The purpose of the Rural Infrastructure Act is to provide financial assistance to local authorities for the planning, design and construction or modification of water supply, wastewater and solid waste facilities.
History: 1978 Comp., § 75-1-2.1, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 173, § 3; 1988, ch. 28, § 3; 1991, ch. 208, § 2; 2001, ch. 250, § 2; 2001, ch. 265, § 2; 2007, ch. 342, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, adds planning and design of facilities, including solid waste facilities.
2001 amendments. — Identical amendments to this section were enacted by Laws 2001, ch 250, § 2 and Laws 2001, ch. 265, § 2, effective June 15, 2001, substituting "water supply and wastewater facilities to" for "water supply facilities that will". This section is set out as amended by Laws 2001, ch. 265, § 2. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
The 1991 amendment, effective July 1, 1991, inserted "to local authorities" and made a related change and minor stylistic changes.
Law reviews. — For article, "Centralized Decisionmaking in the Administration of Groundwater Rights: The Experience of Arizona, California and New Mexico and Suggestions for the Future," see 24 Nat. Resources J. 641 (1984).