2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 11: Intergovernmental Agreements and Authorities
Article 3A: Regional Housing Law, 11-3A-1 through 11-3A-31
Section 11-3A-2: Finding and declaration of necessity.

11-3A-2. Finding and declaration of necessity.

It is declared that:

A. unsanitary and unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in the state;

B. low- and moderate-income persons are forced to reside in unsanitary and unsafe accommodations;

C. within the state:

(1) there is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations available at rents that low- and moderate-income persons can afford;

(2) low- and moderate-income persons are forced to occupy overcrowded, congested dwelling accommodations; and

(3) these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state and impair economic values;

D. excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection and other public services and facilities are necessitated;

E. private enterprise alone cannot meet the need or resolve the problems inherent in providing appropriate, safe, sanitary and sufficient housing for low- and moderate-income persons, and public participation in construction of low- and moderate-income housing does not compete with private enterprise;

F. demolition, replanning, reconstruction or renovation of unsanitary and unsafe housing and acquisition of land to provide safe and sanitary dwellings for low- and moderate-income persons are in the public interest and are essential state and local governmental functions requiring expenditures of public money; and

G. it is in the public interest that work on projects for demolition, planning, reconstruction, renovation and land acquisition for provision of safe and sanitary dwellings for low- and moderate-income persons be started immediately in order to relieve the housing shortage that has reached emergency status, and it is a necessity that the Regional Housing Law be continued to relieve that emergency.