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NM Stat § 72-14-44 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 14 - Interstate Stream Commission; Protection of Interstate Streams|Section 72-14-44 - Interstate stream commission; groundwater appropriation; water rights purchase; water planning funding.

A. The interstate stream commission is authorized to appropriate groundwater or purchase water rights on behalf of any of the various regions of the state. B. Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting the condemnation of water rights or as determining, abridging or affecting in any way the water rights of Indian tribes. C. The interstate stream commission is authorized to make grants or loans of funds for the purpose of regional water planning. Prior to approval of any proposal by a region for planning funds under this section, the commission shall develop criteria for evaluating such proposals. These criteria at a minimum shall provide for: (1) identification of the region requesting planning funds and why it is hydrologically and politically an appropriate applicant; (2) use of an appropriate planning process including opportunities for participation by those Indian tribes located within the various regions of the state; (3) reasonable proposed costs and time tables for completion of the planning process; (4) appropriate provisions for notice, review and comment where applicable; (5) adequate review of potential conflict with laws relating to impact on existing water rights; (6) adequate review of water conservation and the effect on the public welfare; and (7) identification of sources other than the interstate stream commission for funding of the proposed regional planning process. D. A water planning region eligible for funding under this section is an area within the state that contains sufficient hydrological and political interests in common to make water planning feasible. The state as a whole shall not be considered a water planning region for purposes of this section. E. No entity shall be made a part of a proposal for planning funds under this section without its consent. F. No funds shall be granted under this act to any party or parties that are not within a water planning region. Whether a proposal for funding falls within a water planning region shall be determined on a case by case basis by the interstate stream commission after consultation with the state engineer and consideration of the following: (1) whether the source of water and the potential place of use of the water are located within the same hydrologic basin; and (2) if there is more than one party and the parties are requesting funds on a joint basis, whether the parties have demonstrated political and economic interests in common by entering into a binding intergovernmental agreement for carrying out the planning process. History: Laws 1987, ch. 182, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-1 - [Animas-La Plata Project Compact.]

The state of New Mexico does hereby ratify, approve and adopt the Animas-La Plata Project Compact, which is a [as] follows: ANIMAS-LA PLATA PROJECT COMPACT The state of Colorado and the state of New Mexico, in order to implement the operation of the Animas-La Plata federal reclamation project, Colorado-New Mexico, a proposed participating project under the Colorado River Storage Project Act (70 Stat. 105), and being moved by considerations of interstate comity, have resolved to conclude a compact for these purposes and have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I A. The right to store and divert water in Colorado and New Mexico from the La Plata and Animas river systems, including return flow to the La Plata river from Animas river diversions, for uses in New Mexico under the Animas-La Plata federal reclamation project shall be valid and of equal priority with those rights granted by degree [decree] of the Colorado state courts for the uses of water in Colorado for that project, providing such uses in New Mexico are within the allocation of water made to that state by Articles III and XIV of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact (63 Stat. 31). B. The restrictions of the last sentence of Section (a) of Article IX of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact shall not be construed to vitiate Paragraph A of this article. ARTICLE II This compact shall become binding and obligatory when it shall have been ratified by the legislatures of each of the signatory states. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 57, § 1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — Both P.L. 90-537, by which the congress of the United States approved this compact, and the Colorado River Storage Project Act (70 Stat. 105) appear as 43 U.S.C. 620 et seq. 63 Stat. 31 is codified as 43 U.S.C. 617l. Law reviews. — For article, "Native American Water Rights: Efficiency and Fairness," see 29 Nat. Resources J. 763 (1989). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waters § 310. Constitutionality, construction and application of compacts and statutes involving cooperation between states, 134 A.L.R. 1412. 93 C.J.S. Waters §§ 170, 183, 188.
NM Stat § 72-15-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-3 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governor of Texas and to the governor of Oklahoma and to the president of the United States, as provided in Article XI of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-3, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 4, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-4 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Texas and the legislature of the state of Oklahoma and consented to by the congress of the United States of America. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-4, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 4, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-15-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-6 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governors of each of the other signatory states and to the president of the United States, as provided in Article II (11) [Article XI] of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-6, enacted by Laws 1923, ch. 6, § 2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 72-15-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-7 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislatures of the other signatory states and by the congress of the United States. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-7, enacted by Laws 1923, ch. 6, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-15-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-8 - [Colorado River Compact; modified.]

