New Mexico Statutes
§ 4-36-8 — Class B county; sewer and water utility
New Mexico § 4-36-8
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 4-36-8 (2026).
Text
A.Any class B county of the state having a population of more than ninety-eight thousand but less than one hundred thousand, according to the last federal decennial census, and having a net taxable value for rate-setting purposes for the 1991 property tax year of more than one billion four hundred million dollars ($1,400,000,000) but less than one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) shall be permitted to purchase, own, operate and sell sewer and water utilities. Such class B counties shall not purchase, own, operate or sell any other utilities.
B.In the operation of a sewer or water utility by a class B county, the county shall set just and reasonable rates based on cost of service.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 4-36-8, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 308, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 4-1-2
[Change in south boundary.]§ 4-10-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-10-2
[County seat.]§ 4-11-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-11-2
[County seat; buildings.]§ 4-11-3
[Bonds for courthouse and jail.]§ 4-12-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-12-2
[County seat; buildings.]§ 4-13-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-13-2
[County seat; buildings.]§ 4-13-3
[Courthouse and jail bonds.]§ 4-14-1
[Original county boundaries.]§ 4-14-2
[Changes in western boundary.]§ 4-15-1
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 4-36-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/4/4-36-8.