2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72 - Water Law
Article 14 - Interstate Stream Commission; Protection of Interstate Streams
Section 72-14-6 - Appropriation; how disbursements are to be made.
There is appropriated annually all money in the improvement of the Rio Grande income fund or as much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose of complying with Sections 72-14-4 through 72-14-6 and 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978 and to fulfill and carry out their purposes and intentions. The appropriations authorized shall be paid, from time to time as may be necessary, upon vouchers approved by the interstate stream commission.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 24, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 77-3306; Laws 1947, ch. 131, § 3; 1953 Comp., § 75-34-6; Laws 1973, ch. 201, § 3; 1997, ch. 241, § 3; 1997, ch. 246, § 3.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "72-14-4 through 72-14-6 and 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978" for "75-34-4 through 75-34-6 NMSA 1953" in the first sentence and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
Laws 1997, ch. 241, § 3 and Laws 1997, ch. 246, § 3, both effective June 20, 1997, enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 1997, ch. 246, § 3. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Appropriations. — Laws 1997, ch. 241, § 15B, and Laws 1997, ch. 246, § 15B appropriated $500,000 from the improvement of the Rio Grande income fund to the interstate stream commission for expenditure in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the purpose of conducting hydrographic surveys. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the improvement of the Rio Grande income fund.