That the provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI of the Colorado River Compact [72-15-5 NMSA 1978], making said compact effective when it shall have been approved by the legislature of each of the signatory states, are hereby waived and said compact shall become binding and obligatory upon the state of New Mexico and upon the other signatory states, which have ratified or may hereafter ratify it, whenever at least six of the signatory states shall have consented thereto and the congress of the United States shall have given its consent and approval, provided, however, that this act [72-15-8, 72-15-9 NMSA 1978] shall be of no force or effect until a similar act or resolution shall have been passed or adopted by the legislature [legislatures] of the states of California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-8, enacted by Laws 1925, ch. 78, § 1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 93 C.J.S. Waters §§ 170, 183, 188.
NM Stat § 72-15-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-9 - [Certified copies.]

That certified copies of this act [72-15-8, 72-15-9 NMSA 1978] be forwarded by the governor of the state of New Mexico to the president of the United States, the secretary of state of the United States, and the governors of the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-9, enacted by Laws 1925, ch. 78, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-11 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governor of Colorado as provided in Article IX of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-11, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 51, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-12 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Colorado and by the congress of the United States. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-12, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 51, § 3. ANNOTATIONSDate of ratification. — Costilla Creek Water Compact between New Mexico and Colorado, of which the supreme court takes notice, was duly entered into and ratified by the two states and approved by the congress of the United States on July 11, 1946. State ex rel. Reynolds v. W.S. Ranch Co., 1961-NMSC-061, 69 N.M. 169, 364 P.2d 1036.
NM Stat § 72-15-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-14 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of approval of the Amended Costilla Creek Compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governor of Colorado and to the president of the United States of America. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-14, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 256, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-15 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification, approval and adoption of the Amended Costilla Creek Compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall be likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Colorado and by the congress of the United States. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-15, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 256, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-15-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-17 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governor of Colorado, as provided in Article VII of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-17, enacted by Laws 1923, ch. 7, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-18 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Colorado and by the congress of the United States. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-18, enacted by Laws 1923, ch. 7, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-15-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-20 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governor of Texas and to the president of the United States as provided in Article XV of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-20, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 6, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-21 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Texas and consented to by the congress of the United States of America. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-21, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 6, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-15-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-22 - [Commissioner.]

The governor shall, within thirty days after this act [this section] becomes effective, appoint a commissioner who shall represent the state of New Mexico on the commission provided for by Article 5 of the Pecos River Compact [72-15-19 NMSA 1978] between the states of New Mexico and Texas. Such commissioner shall be charged with the administration of the provisions of said compact and shall have the power to discharge the duties prescribed by the terms of said compact. Such commissioner shall serve for a term of two years from and after the date of his appointment and until a successor, who shall serve for a like term, is appointed and qualified. Until otherwise provided by law, he shall receive a salary of $300.00 each month. He shall be allowed his actual expenses when travelling in the discharge of his duties. He shall have authority to meet and confer with the Texas member of the commission at such points within the states of New Mexico and Texas or elsewhere as the commission may see fit. He may make such investigations and appoint such engineering, legal and clerical aid as may be necessary to protect the state of New Mexico and to carry out and enforce the terms of said compact and may fix their salaries and necessary expenses. He may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incident to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the Pecos River Compact. Such commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of the state of New Mexico until the legislature shall have provided and appropriated money therefor. The salary of the commissioner and all expenses incurred by him in the performance of his official duties including the salaries and expenses of the commission employees shall be paid by the state treasurer on vouchers submitted by the commissioner out of moneys appropriated for such purposes by the legislature. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-22, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 128, § 1. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waterworks and Water Companies § 4. 94 C.J.S. Waters § 315.
NM Stat § 72-15-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-24 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of the approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governors of Colorado and Texas, as provided in Article XVIII [XVII] of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-24, enacted by Laws 1939, ch. 33, § 2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 72-15-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-25 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislature of the state of Colorado and by the legislature of the state of Texas and by the congress of the United States. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-25, enacted by Laws 1939, ch. 33, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-15-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-27 - [Notice of approval.]

Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of New Mexico to the governors of Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and to the president of the United States of America, as provided in Article XXI of said compact. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-27, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 5, § 2.
NM Stat § 72-15-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 15 - Interstate Compacts|Section 72-15-28 - [Ratification and approval.]

The ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislatures of the states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and approved by the congress of the United States of America. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-15-28, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 5, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-16-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 16 - Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control|Section 72-16-1 - Short title.

