No local government shall exercise any of the powers conferred upon local governments by the Redevelopment Law N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-60A-5 to 3-60A-18 until the local government has adopted a resolution finding that:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 3-60A-7

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

A. one or more slum areas or blighted areas exist in the local government’s jurisdiction; and

B. the rehabilitation, conservation, slum clearance, redevelopment or development, or a combination thereof, of and in such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of the local government’s jurisdiction.