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NM Stat § 71-10-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 10 - Electric Generating Facility Economic District|Section 71-10-5 - Authority; powers; duties.

A. An authority is a political subdivision of the state that may, in accordance with law and to effectuate the purposes of the district it governs:(1) have perpetual existence;(2) sue and be sued;(3) adopt bylaws, policies and procedures;(4) employ a director, who may employ staff as necessary to administer the authority;(5) fix the time and place of meetings and the method of providing notice of the meetings; (6) make and pass orders and resolutions necessary for governing and managing the authority and executing the powers of the authority;(7) adopt and use a seal;(8) create and define the duties of advisory committees;(9) enter into contracts and agreements;(10) borrow money and issue bonds;(11) pledge all or a portion of its revenue to the payment of its bonds;(12) issue refunding revenue bonds to refinance, pay or discharge all or part of its outstanding revenue bonds;(13) impose liens; (14) acquire, dispose of or encumber real or personal property or interests in real or personal property, including leases and easements;(15) manage the land and property constituting and associated with the authority within the district, including by imposing rental charges and fees for the use of that land and property;(16) sell, transfer or convey real or personal property or interests in real or personal property acquired by the authority;(17) alter the boundaries of the district with the approval of the counties that are part of the district;(18) establish standards and long-term development plans;(19) apply to a public or private source for a loan, grant, guarantee or other type of financial assistance; and(20) exercise the rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied by the specific powers granted by this section.B. An authority shall:(1) govern the district;(2) adopt rules to govern its conduct, including standards and procedures for calling emergency meetings and a conflicts-of-interest policy;(3) use district property to create jobs and foster economic development in all areas it deems appropriate and in the public welfare; and(4) comply with all applicable state and federal laws, ordinances or rules enacted by the county having jurisdiction over the district's land or real property.History: Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clause. — Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 13 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 9, 2020.
NM Stat § 71-10-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 10 - Electric Generating Facility Economic District|Section 71-10-6 - Revenue bonds; exemption from taxation.

The bonds authorized by the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act, the income from those bonds, mortgages or other security instruments executed as security for those bonds, lease agreements authorized by the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act and revenue derived from a lease or sale by an authority are exempt from taxation by the state and its subdivisions.History: Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clause. — Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 13 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 9, 2020.
NM Stat § 71-10-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 10 - Electric Generating Facility Economic District|Section 71-10-7 - Bonding authority.

A. An authority may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of constructing, purchasing, improving, remodeling, furnishing or equipping any necessary buildings, structures, roads or other infrastructure of the district.B. An authority may pledge irrevocably any or all of the revenue received by the district to the payment of the interest on and principal of revenue bonds for any of the purposes authorized in the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act.C. Revenues in excess of the annual principal and interest due on revenue bonds secured by a pledge of revenue may be accumulated in a debt service reserve account. The authority may appoint a commercial bank trust department to act as paying agent or trustee of the revenues and to administer the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.D. Except as otherwise provided in the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act, revenue bonds:(1) may have interest, principal value or any part thereof payable at intervals or at maturity as may be determined by the authority;(2) may be subject to a prior redemption at the district's option at a time and upon terms and conditions, with or without the payment of a premium, as determined by the authority;(3) may mature at any time not exceeding thirty years after the date of issuance;(4) may be serial in form and maturity, may consist of one bond payable at one time or in installments or may be in another form determined by the authority;(5) shall be sold for cash at, above or below par and at a price that results in a net effective interest rate that does not exceed the maximum permitted by the Public Securities Act [6-14-1 to 6-14-3 NMSA 1978] and the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act [6-18-1 to 6-18-16 NMSA 1978]; and(6) may be sold at public or negotiated sale.E. At a regular or special meeting, the authority may adopt a resolution that:(1) declares the necessity for issuing revenue bonds;(2) authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the authority; and(3) designates the sources of revenues to be pledged to the repayment of the revenue bonds.History: Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 7. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clause. — Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 13 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 9, 2020.
NM Stat § 71-10-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 10 - Electric Generating Facility Economic District|Section 71-10-9 - Bonds not obligation of the state or a county.

