Section 42A-3-1 – State, county, municipality or school district; appropriation of property; nature of interest.
A. Property may also be condemned by the state, any county, municipality or school district for the public use of the state, county, municipality or school district for: (1) public buildings and grounds; (2) canals, aqueducts, reservoirs, tunnels, flumes, ditches, conduits for conducting or storing water for drainage, the raising of banks of streams and […]
Section 42A-3-2 – Condemnation of property by state institutions.
If it is deemed necessary by the board of regents of a state educational institution enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico or of [by] the governing bodies of other state institutions to condemn property for the public use of such institutions, the governing bodies may acquire in the name […]
Section 42A-3-3 – Street improvements; condemnation of ditch, canal or acequia by municipality; authorization[;] protest.
A. The governing body of any municipality may, when it is for the best interest of such municipality for the improvement, extension or widening of any street, alley or avenue in such municipality to do away with any ditch, canal or acequia lying within, upon or adjacent to any such street, alley or avenue or […]