2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 3-45-4 — Powers.

3-45-4. Powers.

Every city, in addition to other powers conferred by Sections 3-45-1 through 3-45-25 NMSA 1978, may:   

A.     within its area of operation, prepare, carry out, acquire, purchase, lease, construct, reconstruct, improve, alter, extend or repair any housing project or projects or any part thereof, and operate and maintain such project or projects; and for any of such purposes the governing body of the city may appropriate money and authorize the use of any property of such city;   

B.     purchase its bonds issued pursuant to Sections 3-45-1 through 3-45-25 NMSA 1978, at a price not more than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, all bonds so purchased to be canceled;   

C.     lease or rent any dwellings, houses, accommodations, lands, buildings, structures or facilities embraced in any housing project and, subject to the limitations contained in Sections 3-45-1 through 3-45-25 NMSA 1978, establish and revise the rents or charges therefor; own, hold and improve real or personal property; purchase, lease, obtain options upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise any real or personal property or any interest therein; acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property; sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest therein; procure or agree to the procurement of insurance or guarantees from the federal government of the payment of any bonds or parts thereof issued pursuant to Sections 3-45-1 through 3-45-25 NMSA 1978, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance;   

D.     enter on any lands, buildings or property for the purpose of making surveys, soundings and examinations in connection with the planning or construction, or both, of any housing project;   

E.     insure or provide for the insurance of any housing project of the city against such risks as the city may deem advisable;   

F.     arrange or contract for the furnishing by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works or facilities for, or in connection with, a housing project or the occupants thereof; and include in any construction contract let in connection with a housing project, stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with employment requirements, including those in the constitution and laws of this state, as to minimum wages and maximum hours of labor, and comply with any conditions which the federal government may have attached to its financial aid of the project;   

G.     within its area of operation, investigate the living, dwelling and housing conditions and the means and methods of improving such conditions; determine where slum areas exist or where there is a shortage of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; make studies and recommendations relating to the problem of clearing, replanning and reconstructing slum areas, and the problem of providing dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and cooperate with the state or any political subdivision thereof in action taken in connection with such problems; and engage in research, studies and experimentation on the subject of housing;   

H.     exercise all or any part or combination of powers herein granted; and   

I.     any two or more cities or authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing, including the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations and giving security therefor, or contracting with respect to a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of said cities or authorities. For such purpose a city or authority may by resolution prescribe and authorize any other city, or authority, so joining or cooperating with it, to act on its behalf with respect to any or all powers, as its agent or otherwise, in the name of the city, or authority so joining or cooperating, or in its own name.