Except as otherwise provided in the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act, all bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to that act are payable solely from the revenues of the district that may be pledged to the payment of such obligations, and the bonds or other obligations shall not create an obligation, debt or liability of the state or any other of its political subdivisions. No breach of any pledge, obligation or agreement or a district shall impose a pecuniary liability or a charge upon the general credit or taxing power of the state or any other of its political subdivisions.History: Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clause. — Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 13 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 9, 2020.
NM Stat § 71-10-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 10 - Electric Generating Facility Economic District|Section 71-10-10 - Dissolution.

The governing body of the county that formed the district and the governing bodies of any counties that have become part of the district may, by majority vote, agree to unwind and dissolve the district and dismiss the authority members if they find the district is not meeting the needs of the community in creating jobs or fostering economic development. The assets and all debts and obligations of the district shall be transferred to and assumed by the counties as set forth in the unwinding or dissolution agreement.History: Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 10. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clause. — Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 13 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 9, 2020.
NM Stat § 71-10-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 10 - Electric Generating Facility Economic District|Section 71-10-11 - Limitation of applicability.

No provision of the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act or Section 12 [71-10-12 NMSA 1978] of this 2020 act shall affect an operating coal-fueled electric generating facility that is owned by a non-investor-owned electric utility or a coal-fueled electric generating facility that is owned by a non-investor-owned electric utility and has been or is in the process of being retired unless and to the extent the owner of such a facility and any existing lienors to such a facility agree in writing that such a facility may be affected by the powers of the authority or the governing body of a county.History: Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 11. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clause. — Laws 2020, ch. 78, § 13 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 9, 2020.
NM Stat § 71-11-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals|Article 11 - Grid Modernization Roadmap and Grant Program|Section 71-11-2 - Grid modernization grant fund; created.

The "grid modernization grant fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. The energy, minerals and natural resources department shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to the department for the purpose of administering the grid modernization grant program. Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources or the secretary's designee. Any unexpended and unencumbered balance in the fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.History: Laws 2020, ch. 15, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 15 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 2020, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 72-1-2.5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-2.5 - Pecos river basin land management fund.

The "Pecos river basin land management fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, grants, donations or bequests to the fund, income from land and water rights purchased pursuant to Chapter 72, Article 1 NMSA 1978, revenue from land sold pursuant to Chapter 72, Article 1 NMSA 1978 and income from investment of the fund or money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund shall be invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 10 NMSA 1978. The interstate stream commission shall adopt rules for managing the land, for depositing revenues from the land and to administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the commission to manage the land purchases pursuant to Section 72-1-2.4 NMSA 1978 and to manage augmentation well fields in the lower Pecos river basin. Money in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director of the interstate stream commission or the director's authorized representative. History: Laws 2006, ch. 77, § 1; 2008, ch. 22, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2008 amendment, effective February 27, 2008, added income from land and water rights purchases and revenue from land sold pursuant to Chapter 72, Article 1 NMSA 1978 to the fund.
NM Stat § 72-1-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-3 - Declaration of water rights vested prior to 1907; form; contents; verification; filing; recording; presumption.

