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NM Stat § 72-20-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-11 - Nomination of directors.

Written nominations of any candidate as director may be filed with the proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. Each nomination of any candidate shall be signed by not less than fifty qualified electors, regardless of whether or not nominated, shall designate the name of the candidates nominated and shall recite that the subscribers are qualified electors and that the candidates designated are qualified electors of the authority. No written nomination may designate more qualified electors as candidates than there are vacancies. No qualified elector may nominate more than one candidate for any vacancy. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 11; 2011, ch. 100, § 5; 2018, ch. 79, § 136. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided that nominations for candidates as members of the eastern Sandoval county arroyo flood control authority be filed in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act; in the introductory paragraph, deleted "Not later than forty-five days before a proposal to incur debt is first submitted to the qualified electors or at the first general election following March 30, 2007, whichever occurs first", after "filed with the", deleted "secretary of the board" and added "proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act", and deleted the last two sentences of the paragraph, which related to placement of names on the ballot and nominating procedures; and deleted former Subsections A through D, which related to nominating procedures. The 2011 amendment, effective April 6, 2011, provided the procedure for nominating candidates to the board of directors for elections held after November 2010.
NM Stat § 72-20-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-12 - Filling vacancies on the board.

Upon a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of death, change of residence or resignation or for any other reason, the governor shall appoint a qualified elector of the authority as successor to serve the unexpired term; provided that if the vacancy occurs after the single-member districts are created pursuant to Subsection B of Section 72-20-10 NMSA 1978, the qualified elector appointed shall reside within the district in which the vacancy exists. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 12; 2011, ch. 100, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2011 amendment, effective April 6, 2011, required that electors who fill vacancies after the creation of single-member districts be residents of the district in which the vacancy occurs.
NM Stat § 72-20-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-13 - Organizational meetings.

Except for the first board, each board shall meet on the first business day next following the first day of the month that the term of office begins for members elected in the immediately preceding election, at the office of the board within the authority. Each member of the board, before entering upon the member's official duties, shall take and subscribe on oath that the member will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution and laws of New Mexico and that the member will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office to the best of the member's ability, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Each director shall, before entering upon the director's official duties, give a bond to the authority in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) with good and sufficient surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of all of the duties of the director's office, without fraud, deceit or oppression, and the accounting for all money and property coming into the director's hands and the prompt and faithful payment of all money and the delivering of all property coming into the director's custody or control belonging to the authority to the director's successors in office. Premiums on all bonds provided for in this section shall be paid by the authority, and all such bonds shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 13; 2018, ch. 79, § 137. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, revised the schedule for the first meeting of the eastern Sandoval county arroyo flood control board following the election of new members to the board; after "the first day of", deleted "January in each odd-numbered year", and added "the month that the term of office begins for members elected in the immediately preceding election".
NM Stat § 72-20-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-14 - Board's administrative powers.

The board may exercise the following powers: A. fix the time and place at which its regular meetings will be held within the authority and provide for the calling and holding of special meetings; B. adopt and amend or otherwise modify bylaws and rules for procedure; C. select one director as chair of the board and president of the authority, and another director as chair pro tem of the board and president pro tem of the authority, and choose a secretary and a treasurer of the board and authority, each of which two positions may be filled by a person who is, or is not, a director, and both of which positions may, or may not, be filled by one person; D. prescribe by resolution a system of business administration and create all necessary offices and establish and re-establish the powers, duties and compensation of all officers and employees; E. require and fix the amount of all official bonds necessary or desirable and convenient in the opinion of the board for the protection of the funds and property of the authority, subject to the provisions of Section 13 [72-20-13 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act; F. prescribe a method of auditing and allowing or rejecting claims and demands; G. provide a method for the letting of contracts on a fair and competitive basis for the construction of works, any facility or any project or any interest therein or the performance or furnishing of labor, materials or supplies as required in the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act; H. designate an official newspaper published in the authority in the English language and direct additional publication in any newspaper where it deems that the public necessity may so require; and I. make and pass resolutions and orders on behalf of the authority not repugnant to the provisions of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, necessary or proper for the government and management of the affairs of the authority, for the execution of the powers vested in the authority and for carrying into effect the provisions of that act. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 14. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-15 - Records of board.

