereafter as any mineral or minerals in paying quantities be produced or mined from the leased land, by paying each year in advance of the lease anniversary date ten dollars ($10.00) per acre per year as rental, plus a sum as advance royalty computed as follows:

for the 11th year, ten dollars ($10.00) per acre per year;

for the 12th year, twenty dollars ($20.00) per acre per year;

for the 13th year, thirty dollars ($30.00) per acre per year;

for the 14th year, forty dollars ($40.00) per acre per year; and

for the 15th year, fifty dollars ($50.00) per acre per year. Provided, however, upon the commencing of the production of minerals in paying quantities, the principal sum so paid as advance royalty for the lease year in which the mineral is produced and the advance royalty paid for the two previous years shall be credited against the royalty payable hereunder to the lessor.
N.M. Stat. § 68-4-5 — NM Code / Chapter 68 / Article 4 / Section 68-4-5
§ 68-4-5. Use of forest and watershed restoration fund; project evaluation and prioritization
Status: in_force

A. Money in the forest land protection revolving fund may be used to administer and carry out the purposes of the Forest and Watershed Restoration Act and to fund projects authorized by the division on any lands in the state for:

(1) on-the-ground restoration treatments;

(2) project planning;

(3) economic development programs to advance the use of small-diameter trees and wood biomass removed for hazardous fuel reduction and forest and watershed restoration; or

(4) workforce development for wood utilization projects.

B. A project is eligible for funding if the project is for a public benefit and:

(1) is part of a current state forest and watershed health plan or forest action plan, a community wildfire protection plan, other comprehensive forest and watershed treatment plan or wildlife conservation or habitat improvement plan approved by the board;

(2) incorporates actions recommended by current plans or, where new plans are developed, seeks to integrate forest, fire and water management with community and economic development plans;

(3) protects watersheds that are the source of drinking or irrigation water;

(4) targets an area at high risk of catastrophic wildfire; or

(5) has obtained all requisite state and federal permits and authorizations necessary to initiate the project, if the project is other than a planning project.

C. A project that is eligible for funding in accordance with Subsection B of this section shall be given priority for funding by the division if the project:

(1) leverages federal, state, local, tribal or private sources and, if available, support from other public or private water, forest, fire, wildlife habitat or economic development programs;

(2) is in an area:

(a) with a wood supply that can be used as biomass for energy production;

(b) where small-diameter trees may be put to commercial use; or

(c) where traditional forest products may be produced;

(3) is clustered around priority areas that are able to supply a useful amount of wood products for industry; or

(4) creates incentives to increase investment by federal, state, local, tribal or private entities, including investment by downstream water users to manage forested headwaters and water sources.

D. Beginning July 1, 2019, sponsors may apply to the division for project funding.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-92 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-92
§ 10-11-92. Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; applicability
Status: in_force

Municipal fire member coverage plan 2 is applicable to municipal fire members whose affiliated public employer has adopted municipal fire member coverage plan 2 for its municipal fire members. The affiliated public employer shall certify this adoption to the retirement board in the form prescribed by the retirement board.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-5 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-5
§ 73-21-5. Organization of district
Status: in_force

Subject to the procedures set forth in the Special District Procedures Act, where applicable, the district court sitting in and for any county in this state may establish districts which may be entirely within or partly within and partly without the judicial district in which the court is located; provided, any part or parcels of the district lying in two or more counties shall be contiguous with one another.
N.M. Stat. § 29-11A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 11A / Section 29-11A-2
§ 29-11A-2. Findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) sex offenders pose a significant risk of recidivism; and

(2) the efforts of law enforcement agencies to protect their communities from sex offenders are impaired by the lack of information available concerning convicted sex offenders who live within the agencies' jurisdictions.

B. The purpose of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is to assist law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by:

(1) requiring sex offenders who are residents of New Mexico to register with the county sheriff of the county in which the sex offender resides;

(2) requiring sex offenders who are residents in other states, but who are employed in New Mexico or who attend school in New Mexico, to register with the county sheriff of the county in which the sex offender works or attends school;

(3) requiring the establishment of a central registry for sex offenders; and

(4) providing public access to information regarding certain registered sex offenders.
N.M. Stat. § 7-19D-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 19D / Section 7-19D-16
§ 7-19D-16. Municipal higher education facilities gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A. The majority of the members of the governing body of an eligible municipality may impose by ordinance an excise tax at a rate not to exceed one-fourth of one percent of the gross receipts of a person engaging in business in the municipality for the privilege of engaging in business. The tax may be imposed in increments of one-sixteenth of one percent not to exceed an aggregate rate of one-fourth of one percent. The tax shall be imposed for a period of not more than twenty years from the effective date of the ordinance imposing the tax.

B. The tax imposed pursuant to this section may be referred to as the “municipal higher education facilities gross receipts tax”.

C. The governing body, at the time of enacting an ordinance imposing a rate of tax authorized in Subsection A of this section, shall dedicate the revenue only for:

(1) acquisition, construction, renovation or improvement of facilities of a four-year post-secondary public educational institution located in the municipality and acquisition of or improvements to land for those facilities; or

(2) payment of municipal higher education facilities gross receipts tax revenue bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 31 NMSA 1978 .

D. An ordinance imposing any increment of the municipal higher education facilities gross receipts tax shall not go into effect until after an election is held and a majority of the voters of the municipality voting in the election votes in favor of imposing the tax. The governing body shall adopt a resolution calling for an election on the question of imposing the tax at the next regular municipal election. The question shall be submitted to the voters of the municipality as a separate question. If a majority of the voters voting on the question approves the ordinance imposing the municipal higher education facilities gross receipts tax, the ordinance shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act. If the question of imposing the municipal higher education facilities gross receipts tax fails, the governing body shall not again propose the imposition of any increment of the tax for a period of one year from the date of the election.

E. For the purposes of this section, “ eligible municipality ” means a municipality that has a population greater than fifty thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census and that is located in a class B county having a net taxable value for rate-setting purposes for the 2006 property tax year or any subsequent year of more than two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000).