Any person, firm or corporation claiming to be an owner of a water right which was vested prior to the passage of Chapter 49, Laws 1907, from any surface water source by the applications of water therefrom to beneficial use, may make and file in the office of the state engineer a declaration in a form to be prescribed by the state engineer setting forth the beneficial use to which said water has been applied, the date of first application to beneficial use, the continuity thereof, the location of the source of said water and if such water has been used for irrigation purposes, the description of the land upon which such water has been so used and the name of the owner thereof. Such declaration shall be verified but if the declarant cannot verify the same of his own personal knowledge he may do so on information and belief. Such declarations so filed shall be recorded at length in the office of the state engineer and may also be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county wherein the diversion works therein described are located. Such records or copies thereof officially certified shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of their contents. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-1-2.1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 222, § 1; 1961, ch. 250, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The provisions of Laws 1907, ch. 49, are presently compiled as 19-7-26, 72-1-1, 72-1-2, 72-1-5, 72-2-1 to 72-2-7, 72-2-9, 72-2-10, 72-3-1 to 72-3-5, 72-4-1, 72-4-13, 72-4-15, 72-4-17 to 72-4-19, 72-5-1, 72-5-3, 72-5-4, 72-5-6 to 72-5-24, 72-5-26 to 72-5-28, 72-5-33, 72-7-1 to 72-7-3, 72-8-1 to 72-8-6, 72-9-1 to 72-9-3 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For filing and recording of changes of ownership in water rights, see 72-1-2.1 NMSA 1978. For the state engineer, see 72-2-1 NMSA 1978. Effect of declarations. — Admission of the declarations called for by this section would at most satisfy the burden of going forward; it would satisfy the burden of proof only if not rebutted by the state. Because these declarations go to the flood flows, and groundwater is not a source of flood flow, there can be no relation back on such flood flow. State ex rel. Martinez v. Lewis, 1994-NMCA-100, 118 N.M. 446, 882 P.2d 37. Community ditch commissioners do not condemn land by filing declaration of water rights hereunder. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-96. Law reviews. — For article, "Water Rights Problems in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed and Adjoining Areas," see 11 Nat. Resources J. 48 (1971). For note, "New Mexico's National Forests and the Implied Reservation Doctrine," see 16 Nat. Resources J. 975 (1976). For article, "Prior Appropriation, Impairment, Replacements, Models and Markets," see 23 Nat. Resources J. 25 (1983). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 93 C.J.S. Waters § 184.
NM Stat § 72-1-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-4 - [Declaration of water rights vested prior to 1907; force and effect of prior declarations.]

Declarations heretofore filed in substantial compliance with Section 1 [72-1-3 NMSA 1978] hereof shall be recognized as of the same force and effect as if filed after the taking effect of this act [72-1-3 and 72-1-4 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-1-2.2, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 222, § 2. ANNOTATIONSLaw reviews. — For article, "Water Rights Problems in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed and Adjoining Areas," see 11 Nat. Resources J. 48 (1971). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 93 C.J.S. Waters § 184.
NM Stat § 72-1-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-6 - [Traveler's use of water.]

All currents and sources of water, such as springs, rivers, ditches and currents of water flowing from natural sources in the state of New Mexico, shall be and they are declared free; in order that all persons traveling in this state shall have the right to take water therefrom for their own use, and that of the animals under their charge: provided, that the word traveler, shall not in any manner extend to persons who travel with a large number of animals; for in that case they shall not use the water of any spring belonging to any individual, without having first obtained the express consent of the owner. And it is further understood, that if any person in transit or traveling, at the time of using any of the water mentioned, shall cause any injury to the fields, planted lands or private property of any person, he shall pay to the party injured all damages that may have been done: provided, further, that this article shall in no manner apply to wells in this state: provided, further, that this article shall not be applicable to ponds or reservoirs of water, that persons may construct for their own proper use and benefit, and no person under pretext of title to said sources, springs, rivers or ditches, shall have the right to embarrass and hinder, or molest any transient person or traveler in or at the time of taking the water for his proper use and giving water to his animals. History: Laws 1876, ch. 41, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 49; C.L. 1897, § 52; Code 1915, § 5812; C.S. 1929, § 151-1001; 1941 Comp., § 77-104; 1953 Comp., § 75-1-4. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The 1915 Code compilers substituted "this article" for "this act," presumably referring to Code 1915, ch. 114, art. VII, the provisions of which are presently compiled as 72-1-6, 72-1-7 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For use of public land for range without owning water right, see 19-3-13 to 19-3-15 NMSA 1978. Private ownership of water in public streams was prohibited by this section, and a right to use of such waters for beneficial purposes was given to those who appropriated and applied them to such uses. Millheiser v. Long, 1900-NMSC-012, 10 N.M. 99, 61 P. 111. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waters §§ 87 to 89.
NM Stat § 72-1-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-7 - [Interfering with traveler's use of water; penalty.]

