The county of Cibola is hereby created out of that part of Valencia county lying westerly of the following described line:
begin on the southerly boundary line of Valencia county at its intersection with the line common to ranges 3 and 4 west, N.M.P.M.; then northerly along the line between ranges 3 and 4 west to the intersection with the line common to townships 8 and 9 north; then easterly along the line between townships 8 and 9 north and along the easterly prolongation of this line to its intersection with the westerly boundary line of Bernalillo county, the point of termination.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 24, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For original county boundaries of Valencia County, see 4-32-1 NMSA 1978.
For general provisions on creation or change of counties, see 4-33-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
County entitled to federal "payments in lieu of taxes". — Cibola county, created in 1981 from the western portion of Valencia county, was entitled to a portion of the "payment in lieu of taxes" paid by the federal government to Valencia county to compensate the local governmental unit for loss of tax revenues from certain tax-exempt federal lands ("entitlement lands") located within local governmental boundaries. Board of Cnty. Comm'rs v. Board of Cnty. Comm'rs, 1986-NMSC-081, 105 N.M. 44, 728 P.2d 454.