New Mexico § 73-7-53 [Owners of land; rights to use of drains; eminent domain.]

New Mexico Statutes

§ 73-7-53 — [Owners of land; rights to use of drains; eminent domain.]

New Mexico § 73-7-53

Ch. 73Special Districts

Art. 7Drainage Districts; Construction, Operation and

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-7-53 (2026).

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The owner of any land that has been assessed for the cost of the construction of any ditch, drain or watercourse, as herein provided, shall have the right to use the ditch, drain or watercourse as an outlet for lateral drains from said land; and if said land is separated from the ditch, drain or watercourse by the land of another or others, and the owner thereof shall be unable to agree with said other or others as to the terms and conditions on which he may enter their lands and construct said drain or ditch, and [then] he may acquire a right-of-way therefor by condemnation as hereinafter provided by the provisions of Section 73-7-56 NMSA 1978.

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The owner of any land that has been assessed for the cost of the construction of any ditch, drain or watercourse, as herein provided, shall have the right to use the ditch, drain or watercourse as an outlet for lateral drains from said land; and if said land is separated from the ditch, drain or watercourse by the land of another or others, and the owner thereof shall be unable to agree with said other or others as to the terms and conditions on which he may enter their lands and construct said drain or ditch, and [then] he may acquire a right-of-way therefor by condemnation as hereinafter provided by the provisions of Section 73-7-56 NMSA 1978.