Hereafter, if any person or persons, shall embarrass, hinder and molest any person or persons at the time they may wish to take the water for their animals, and shall claim or demand of the traveler any compensation for the use of the water, such person or persons on conviction thereof, before the court of a justice of the peace [magistrate] or district judge, shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], nor more than fifty dollars [($50.00)], and shall be liable to pay all the damages caused thereby to the person so hindered. History: Laws 1876, ch. 41, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 50; C.L. 1897, § 53; Code 1915, § 5813; C.S. 1929, § 151-1002; 1941 Comp., § 77-105; 1953 Comp., § 75-1-5. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. The office of justice of the peace was abolished, and the powers and duties thereof transferred to the magistrate court. See 35-1-38 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 72-1-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-8 - Camping, trailer, recreational or motor vehicle parking prohibited.

It is unlawful for a person to camp, or to park a trailer, recreational vehicle or motor vehicle within three hundred yards of a manmade water hole, a water well or a watering tank used by wildlife or domestic stock, without the prior consent of the owner of the land, the person in lawful possession of the land or the authorized representatives of either. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). History: 1953 Comp., § 75-1-6, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 36, § 1; 1975, ch. 47, § 1; 1979, ch. 151, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For authority of conservation officers to enforce these provisions under emergency circumstances, see 17-2-19 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 72-1-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 1 - Water Rights in General|Section 72-1-12 - Indian water rights settlement fund.

The "Indian water rights settlement fund" is created in the state treasury to facilitate the implementation of the state's portion of Indian water rights settlements. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund and money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. Money in the Indian water rights settlement fund shall be used to pay the state's portion of the costs necessary to implement Indian water rights settlements approved by the legislature and the United States congress. The interstate stream commission shall administer the fund and money in the fund is appropriated to the commission to carry out the purposes of the fund. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by an authorized representative of the interstate stream commission. History: Laws 2005, ch. 172, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 172, § 3 made the act effective July 1, 2005. Settlement of Indian water rights did not require state legislative approval. — Where the Navajo Nation, the United States, and the state of New Mexico reached an agreement settling the Navajo Nation's claims to water in the San Juan river basin, and where federal legislation to approve and implement the settlement agreement was enacted by congress, and where the New Mexico legislature appropriated funds to pay New Mexico's cost of the settlement agreement and authorized the New Mexico state engineer to seek judicial approval regarding the state's share of the water, and where the district court approved the settlement agreement, concluding that the settlement agreement was fair, adequate, reasonable, and consistent with the public interests as well as all applicable laws, appellants' claim that the settlement required the express approval of the New Mexico legislature was without merit, because interstate bodies of water, like the San Juan river, are ultimately subject to the control of the federal, not the state, government, and because Indian tribes have a proprietary interest in waters recognized by federal reservation treaties, it is federal, not state, law that governs the validity and interpretation of water settlements between states and tribes. State ex rel. State Engineer v. San Juan Agricultural Water Users Ass'n, 2018-NMCA-053, cert. granted.
NM Stat § 72-2-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 2 - State Engineer|Section 72-2-2 - Assistants; salary.

The state engineer may employ assistants and purchase materials and supplies for the proper conduct and maintenance of his office in pursuance of appropriations as made from time to time for such purposes. The salaries and expenses of the office of the state engineer shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as those of other officers of the state. History: Laws 1907, ch. 49, § 5; Code 1915, § 5658; C.S. 1929, § 151-105; 1941 Comp., § 77-202; 1953 Comp., § 75-2-2; Laws 1982, ch. 10, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The "state engineer" heads a division of the natural resources department, namely, the water resources division. See 72-2-1 NMSA 1978. Quasi-judicial duties not delegable. — State engineer is authorized to employ assistants for the proper conduct and maintenance of his office and department; however, he may not delegate his quasi-judicial authority and duties to anyone else. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5786. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Officers and Employees § 300. 81A C.J.S. States §§ 80, 92.