HOUSE BILL 591

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005

INTRODUCED BY

Eric A. Youngberg

AN ACT

RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICTS; REVISING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY ARROYO FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 72-19-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1990, Chapter 14, Section 6) is amended to read:

     "72-19-6. BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY.--The boundaries of the authority are as follows: a portion of southern Sandoval county bounded on the east by the Rio Grande, on the south by the Bernalillo and Sandoval county lines, on the west by the top of the Rio Puerco drainage and on the north by the top of the drainage that lies on the southern boundary of the Zia Indian reservation, the Santa Ana Indian reservation and state highway [44] 550. The boundary of the authority is more particularly described as follows: beginning at the intersection of the west bank of the Rio Grande and the Sandoval county line in projected section [35] 8, township [12] 11 north, range 3 east, that point also being the southeast corner of herein described boundary; thence proceeding in a westerly direction along the Sandoval county line for approximately fourteen and one-half miles to the top of the Rio Puerco drainage in section 32, township 12 north, range 1 east; thence, in a northerly direction along the top of the Rio Puerco drainage for approximately fourteen miles to a point in the [southeast] southwest corner of section 21, township 14 north, range 1 east; thence, in an easterly direction along the top of the Rio Puerco drainage and the Zia Indian reservation boundary to a point in the southeast corner of section 21, township 14 north, range 1 east; thence, south for approximately one mile along the west boundary of the Zia Indian reservation to a point in the southeast corner of section 28, township 14 north, range 1 east; thence, in an easterly direction along the southern boundary of the Zia Indian reservation for approximately [seven] six miles to a point in the southeast corner of section 33, township 14 north, range 2 east; thence, in [a southeasterly] an easterly direction for approximately [four] three miles to a point in the [middle of the south boundary of section 11, township 13 north, range 2 east] northeast corner of section 1, township 13 north, range 2 east; thence, [east] south for approximately [four and one-quarter miles] one mile to a point on the northeast corner of section 12, township 13 north, range 2 east; thence east for approximately two miles to the south side of state highway [44] 550 in section 9, township 13 north, range 3 east; thence, in a southeasterly direction along the south side of state highway [44] 550 for approximately five miles to a point on the west bank of the Rio Grande in the northeast corner of section [31] 30, township 13 north, range 4 east; thence, in a southwesterly direction along the west bank of the Rio Grande for a distance of approximately nine miles to a point in section [35] 34, township 12 north, range 3 east, which point is the southeast corner and point of beginning of the authority."

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