On all resolutions and orders, the roll shall be called, and the ayes and nays shall be recorded. All resolutions and orders, as soon as may be after their passage, shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the board and the secretary. Every legislative act of the board of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions and orders is a public record. A record shall also be made of all other proceedings of the board, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by officers, employees and any other agents of the authority, and all corporate acts, which record is also a public record. The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the authority in a permanent record, which is also a public record. Any permanent record of the authority shall be open for inspection by any qualified elector thereof, by any other interested person or by any representative of the federal government or any public body. All records are subject to audit as provided by law for political subdivisions. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 15. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-16 - Meetings of the board.

All meetings of the board shall be held within the authority and shall be open to the public. No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least three-fifths of the total membership of the board is present. Any action of the board requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting. A smaller number of directors than a quorum may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under such penalties as the board may provide. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 16. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-17 - Compensation of directors.

Directors shall receive no compensation for their services as a director, officer, engineer, attorney, employee or other agent of the authority. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them on authority business with approval of the board. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 17. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-18 - Interest in contracts and property disqualifications.

No director or officer, employee or agent of the authority may be interested in any contract or transaction with the authority except in the director's or officer's official representative capacity or as provided, except for any contract of employment with the authority. Neither the holding of any office nor employment in the government of any public body or the federal government nor the owning of any property within the state, within or without the authority, may be deemed a disqualification for membership on the board or employment by the authority, or a disqualification for compensation for services as an officer, employee or agent of the authority, except as provided in Section 17 [72-20-17 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 18. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-19 - Flood control system; hearings.

The authority is authorized, empowered and directed, subject to the provisions of Section 7 [72-20-7 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, to acquire, equip, maintain and operate a flood control system for the benefit of the authority and the inhabitants thereof, after the board has made such preliminary studies and otherwise taken such action as it determines to be necessary or desirable as preliminaries. The flood control system consists of such facilities as the board may determine. When a comprehensive program for the acquisition of the flood control system satisfactory to the board is available, it shall be tentatively adopted. The program need only describe the proposed flood control system in general terms and not in detail. A public hearing on the proposed program shall be scheduled, and notice of the hearing shall be given by publication. After the hearing and any adjournments of that hearing that may be ordered, the board may either require changes to be made in the program as the board may consider desirable or the board may approve the program as prepared. If any substantial changes to the program are ordered at any time, a further hearing shall be held pursuant to notice that shall be given by publication. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 19. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-20 - Implementing powers.

The board may: A. acquire, improve, equip, maintain and operate any project or facility for the control of flood and storm waters of the authority and the flood and storm waters of streams that have their sources outside of the authority but which streams and the flood waters thereof flow into the authority; B. protect from such floods or storm waters the water courses, watersheds, public highways, life and property in the authority; and C. exercise the right of eminent domain, either within or without the authority, in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of private property for public use. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 20. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-21 - Protection of property rights.

It is declared that the use of the property, lands, rights of way, easements or materials that may be condemned, taken or appropriated under the provisions of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act is a public use subject to the regulation and control of the state in the manner prescribed by law; but nothing in that act shall be deemed to authorize the authority or public body or person to divert the waters of any river, creek, stream, arroyo, irrigation system, canal or ditch from its channel to the detriment of any person, any public body or the federal government having any interest in such river, creek, stream, arroyo, irrigation system, canal or ditch, or the waters thereof or therein, unless compensation is ascertained and paid therefor under the laws authorizing the taking of private property for public use. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 21. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-23 - Levy and collection of taxes.

To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine in each year the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the authority, and shall fix a rate of levy, without limitation as to rate or amount, except for the limitation in Subsection I of Section 22 [72-20-22 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act and for any constitutional limitation, that, when levied upon the net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code [Chapter 7, Articles 35 to 38 NMSA 1978], of all property subject to property taxation within the authority, and together with other revenues, will raise the amount required by the authority annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, improving, equipping, operating and maintaining any project or facility of the authority, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on and principal of bonds and other securities of the authority, and in the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in Section 24 [72-20-24 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 23. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-23.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-23.1 - Temporary provision; limitation on property taxes on excluded land; exceptions for certain authorized debt obligations; approval of department of finance and administration.

