New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-24-5 — Electric utility; eminent domain power

New Mexico § 3-24-5
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 3Municipalities
Art. 24Electric Utility

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-24-5 (2026).

Text

Any municipality owning, operating or proposing to construct an electric utility has the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring property for the use of the electric utility according to the procedure for condemnation as provided by the Eminent Domain Code [42A-1-1 to 42A-1-33 NMSA 1978].

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 14-23-5, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1969, ch. 251, § 4;

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