New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 25 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF WATER - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part 10 - REVIEW AND ELIGIBILITY OF PROPOSED WATER PROJECTS › Section 19.25.10.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. "Act" means the
				Water Project Finance Act, Sections
				72-4A-1
				through
				72-4A-10,
				NMSA 1978, as the same may be amended and supplemented.
B. "Agreement" means the document or
				documents signed by the board and a qualifying entity which specify the terms
				and conditions of obtaining financial assistance from the water project
				fund.
C. "Applicant" means a
				qualifying entity which has filed a water project proposal with the authority
				for initial review and referral to the board's project review
				committee.
D. "Authority" means the
				New Mexico finance authority.
E.
				"Authorized representative" means one or more individuals duly authorized to
				act on behalf of the qualifying entity in connection with its financial
				application, water project proposal or agreement.
F. "Board" means the New Mexico water trust
				board created by the act.
G.
				"Bylaws" means the bylaws of the board adopted on September 25, 2001, and
				amended on June 27, 2007, and as may be further amended and
				supplemented.
H. "Financial
				application" means a written document filed with the authority by an applicant
				for the purpose of evaluating the applicant's qualifications for types of
				financial assistance which may be provided by the board.
I. "Financial assistance" means loans, grants
				and any other type of assistance authorized by the act, or a combination
				thereof, provided from the water project fund to a qualified entity for the
				financing of a qualifying water project.
J. "Policy committee" means a standing
				committee, appointed by the chairman of the board from the members of the board
				pursuant to the bylaws to review policies and policy related matters and make
				recommendations to the full board.
K. "Political subdivision" means a
				municipality, county, land grant-merced controlled and governed pursuant to
				Section
				49-1-1
				through
				49-1-18
				or
				49-4-1
				through
				49-4-21
				NMSA 1978, regional or local public water utility authority created by statute,
				irrigation district, conservancy district, special district, acequia or soil
				and water conservation district, water and sanitation district, or an
				association organized and existing pursuant to the Sanitary Projects Act,
				Chapter 3, Article 29 NMSA 1978.
L.
				"Project review committee" means a standing committee, appointed by the
				chairman of the board from the members of the board pursuant to the bylaws to
				review water projects to be recommended for funding from the water project
				fund.
M. "Qualifying entity" means
				a state agency, a political subdivision of the state, an intercommunity water
				or natural gas supply association or corporation organized under Chapter 3,
				Article 28 NMSA 1978, a recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, the
				boundaries of which are located wholly or partially in New Mexico or an
				association of such entities created pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreement
				Act, Chapter 11, Article 1 NMSA 1978 or other authorizing legislation for the
				exercise of their common powers.
N.
				"Qualifying water project" means a project recommended by the board for funding
				by the legislature which includes a water project serving an area wholly within
				the boundaries of the state for (i) storage, conveyance or delivery of water to
				end users; (ii) implementation of federal Endangered Species Act of 1973
				collaborative programs; (iii) restoration and management of watersheds; (iv)
				flood prevention; or (v) conservation, recycling, treatment or reuse of water
				as provided by law and which has been approved by the state legislature
				pursuant to Section 72-4A-9(B), NMSA 1978.
O. "State" means the state of New
				Mexico.
P. "State agency" means any
				agency or institution of the state.
Q. "Water project account" means a fund
				designated by a qualifying entity exclusively for receipt of financial
				assistance.
R. "Water project fund"
				means the fund of that name created in the authority by Section
				72-4A-9,
				NMSA 1978.
S. "Water project
				proposal" means a written proposal submitted by a qualifying entity for review
				by the project review committee.
T.
				"Water trust fund" means the fund of that name created in the state treasury by
				Section
				72-4A-8,
				NMSA 1978.