No local government shall exercise any of the powers conferred upon local governments by the Redevelopment Law [3-60A-5 to 3-60A-18 NMSA 1978] until the local government has adopted a resolution finding that:
A. one or more slum areas or blighted areas exist in the local government's jurisdiction; and
B. the rehabilitation, conservation, slum clearance, redevelopment or development, or a combination thereof, of and in such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of the local government's jurisdiction.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 391, § 7; 2018, ch. 60, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For definitions of "slum area" and "blighted area", see 3-60A-4 NMSA 1978.
The 2018 amendment, effective May 16, 2018, extended the powers and duties as identified in the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code from only municipalities to now include counties, and replaced "municipality" with "local government" throughout the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 40 Am. Jur. 2d Housing Laws and Urban Redevelopment §§ 18, 19.