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NM Stat § 72-18-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-25 - Exclusion from district.

The owners of real property constituting a portion of any district may file with the board a petition praying that such real property be excluded and taken from the district. The petition shall describe the property which the petitioners desire to have excluded. The petition shall be acknowledged in the same manner that conveyances of land are required to be acknowledged and be accompanied by a deposit of money sufficient to pay all costs of the exclusion proceedings. The secretary shall publish notice of filing of the petition, which notice shall state the filing of the petition, the prayer of the petitioners and that all interested persons may appear at the office of the board at the time stated in the notice and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted. The board shall, at the time and place mentioned in the notice or at the time or times at which the hearing may be adjourned, proceed to hear the petition and all objections presented in writing by any person showing cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted. The filing of the petition shall be deemed and held as an assent by each petitioner to the exclusion from the district of the property mentioned in the petition, or any part thereof. If it deems it not for the best interests of the district that the property mentioned in the petition, or portion thereof, be excluded from the district, the board shall order that the petition be denied; but if it deems it for the best interests of the district that the property mentioned in the petition, or some portion thereof, be excluded from the district, then the board may order the property mentioned in the petition, or some portion thereof, excluded from the district. Upon allowance of the petition, the board shall file a certified copy of the order of the board with the clerk of the court, and upon order of the court the property shall be excluded from the district. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 25.
NM Stat § 72-18-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-25.1 - Exclusion from district; boundary adjustments.

Upon a finding by the secretary of the district that the boundaries of a district established pursuant to the Flood Control District Act incorporate an area of less than thirty-five percent of the area of an existing voting precinct lying along such boundaries, or which minor area appears not to benefit or feasibly expect to benefit from the district, or which may not be of sufficient valuation to the extent that its exclusion from the district would materially impair the district, then the secretary shall file his findings with the board with his recommendation that the minor area be excluded from the district in order that the voting precincts for the district shall become coterminous with the voting district for the county. If the board determines that it is in the best interests of the district that such area be excluded from the district, the board shall order that the area be excluded and that the secretary shall notify the county commission, county assessor and county clerk that the district boundary and the voting precinct boundary shall thenceforth be coterminous. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-18-25.1, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 177, § 1.
NM Stat § 72-18-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-26 - Liability of property included or excluded.

All taxable property annexed to a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of the annexation. Property excluded from a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of its exclusion in the same manner and to the same extent as if the property had not been excluded from the district. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 26.
NM Stat § 72-18-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-27 - Dissolution; petition for election; application.

Whenever the majority of the directors of the board of a district deem it to be in the best interests of the district that it be dissolved, the board shall file an application for dissolution in the district court for the county in which the petition for organization of the district was originally filed. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 27.
NM Stat § 72-18-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-28 - Dissolution; requirements for application.

A. The application shall generally describe the boundaries of the district, have a map showing the district, a current financial statement of the district, a plan for final disposition of the assets of the district and for payment of the securities and other financial obligations of the district and shall state whether or not the functions of the district are to be continued and, if so, by what means. B. The application shall include: (1) a certificate that the district has no outstanding securities; or (2) a statement that securities are outstanding but that funds or federal securities will be placed in escrow before dissolution in a state or national bank within the state which has trust powers and which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation, and that such funds or federal securities will be sufficient for the payment of the securities outstanding and all expenses relating thereto, including charges of any escrow agent; or (3) when there are securities outstanding and no escrow plan, a plan for dissolution specifically providing that the district will continue in existence to such extent as is necessary to adequately provide for the payment of the securities and for the continuing of functions, if the functions are to be continued. C. When the functions of a district are to be continued, any plan for dissolution shall be accompanied by a copy of an agreement with one or more public bodies, whereby responsibility for all functions currently performed by the district shall be assumed by such public bodies. In the event a portion of a district is located within the boundaries of a municipality and a dissolution proceeding has been initiated to permit the municipality to enter into an agreement to perform the functions of the district, the board shall provide an opportunity for residents in the unincorporated area of the district to express their views concerning the provision of services to the unincorporated portions of the district at the time of negotiation of the agreement or any modification thereof. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 28.
NM Stat § 72-18-29 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-29 - Dissolution; notice of filing application.

A. Upon presentation of the application, the court shall publish a notice reciting the fact that an application for dissolution has been filed and that the district has no outstanding securities, or that funds or federal securities will be placed in escrow for the payment of outstanding securities, or that a plan for dissolution has been filed providing for eventual payment in full of all securities and for continuation of functions, if the functions are to be continued. B. The notice shall specify the time and place of a hearing to be held within sixty days after filing of the application, and shall provide that any interested party may appear and be heard on the sufficiency of the application for dissolution or on the adequacy of the plan for payment of all of the district's securities. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 29.
NM Stat § 72-18-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-30 - Dissolution; hearings; court powers.

