§ 72-14-1 Interstate stream commission; creation; membership;
§ 72-14-2 Expenses
§ 72-14-3 [General powers of commission; interstate compacts;
§ 72-14-3.1 State water plan; purpose; contents
§ 72-14-3.2 Water conservation plans; municipalities, counties and water suppliers
§ 72-14-3.3 Interstate stream commission; additional powers;
§ 72-14-4 Budget and plan submitted to governor annually
§ 72-14-5 Annual expenditures made under budget and plan
§ 72-14-6 Appropriation; how disbursements are to be made
§ 72-14-7 [Governor authorized to protect water rights in interstate streams.]
§ 72-14-8 [Governor may employ persons and fix their compensation.]
§ 72-14-9 Definitions
§ 72-14-10 [Power to purchase, exchange and condemn property.]
§ 72-14-11 Projects using revenue bond proceeds authorized
§ 72-14-12 [Power to cross watercourses and avenues of transportation.]
§ 72-14-13 Water conservation revenue bonds authorized; extent of state obligation
§ 72-14-14 Revenues from bonds to be applied to cost of projects and associated expenses
§ 72-14-15 Funds established
§ 72-14-16 Bond proceeds to be appropriately credited
§ 72-14-17 Commission to set prices, rates or charges; contracts;
§ 72-14-18 Debt service fund; payments into fund; fund pledged for payment of interest, fiscal charges and repayment of principal
§ 72-14-19 Permanent reservoirs for irrigation purposes income fund; Rio Grande income fund; appropriation
§ 72-14-20 [Contracts and leases with agencies of United States authorized.]
§ 72-14-21 [Accounts pertaining to works required; control of construction; collection of revenues; sale of water; suits.]
§ 72-14-22 Rights of bondholders; enforcement
§ 72-14-23 New Mexico irrigation works construction fund created; limitation of liability under act; reparation of damages caused in carrying out powers granted; authority of commission to receive contributions
§ 72-14-24 Purpose of act
§ 72-14-24.1 Acequia and community ditch infrastructure fund;
§ 72-14-25 [Adjustment of plans and operations to facilitate federal aid to project.]
§ 72-14-26 Disposition of water for public, domestic, industrial and other uses; reconveyance to grantors
§ 72-14-27 [Liberal construction of act.]
§ 72-14-28 [Powers of state agencies and subdivisions to contract with federal government respecting water projects.]
§ 72-14-29 Loans from New Mexico irrigation works construction fund
§ 72-14-30 [Expenditure of funds for feasibility studies.]
§ 72-14-31 [Loans to include sums for feasibility study.]
§ 72-14-32 [Loans to supplement federal funds authorized.]
§ 72-14-33 [“Project” defined.]
§ 72-14-34 Budgets required
§ 72-14-35 [Exemption from Bateman Act.]
§ 72-14-36 [Special water revenue bonds of interstate stream commission; purpose.]
§ 72-14-37 [Special water revenue bonds of interstate stream commission; anticipation of tax proceeds.]
§ 72-14-38 Terms and conditions of bonds
§ 72-14-39 Funding
§ 72-14-40 Sale of bonds
§ 72-14-41 Guarantee by severance tax funds
§ 72-14-42 Approval of issue
§ 72-14-43 Legislative findings; state appropriation of unappropriated water
§ 72-14-44 Interstate stream commission; groundwater appropriation; water rights purchase
§ 72-14-45 New Mexico unit fund; purpose; appropriation
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