0001| SENATE BILL 1061 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| MANNY M. ARAGON | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE; AUTHORIZING THE | 0012| ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN ARROYO FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY TO | 0013| CREATE AND ADMINISTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LIMITED TO FLOOD | 0014| CONTROL AND DRAINAGE PURPOSES; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA | 0015| 1978. | 0016| | 0017| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0018| Section 1. Section 72-16-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, | 0019| Chapter 311, Section 20) is amended to read: | 0020| "72-16-20. IMPLEMENTING POWERS.--The board may: | 0021| A. acquire, improve, equip, maintain and operate | 0022| any project or facility for the control of flood and storm | 0023| waters of the authority and the flood and storm waters of | 0024| streams [which] that have their sources outside of the | 0025| authority but which streams and the flood waters thereof flow | 0001| into the authority; | 0002| B. protect from such floods or storm waters the | 0003| water courses, watersheds, public highways, life and property | 0004| in the authority; | 0005| C. exercise the right of eminent domain, either | 0006| within or without the authority, in the manner provided by law | 0007| for the condemnation of private property for public use; and | 0008| D. as to flood control and drainage projects only, | 0009| exercise those powers granted to counties in the County | 0010| Improvement District Act." | 0011| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0012| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0013|  |