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§ 6-35-5 NMSA 1978

Authority to impose property tax levy

Known as the State Fairgrounds District Act

The act spans §§ 6-35-1 to 6-35-9 (13 sections).

Laws 2025, ch. 83, § 5.

The district may establish a property tax levy upon real property located within the boundaries of the district, with the following limitations:

A. the maximum property tax levy the district may impose is five dollars ($5.00) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code [Articles 35 through 38 of Chapter 7 NMSA 1978], which may be used for operation, maintenance and capital improvements, in furtherance of the purposes of the State Fairgrounds District Act;

B. the district may impose a property tax levy only after authorization by a majority of votes cast by the qualified electors of the district in an election held in accordance with the Local Election Act [Chapter 1, Article 22 NMSA 1978]; and

C. a property tax levy imposed by the district shall not be effective for more than four years.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.