New Mexico Statutes
§ 73-20-3 — Purpose of act
New Mexico § 73-20-3
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 73Special Districts
Art. 20Soil and Water and Watershed Conservation Districts
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-20-3 (2026).
Text
The purpose of the Watershed District Act is to secure the federal assistance provided in Public Law 566 of the 83rd congress, and amendatory legislation, for New Mexico in its program to further the conservation, development, utilization, flood prevention and disposal of water, and thereby preserve and protect New Mexico's land and water resources.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 45-5-21, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 210, § 3.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 73-20-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/73/73-20-3.