N.M. Stat. § 62-20-7

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 62-20-7 - Acceptance of assets and liabilities of dissolved entities; acquisition of water rights

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.

NMS § 62-20-7

Laws 2023, ch. 4, § 7.