2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Article 55B - Historic Building Improvement Act
Section 4-55B-5 - Imposition of tax; certification by department of finance and administration; discontinuance of tax.
A. If a majority of the voters voting on the question votes for the historic building improvements tax pursuant to a resolution adopted under the Historic Building Improvements Act, the tax shall be imposed for the earliest property tax year for which the tax rate may be certified. The governing body of the county shall notify the department of finance and administration of the results of the election immediately upon completion of the canvass. The tax rate shall be certified by the department of finance and administration and imposed, administered and collected in accordance with the provisions of the Property Tax Code [Chapter 7, Articles 35 to 38 NMSA 1978].
B. If a majority of the voters voting on the question votes against the historic building improvements tax, the tax shall not be imposed. The county shall not adopt another resolution authorizing the imposition of a tax under the Historic Building Improvements Act for at least one year after the date of the resolution that the voters rejected.
C. The governing body of the county may adopt a resolution discontinuing the imposition of the tax authorized and imposed pursuant to the Historic Building Improvements Act. The discontinuance resolution shall be mailed to the department of finance and administration no later than June 15 of the year in which a tax rate pursuant to that act is not to be certified.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 52, ยง 5.
