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2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72 - Water Law
Section 4 Surveys, Investigations and Adjudication of Rights
- Section 72-4-1 County drains; duty of state engineer; preliminary surveys; eminent domain; surveys on private property; damage.
- Section 72-4-2 Authority to acquire water rights for development of county water supply system.
- Section 72-4-3 Authority to establish county water supply system; purpose.
- Section 72-4-4 Water revenue bonds; limitations; conditions of issuance.
- Section 72-4-5 Water revenue bonds; security; restrictions and limitations.
- Section 72-4-6 Determinations and findings prior to supplying water.
- Section 72-4-7 Sale of water revenue bonds; application of proceeds; cost of acquiring system.
- Section 72-4-8 Water system cost paid from bond proceeds only.
- Section 72-4-9 Water revenue bonds shall be legal investments.
- Section 72-4-10 Water revenue bonds, income, security instruments, agreements and revenue exempt from taxation.
- Section 72-4-11 Election by voters prior to issuance of bonds not required.
- Section 72-4-12 Notice, consent or approval by governmental body or public officer not required prior to issuance of bonds.
- Section 72-4-13 Hydrographic survey of state stream systems; duty of state engineer; dam and reservoir sites; cooperation with United States.
- Section 72-4-14 Cooperation with federal reclamation service; federal projects.
- Section 72-4-15 Determination of water rights; copies of hydrographic surveys; suits to determine right of appropriation.
- Section 72-4-16 Reports of hydrographic surveys; filing with state engineer; copies as evidence.
- Section 72-4-17 Suits for determination of water rights; parties; hydrographic survey; jurisdiction; unknown claimants.
- Section 72-4-18 Suits concerning water rights; submission of facts to jury or referee.
- Section 72-4-19 Adjudication of rights; decree filed with state engineer; contents of decree.
- Section 72-4-20 Water rights on interstate streams in litigation; duty of state engineer; exception.
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