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N.M. Stat. § 75-1-1 (2026)

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Chapter 75, Article 1 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Rural Infrastructure Act".

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-41-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 333, § 1; 1983, ch. 173, § 1; 1988, ch. 28, § 1.

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Cross references. — For provisions relating to water supply associations, see 3-28-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

Laws 1988, ch. 28, § 1 changed the name of the Water Supply Construction Act to the Rural Infrastructure Act.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1959–1993 · leading case: El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Ass'n v. New Mexico Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 858 P.2d 1263 (N.M. 1993).
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El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Ass'n v. New Mexico Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 858 P.2d 1263 (N.M. 1993). · cites it 2× “El Vadito planned to utilize SPA funds and loan money obtained under the Rural Infrastructure Act, NMSA 1978, sections 75-1-1 to -6 (Repl.Pamp. 1988), to upgrade and replace CWIC's existing water supply system.”
Cartwright v. Pub. Serv. Co. of New Mexico, 343 P.2d 654 (N.M. 1959). · cites it 2× “§§ 75-1-1, 75-1-2, N.M.S.A. 1953. The latter section provides that there must be a diligent prosecution and completion of the works for the application of water to beneficial use.”
Coldwater Cattle Co. v. Portales Valley Proj., Inc., 428 P.2d 15 (N.M. 1967). “• Appellees likewise contend that - appellant’s acts and those contemplated were and are illegal on the ground that such acts can be performed only by corporations organized under statutes specifically authorizing the organization of corporations with powers relating to…”
May v. Torres, 519 P.2d 298 (N.M. 1974). · cites it 2× “XVI, § 2; § 75-1-1, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl. Vol. 11, pt.”
State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Luna Irrigation Co., 458 P.2d 590 (N.M. 1969). “The decisive question is whether waters released from storage in Lake Luna in Arizona and thereafter flow downstream in New Meixco are public waters within the meaning of § 75-1-1, N.M.S.A.1953, which provides: “All natural waters flowing in streams and watercourses, whether…”
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