A. No application for dissolution shall be declared void on account of alleged defects, but the court may at any time permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory or in any other particular. B. The court shall order an election in the district on the question of dissolution if it finds the application for dissolution to be in order and finds that the district has no outstanding securities or other financial obligations or that the district's securities and other financial obligations will be adequately provided for before dissolution by means of escrow funds or federal securities to secure payment thereof. C. If the district has outstanding securities or other financial obligations and no escrow plan, the court shall determine whether the continuation of functions provided for in the plan for dissolution adequately provides for payment of the securities and other financial obligations of the district. If the court determines that the application and the plan for dissolution are sufficient and that an agreement exists for continuation of functions, the court shall order an election of the qualified electors of the district pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978] on the question of dissolving the district or, if there is a plan for dissolution, on the question of dissolving the district in accordance with the plan for dissolution. If, at any time after the filing of an application for dissolution, the court determines that no agreement can be reached concerning the plan for dissolution or that the other requirements of Section 72-18-28 NMSA 1978 cannot be met, it shall dismiss the dissolution proceedings.History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 30; 2019, ch. 212, § 245. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, provided that an election on whether a flood control district should be dissolved should be held pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act; in Subsection C, after "electors of the district", added "pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act", and after "requirements of Section", deleted "28 of the Flood Control District Act" and added "72-18-28 NMSA 1978".
NM Stat § 72-18-31 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-31 - Dissolution; election notice.

If an election is ordered by the court, the court shall publish a notice of the election. The notice shall include the plan for dissolution or a summary. If the notice includes a summary of the plan for dissolution, provisions shall be made for public inspection of the complete dissolution plan. The notice shall set an election date which shall not be less than twenty nor more than forty days after the first publication of the election notice. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 31.
NM Stat § 72-18-32 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-32 - Dissolution; limitation on elections.

The question of dissolution of a district may be resubmitted to the qualified electors of the district after the same or similar question has previously been rejected by the electors, but no such question shall be submitted at any election held less than twelve months after a previous submission of such question. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 32; 2019, ch. 212, § 246. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019; after "qualified", deleted "registered".
NM Stat § 72-18-33 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-33 - Dissolution; order entered; conditions attached.

A. In the event the vote results in approval of the dissolution, the court shall enter an order dissolving the district for all purposes or for all purposes except those reserved in the plan, if any. The order shall state that there are no outstanding securities or other financial obligations or that any such securities or other financial obligations are adequately secured by escrow funds or federal securities, or, if the district has outstanding securities or other obligations, such order shall incorporate the provisions of the court's findings accepting the plan for dissolution, including the provisions relating to protection of creditors by means of the agreement as specified in Section 30 [72-18-30 NMSA 1978] of the Flood Control District Act. B. Whenever the functions of the district are to be continued, the court may provide that all or certain members of the board shall remain in office, subject to appointment by the court to fill vacancies, for performance of duties under Subsections C and D of this section. C. If the board is continued in existence for the purpose of the payment of securities or other financial obligations, the order for dissolution shall provide that the board shall be responsible for certifying to the board of county commissioners the amount of revenue to be raised by the annual mill levy of the district necessary for payment of the district's obligations. D. In any case in which an agreement has been made for continuation of the functions of the district, the court may authorize the board to continue in existence for the purpose of seeing to the performance of the agreement, including negotiations relating to any future modifications, procedures for which are provided for in the original agreement. The court's order may in such case specify that its jurisdiction over the dissolution continues for the purpose of considering any future modifications or other questions concerned with performance of the agreement. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 33.
NM Stat § 72-18-34 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-34 - Dissolution; disposition of remaining funds.

If the functions of a dissolved district are not continued, all funds remaining in the treasury of the district in excess of indebtedness, upon completion of the requirements for dissolution, and all taxes paid after dissolution, shall be divided among the municipalities and counties in which the district exists, pro rata, as the latest confirmed assessed value of the taxable property in the parts of the district lying in each municipality and each unincorporated portion of each county bear [bears] to the total latest confirmed assessed value of the taxable property in the district. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 34. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 72-18-35 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-35 - Election.

