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§ 62-20-7 NMSA 1978

Acceptance of assets and liabilities of dissolved entities; acquisition of water rights

Known as the Regional Water System Resiliency Act

The act spans §§ 62-20-1 to 62-20-7 (7 sections).

Laws 2023, ch. 4, § 7.

Subject to any other statutory requirements for dissolution and transfer, an authority may accept a transfer of assets and liabilities upon the request, and the legal dissolution, of an entity that provides water or sewer services and is:

A. a political subdivision of the state;

B. a water and sanitation district established pursuant to the Water and Sanitation District Act [Chapter 73, Article 21 NMSA 1978];

C. a water and natural gas association established pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 28 NMSA 1978;

D. a water users' association established pursuant to Chapter 73, Article 5 NMSA 1978;

E. a corporation organized pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Article 8 NMSA 1978] or Business Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Articles 11 to 18 NMSA 1978];

F. a public improvement district established pursuant to the Public Improvement District Act [Chapter 5, Article 11 NMSA 1978];

G. a municipal or county utility;

H. a company established pursuant to Chapter 62, Article 2 NMSA 1978;

I. an association established pursuant to the Cooperative Association Act [Chapter 53, Article 4 NMSA 1978] that has reorganized as a public entity;

J. an association or mutual domestic water consumers association organized under Laws 1947, Chapter 206, Laws 1949, Chapter 79 or Laws 1951, Chapter 52 or pursuant to the Sanitary Projects Act [Chapter 3, Article 29 NMSA 1978]; or

K. an authority created pursuant to the Regional Water System Resiliency Act.

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.