Section 67-3-70 – Use of appropriated funds.
The department may expend such portion of its appropriated funds as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Public Mass Transportation Act [67-3-67 to 67-3-70 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 55-2-58, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 343, § 4; 1977, ch. 250, § 37; 1987, ch. 268, § 39; 2003, ch. 68, […]
Section 67-3-71 – State highway and transportation department; power to acquire property for transportation systems; power of eminent domain.
The state highway and transportation department may: A. acquire property by purchase, lease, donation, gift, bequest, devise or eminent domain for the purpose of construction and operation of a transportation system; and B. negotiate for the acquisition of property from any person, governmental entity, Indian tribe or Indian pueblo for the construction and operation of […]
Section 67-3-71.1 – Right-of-way agreements; Navajo Nation; terms.
A. When acquiring a right of way for a public highway from the Navajo Nation, the secretary or his designee shall negotiate the terms and conditions of the grant with a person designated by the Navajo Nation. New Mexico and the Navajo Nation, as sovereign governments, are primarily interested in cooperating with one another and […]
Section 67-3-72 – Transportation bonds.
A. The state transportation commission may determine that interest or necessity demands the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the development and construction of transportation systems and may by resolution make and issue revenue bonds that shall be known as “transportation bonds”. The bonds shall be payable solely out of the net income to be […]
Section 67-3-73 – Transportation bonds; terms.
Transportation bonds issued by the state transportation commission: A. shall be payable at such times as the commission may provide; B. may be subject to prior redemption at the commission’s option at such time and upon such terms and conditions, with or without payment of premiums, as may be provided in the resolution of the […]
Section 67-3-60 – Bypasses and relocation projects; expenditure of highway funds; purpose.
The purpose of Sections 67-3-60 and 67-3-61 NMSA 1978 is to foster and insure the correlation of state highway construction programs closely affecting smaller municipalities and unincorporated communities with the future economic growth, livelihood, development, safety and general welfare of the communities by limiting the use of public funds for the construction of highway bypasses […]
Section 67-3-61 – Limitation of expenditures of highway funds for construction of highway bypasses.
No expenditure or contract for the expenditure of state public funds for purposes of construction of highway bypasses or highway relocation projects diverting public motor vehicle travel from a previously existing highway route shall be made that violates the provisions of an existing agreement between a municipality or county and the state transportation commission relating […]
Section 67-3-62 – Provisions for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian traffic required.
A. No expenditure or contract for the expenditure of state public funds for purposes of constructing highways along new alignments or for purposes of substantially widening highways along the existing alignments shall be made or entered into by the state highway department unless the design and construction of such highways makes provision for pedestrian, bicycle […]
Section 67-3-63 – Construction and maintenance of footpaths, bicycle lanes and bridle paths; expenditure of funds authorized.
A. The state transportation commission is authorized to expend as necessary matching state road funds and federal aid highway funds administered by the department for the construction and maintenance of footpaths, bridle paths or bicycle lanes along and across state, county and municipal roads, streets or highways. B. In administering Sections 67-3-62 and 67-3-63 NMSA […]
Section 67-3-64 – Ramps for handicapped required.
Whenever any curbing on a public street, road or highway is constructed, repaired or remodeled to a major degree by the state highway department or the road department of any county or municipality, ramps shall be installed at any intersection having curbs or other barriers to entry onto the street or road from a sidewalk. […]