It is the intent of the legislature to assign to the state highway and transportation department all functions and powers necessary to develop a coordinated program with the United States government, and others, in the field of public mass transportation. In order to accomplish this purpose and obtain all possible funds available to implement this program, the Public Mass Transportation Act [67-3-67 to 67-3-70 NMSA 1978] shall be liberally construed.
History: 1953 Comp., § 55-2-56, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 343, § 2; 1977, ch. 250, § 35; 1987, ch. 268, § 37.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, inserted "highway and" preceding "transportation department" near the beginning of the first sentence.
The 1977 amendment substituted "transportation department" for "highway department" in the first sentence.