Section 6-29-1 – Short title.
This act [6-29-1 to 6-29-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Tribal Infrastructure Act”. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-21-17, enacted by Laws 2005, ch. 146, § 1; recompiled as § 6-29-1 by Laws 2008, ch. 81, § 4. ANNOTATIONS
Section 6-27-7 – Requirement for enactment of an ordinance by a county or a municipality and review by the authority authorizing housing assistance grants.
A. A county or municipality may provide housing assistance grants pursuant to Article 9, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico after enactment by its governing body of an ordinance authorizing grants stating the requirements of and purposes of the grants. The ordinance may provide for matching or using local, private or federal funds […]
Section 6-27-8 – Provisions to ensure successful completion of affordable housing projects; sale after foreclosure.
A. State, county and municipal housing assistance grants awarded pursuant to the Affordable Housing Act shall be applied for and awarded to qualifying grantees pursuant to the rules promulgated by the authority subject to the requirements of that act. B. The authority shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act [12-8-1 to 12-8-25 […]
Section 6-27-9 – Investigation of Affordable Housing Act violations; penalties; remedies.
A. The attorney general shall investigate an alleged violation of the Affordable Housing Act reported by the authority. If the attorney general has reasonable belief that a person is in possession, custody or control of an original or copy of a document or recording, including a record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, […]
Section 6-28-1 – Legislative findings and purpose.
A. The legislature finds that many residents of this state living within Indian country are impoverished and are involuntarily living without electric service, indoor plumbing, adequate potable water, telecommunications or related infrastructure due to federal government policies over the decades. This finding is based upon federal decennial census data showing that Native Americans living in […]
Section 6-28-2 – Fiscal agents for Navajo Nation projects.
The state recognizes the chapters of the Navajo Nation as local tribal entities having the capability and capacity to apply for and implement capital improvement projects. The state also recognizes as local tribal entities those nonprofit entities organized under the supervision of tribal governments whose mission or objective is to provide education and other basic […]
Section 6-28-3 – Public employment programs.
Local tribal entities may be considered as vendors when they utilize their own resources to implement capital improvement projects. History: Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 9 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 7, 2006.
Section 6-28-4 – Direct payments.
A. In the case of capital outlay projects located within Indian country and authorized to the Indian affairs department or other state agencies, the state may make payments directly to third-party contractors for services rendered or goods supplied regarding such projects. Upon approval by the Indian affairs department or other state agency of a billing […]
Section 6-28-5 – Navajo Nation projects; general fund appropriations.
Money appropriated from the general fund to several chapters of the Navajo Nation located in New Mexico for the same or similar purposes may be pooled by those chapters to create a regional or centralized project upon review of the Indian affairs department and approval by the state board of finance. History: Laws 2006, ch. […]
Section 6-28-6 – Tribal Infrastructure Act.
The provisions of this act [6-28-1 to 6-28-8 NMSA 1978] also may be used to implement the provisions of the Tribal Infrastructure Act [6-29-1 to 6-29-9 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2006, ch. 105, § 9 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 7, 2006.