Chapter 72, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Arroyo Flood Control Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 311, § 1; 2018, ch. 79, § 101. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For municipalities, authority to protect against flood, see Chapter 3, Article 41 NMSA 1978. For flood control generally, see Chapter 4, Article 50 NMSA 1978. For applicability of conservancy districts act, see 73-14-2 NMSA 1978. The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, changed "This act" to "Chapter 72, Article 16 NMSA 1978". This act does not deprive owners of their property without due process of law, nor does it deny them the equal protection of the law. Albuquerque Metro. Arroyo Flood Control Auth. v. Swinburne, 1964-NMSC-206, 74 N.M. 487, 394 P.2d 998. Boundaries of flood control authority were not arbitrarily and capriciously fixed by the legislature nor does this act contravene the due process clause. Albuquerque Metro. Arroyo Flood Control Auth. v. Swinburne, 1964-NMSC-206, 74 N.M. 487, 394 P.2d 998. Fact some residents receive more benefit than others. — Under this section, the fact that there may be residents or property owners in some portions of the area who receive a greater benefit than others, or that some actually receive no benefit from the improvements and are in no apparent danger of damage from floods, cannot stand in the way of a general governmental policy declared by the legislature in the interest of the public welfare and benefit. Albuquerque Metro. Arroyo Flood Control Auth. v. Swinburne, 1964-NMSC-206, 74 N.M. 487, 394 P.2d 998. Law reviews. — For article, "Existing Legislation and Proposed Model Flood Plain Ordinance for New Mexico Municipalities," see 9 Nat. Resources J. 629 (1969). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 50 Am. Jur. 2d Levees and Flood Control §§ 1, 2.
NM Stat § 72-16-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 16 - Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control|Section 72-16-2 - Legislative declaration.

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination: A. that the organization of the authority hereby created having the purposes, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities and disabilities provided in this act [72-16-1 to 72-16-103 NMSA 1978] will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the state of New Mexico; B. that the acquisition, improvement, maintenance and operation of any project authorized in this act is in the public interest and constitutes a part of the established and permanent policy of the state; C. that the authority hereby organized shall be a body corporate and politic, a quasi-municipal corporation, and a political subdivision of the state; D. that the flood control system hereby authorized and directed to be acquired will be of special benefit to the property within the boundaries of the authority hereinafter organized and created; E. that the notice provided for in this act for each hearing and action to be taken is reasonably calculated to inform any person of interest in any proceedings hereunder which may directly and adversely affect his legally protected interests; F. that a general law cannot be made applicable to the designated flood control system and the provisions herein appertaining thereto because of a number of atypical and special conditions concerning them; G. that for the accomplishment of these purposes, the provisions of this act shall be broadly construed. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 311, § 2. ANNOTATIONSAct designed to benefit Albuquerque flood control authority. — The Arroyo Flood Control Act was designed to directly benefit only the land included within the Albuquerque flood control authority. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-90.
NM Stat § 72-16-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 16 - Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control|Section 72-16-3 - Decision of board or governing body final.

The action and decision of the board as to all matters passed upon by it in relation to any action, matter or thing provided herein shall be final and conclusive unless arbitrary, capricious or fraudulent. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 311, § 3.
NM Stat § 72-16-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 16 - Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control|Section 72-16-7 - Provision for remonstrances.

Within sixty days from the time this act goes into effect, a written, signed and acknowledged remonstrance against the acquiring of the flood control system provided for in Section 19 [72-16-19 NMSA 1978] herein may be filed with the board hereinafter created by the owners of property of the value of at least thirty percent of the value of the property herein provided to be taxed, based upon the assessed valuation of said property for general taxes for the year preceding the year of making such remonstrance. If there is real estate in the authority that has not been separately assessed by the taxing authorities, the board shall value such real estate for the purpose of such remonstrance on the same basis of valuation as other real estate similarly situated that has been separately assessed. The board shall, as soon as possible, examine such remonstrance, if made, and canvass and pass upon and determine its sufficiency, and its action thereon shall be final. If the petition is found to contain the names of the owners of property of fifty percent of the total valuation of said real estate in the authority and is found to be sufficient, then the flood control system herein provided for shall not be acquired; provided, that no action under the terms of this act [72-16-1 to 72-16-103 NMSA 1978] shall be delayed during the period of sixty days, except that no bonds shall be issued during said time. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 311, § 7. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 52A C.J.S. Levees and Flood Control § 18.