When requested by any of the boards of county commissioners of any of the counties of the state, it is the duty of the state engineer, either himself or by an authorized assistant engineer, to cooperate with the county commissioners in the engineering work required to lay out, establish and construct any drain to be […]
The water revenue bonds authorized by this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] and the income from the water revenue bonds, all mortgages or other security instrument executed as security for the water revenue bonds, all agreements made pursuant to the provisions hereof and revenue derived therefrom by the county shall be exempt from […]
This 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall not be construed as requiring an election by the voters of a county prior to the issuance of water revenue bonds hereunder by such county. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-4-1.10, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 286, § 10. ANNOTATIONS Effect of county-called referendum absent proper authority. […]
No notice, consent or approval by any governmental body or public officer shall be required as a prerequisite to the sale or issuance of any water revenue bonds or the making of a mortgage under the authority of this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978], except as provided in this 1959 act. History: 1953 […]
The state engineer shall make hydrographic surveys and investigations of each stream system and source of water supply in the state, beginning with those most used for irrigation, and obtaining and recording all available data for the determination, development and adjudication of water supply of the state including the location and survey of suitable sites […]
The state engineer is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate with the federal reclamation service or any other federal agency, in the making of hydrographic surveys upon any stream system which includes a federal irrigation or drainage project. History: Laws 1919, ch. 131, § 4; C.S. 1929, § 151-123; 1941 Comp., § 77-403; 1953 Comp., […]
Upon the completion of the hydrographic survey of any stream system, the state engineer shall deliver a copy of so much thereof as may be necessary for the determination of all rights to the use of the waters of such system together with all other data in his possession necessary for such determination, to the […]
All reports of hydrographic surveys of the waters of any stream system, or parts thereof, and other surveys heretofore or hereafter made by the state engineer, or under his authority, or by any engineer of the United States, or any other engineer, in the opinion of the state engineer qualified to make the same, may, […]
In any suit for the determination of a right to use the waters of any stream system, all those whose claim to the use of such waters are of record and all other claimants, so far as they can be ascertained, with reasonable diligence, shall be made parties. When any such suit has been filed […]
In any suit concerning water rights, or in any suit or appeal provided for in this article, the court may in its discretion submit any question of fact arising therein to a jury, or may appoint a referee or referees to take testimony and report upon the rights of the parties. History: Laws 1907, ch. […]
Upon the adjudication of the rights to the use of the waters of a stream system, a certified copy of the decree shall be prepared and filed in the office of the state engineer by the clerk of the court, at the cost of the parties. Such decree shall in every case declare, as to […]
Each board of county commissioners of any of the several counties of the state, in addition to all other powers vested in it, is empowered to acquire, by purchase or exchange upon such terms and conditions and in such manner as a commission may deem proper and to acquire by condemnation in accordance with and […]
In all cases where the rights of owners of land in this state to which water rights on interstate streams are appurtenant have been the subject of litigation in the state or federal courts of an adjoining state, it shall be the duty of the state engineer to assume control of all or any part […]
The board of county commissioners of any county may under the provisions of this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978], establish a county water supply system, which shall be located within this state and within the county, for the purpose of supplying water to the inhabitants of unincorporated communities of the county for domestic […]
The board of county commissioners in each county within the state is authorized to issue water revenue bonds of the county for the purpose of paying the cost of property acquired under the provisions of Sections 72-4-2 through 72-4-12 NMSA 1978 and for the construction of a water supply system. Bonds issued by a county […]
The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which such bonds shall be made payable, and may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the system from […]
Prior to supplying any water, the board of county commissioners must determine and find the following: the amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of and the interest on the water revenue bonds proposed to be issued to finance such system; the amount necessary to be paid each year into any reserve funds […]
The proceeds from the sale of any water revenue bonds issued under authority of this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued; provided, however, that any accrued interest and premiums received in any such sale shall be applied to the payment of […]
No county that undertakes to acquire or establish a water supply system under the authority of Sections 72-4-2 through 72-4-12 NMSA 1978 shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute any part of the costs of acquiring a water supply system. The entire cost of acquiring the system shall […]
Water revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall be legal investments for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-4-1.8, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 286, § 8.