A. On or after the effective date of this act, no property taxes shall be levied by the eastern Sandoval county arroyo flood control authority on land excluded from the authority pursuant to Subsection C of Section 72-20-6 NMSA 1978; provided that: (1) subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this section, the authority may levy taxes on the excluded land that are necessary to make debt service and other payments, including any amounts needed for required reserves, on bonds of the authority: (a) authorized in the 2008 general election, including bonds authorized but not yet issued; or (b) issued for the purpose of refunding the bonds specified in Subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (2) nothing in this act affects property taxes levied by the authority on the excluded land for the 2011 tax year; provided that the property tax levy for operational purposes on the excluded land for that tax year shall not exceed fifty cents ($.50) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value; and (3) the provisions of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act and other state statutes relating to the levying, collection and enforcement of property taxes shall continue to apply to the excluded land to the extent necessary to ensure payment of the property taxes authorized in this subsection. B. For the 2012 and subsequent tax years, the authority shall not certify a property tax on land excluded pursuant to Subsection C of Section 72-20-6 NMSA 1978 unless the local government division of the department of finance and administration determines that the proposed tax is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section. History: Laws 2011, ch. 100, § 7. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The "effective date of this act" referred to in Subsection A, means April 6, 2011, the effective date of Laws 2011, ch. 100, § 7. Emergency clauses. — Laws 2011, ch. 100, § 8 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 6, 2011.
NM Stat § 72-20-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-24 - Levies to cover deficiencies.

The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing securities and interest on securities, and deficiencies and defaults of prior years and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof. In case the money produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the authority, is not sufficient punctually to pay the annual installments of its contracts or securities, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and notwithstanding any limitations, except the limitation in Subsection I of Section 22 [72-20-22 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, and any constitutional limitation, such taxes shall be made and continue to be levied until the indebtedness of the authority is fully paid. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 24. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-25 - Sinking fund.

Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by the authority, it is lawful for the board to levy taxes and to collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet the obligations of the authority, for maintenance and operating charges and depreciation, and to provide improvements for the authority. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 25. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-26 - Manner of levying and collecting taxes.

It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within each county to levy the taxes provided in Subsection I of Section 22 [72-20-22 NMSA 1978] of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, and elsewhere in that act. It is the duty of all officials charged with collecting taxes to collect such taxes at the time and in the form and manner and with like interest and penalties as other general (ad valorem) taxes are collected, and when collected, to pay the same to the authority. The payment of such collection shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the authority and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the authority. All general (ad valorem) taxes levied under the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same constitute until paid a perpetual lien on and against the property taxed, and such lien is on a parity with the tax lien of other general (ad valorem) taxes. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 26. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-27 - Delinquent taxes.

If the general (ad valorem) taxes levied are not paid, then delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of such taxes, interest and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state for selling real property for the nonpayment of general taxes. If there are no bids at the tax sale for the property so offered, the property shall be struck off to the county, and the county shall account to the authority in the same manner as provided by law for accounting for school, town and city taxes. Delinquent personal property shall be distrained and sold as provided by law. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 27. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 104 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 30, 2007.
NM Stat § 72-20-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 20 - Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act|Section 72-20-28 - Elections.

Each biennial election of directors and any other election of the authority, including an election to seek approval for the issuance of bonds, shall be conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2007, ch. 99, § 28; 2018, ch. 79, § 138. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided that any election of the eastern Sandoval county arroyo flood control authority be conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act; after "election of directors", deleted "shall be conducted at the time of the general election under the direction of the Sandoval county clerk and in accordance with the election laws of New Mexico" and added "and", and after "shall be conducted", deleted "at any time approved by the board in accordance with the election laws of New Mexico. Elections for the issuance of bonds may be by mail-in ballot pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Mail Ballot" and added "pursuant to the Local".