Any association formed under Section 3-28-1 NMSA 1978 to provide natural gas service in an unincorporated rural community or to purchase, acquire, hold and operate a water supply system is authorized to apply for and accept grants, contributions and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government, the state, the county or other public body or from any sources, public or private, for the purposes for which it is organized.
NMS § 3-28-15