Wherever in the Flood Control District Act an election of the qualified electors of a district is permitted or required, the election shall be held pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 35; 2018, ch. 79, § 124; 2019, ch. 212, § 247. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019; after "qualified", deleted "registered".The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided that Flood Control District elections shall be held pursuant to the Local Election Act, and made technical and conforming changes; in the introductory clause, deleted "may be held separately at a special election or may be held concurrently with any primary or general election held under the laws of the state; provided, however:" and added "shall be held pursuant to the Local Election Act"; and deleted former Subsections A and B, which related to the timing of Flood Control District elections.
NM Stat § 72-18-35.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-35.1 - Election of directors; established district.

In a district established pursuant to the Flood Control District Act, the election of directors shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. History: 1978 Comp., § 72-18-35.1, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 177, § 2; 2018, ch. 79, § 125. ANNOTATIONSThe 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, provided that the election of directors to the Flood Control District board shall be held in accordance with the Local Election Act, and made technical and conforming changes; after "established pursuant to the Flood Control District Act", deleted "whose boundaries are coterminous with the voting precincts of the county", and after "the election of directors shall be conducted", deleted the remainder of the section and added "in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act".
NM Stat § 72-18-36 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-36 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 36; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 72-18-36 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 36, relating to election resolution, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 72-18-37 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-37 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 37; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 72-18-37 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 37, relating to conduct of election, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 72-18-38 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-38 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 38; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 72-18-38 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 38, relating to notice of election, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 72-18-39 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-39 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 39; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 72-18-39 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 39, relating to precincts and polling places, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 72-18-40 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-40 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 40; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 72-18-40 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 40, relating to election supplies, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 72-18-41 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-41 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 41; repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 175 repealed 72-18-41 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 41, relating to election returns, effective July 1, 2018. For provisions of former section, see the 2017 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 72-18-42 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-42 - Powers of public bodies.

The governing body of any municipality or other public body, upon its behalf and in its name, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in any project, upon the terms and with or without consideration and with or without an election, as the governing body determines, may exercise the following powers: A. make available for temporary use or otherwise dispose [dispense] to any district any machinery, equipment, facilities and other property, any agents, employees, persons with professional training and any other persons to effect the purposes of the Flood Control District Act. Any property owned and persons in the employ of any public body while engaged in performing for the district any authorized service, activity or undertaking, pursuant to contract or otherwise, shall have and retain all of the powers, privileges, immunities, rights and duties of, and shall be deemed to be engaged in the service and employment of, the public body, notwithstanding that such service, activity or undertaking is being performed in or for the district; B. enter into any agreement or joint agreement between or among the federal government, any district and any public body extending over any period not exceeding fifty years, which is mutually agreed to, respecting action or proceedings appertaining to any power granted by the Flood Control District Act and the use or joint use of any facilities, project or other property; C. sell, lease, loan, donate, grant, convey, assign, transfer or pay over to any district any facilities or any project, or any part thereof, or any interest in real or personal property or any funds available for acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation or maintenance purposes, including the proceeds of any securities issued for acquisition, improvement, equipment, operation or maintenance purposes which may be used by the district in the acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance or operation of any facilities or project; and D. transfer, grant, convey or assign and set over to any district any contracts which may have been awarded by the public body for the acquisition, improvement or equipment of any project not begun or, if begun, not completed. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 42. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 72-18-43 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-43 - Effect of extraterritorial functions.

All of the powers, privileges, immunities and rights, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workmen's compensation and other benefits which apply to the activity of officers, agents or employees of a district or any such public body when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of the respective public agencies apply to them to the same degree and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extraterritorially. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 43.
NM Stat § 72-18-44 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-44 - Forms of borrowing.

Upon the conditions and circumstances set forth in the Flood Control District Act, any district from time to time may borrow money to defray the cost of acquiring, improving or equipping any project, or any part thereof, as the board may determine, and issue the following securities to evidence such borrowing: A. notes; B. warrants; C. bonds; and D. interim debentures. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 44. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 52A C.J.S. Levees and Flood Control § 40.
NM Stat § 72-18-45 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-45 - Issuance of notes.

Any district is authorized to borrow money without an election in anticipation of taxes or other revenues and to issue notes to evidence the amount so borrowed. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 45.
NM Stat § 72-18-46 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 72 - Water Law|Article 18 - Flood Control Districts|Section 72-18-46 - Issuance of warrants.

A district is authorized to defray the cost of any services or supplies, equipment or other materials furnished to or for the benefit of the district by the issuance of warrants to evidence the amount due without an election in anticipation of taxes or other revenues. History: Laws 1981, ch. 377, § 46.