Sections 73-20-1 through 73-20-24 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Watershed District Act”. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-19, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 1; 2018, ch. 79, § 159; 2019, ch. 212, § 251. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For provisions of the Water Project Finance Act, see Chapter 72, Article 4A NMSA […]
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-28, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 10; 2003, ch. 228, § 2; 2018, ch. 79, § 161; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 212, § 284 repealed 73-20-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 10, and amended […]
If a majority of the votes cast favors creation of the district, the county canvassing board shall certify the results to the county clerk in the county involved. Upon proper recording of the action, the watershed district shall be duly created. After recording, the certification shall be filed with the New Mexico department of agriculture. […]
The votes shall be counted in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]. If a majority of the votes cast favors creation of the district, the county canvassing board shall certify the results to the county clerk in the county involved. Upon proper recording of the action, […]
A. At the next regular local election held pursuant to the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978] after a watershed district is created, the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation district involved shall cause an election to be held for the election of a board of directors of the […]
Subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, the board of directors of a watershed district shall have power to: A. levy an annual assessment on the real property within the district, within the limitations provided in Section 73-20-17 NMSA 1978, for administration, construction, operation and maintenance of works of improvement within and without […]
A. Bonds authorized by Section 73-20-13 NMSA 1978 shall not be issued until proposed by order or resolution of the board of directors, specifying the purpose for which the funds are to be used, and the proposed undertaking, the amount of bonds to be issued, the rate of interest they are to bear and the […]
A. In addition to the borrowing of money by the issuance of bonds for the purposes set out in Section 73-20-13 NMSA 1978, the district may borrow money from the United States department of agriculture or any other federal agency if the loan can be repaid according to its terms by use of the levy […]
Members of the board of directors shall receive no salaries, but the members shall be entitled to be reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-33, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 15; 2003, ch. 228, § 7. ANNOTATIONS […]
Within the first quarter of each calendar year, the board of directors shall prepare an itemized budget of the funds needed for administration, construction, operation and maintenance of works of improvement. After approval of the budget by the board of supervisors, the board of directors shall, by order or resolution, levy an assessment sufficient to […]
A. The board of directors shall prepare a list of the landowners within the defined boundaries of the watershed district in each county involved showing the number of acres subject to assessment and deliver it to the county assessor of the county involved. The assessor shall indicate the information on the tax rolls. B. The […]
A. The county treasurer shall collect the assessment due the district at the same time and in the same manner in which he collects the state and county ad valorem tax. The county treasurer shall retain a fee for collections of the assessment equal to four percent of the assessment collected or the actual cost, […]
As used in the Watershed District Act: A. “directors” means directors of the watershed districts; and B. “supervisors” means supervisors of soil and water conservation district or districts in which the watershed district is located. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-20, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 2; 1973, ch. 332, § 1; 1977, ch. […]
Assessment funds collected shall be transferred to and held by the treasurer of the watershed district for the specific purpose for which they have been collected. All expenditures of such funds shall be made by the board of directors upon order of the board, approved by the board of supervisors of the soil and water […]
A. Any one or more owners of land may petition the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed district. The petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres of land involved and other information pertinent to the proposal. When the boundary described embraces […]
The owner or owners of land who have not been, are not and cannot be benefited by their inclusion in the watershed district and whose lands do not contribute to the district’s purposes may petition the board of supervisors to have the lands withdrawn. The petitions shall be filed with the board of supervisors and […]
A. At any time after five years from the organization of a watershed district, a majority of the landowners in the district may file a petition with the board of supervisors and the board of directors requesting that the existence of the district be discontinued if all obligations of the district have been met. The […]
A. At any time after five years from the organization of a watershed district, a majority of the landowners in the district may file a petition with the board of supervisors and the board of directors requesting that the existence of the district be discontinued if all obligations of the district have been met. The […]
If any supervising soil and water conservation district is discontinued, the district court of the county or counties involved shall serve in the same supervising capacity over the watershed district as the board of supervisors. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-41, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 23; 1973, ch. 332, § 11; 1977, ch. […]
Sections 73-20-25 through 73-20-48 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Soil and Water Conservation District Act”. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-5-42, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 137, § 1; 1973, ch. 324, § 1; 1977, ch. 254, § 56; 2003, ch. 88, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, substituted “73-20-25 […]
