underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Chapter 45,Section308)isamendedtoread: BE ITENACTEDBYTHELEGISLATUREOFSTATENEWMEXICO: CONSERVANCY DISTRICTSOVERACEQUIASANDCOMMUNITYDITCHES. RELATING TOSPECIALDISTRICTS;LIMITINGTHEPOWERSOFCERTAIN 49 .175681.1 life, landandother propertyinthedistrict,andto intermittent orflood, andinordertoeffecttheprotection of course, stream,canyon,arroyoorwash, whetherperennial, flood orsurplusoverflowwaters of anynaturalwater washing orwhichismenacedthreatened bythenormalflowof district, andtoprotectorrelieve land subjecttooverflowor section TH LEGISLATURE "73-14-39. GENERALPOWERS.-- Section 1.73-14-39NMSA1978(beingLaws1927, , inordertoprotectlifeandproperty withinthe [ (1) ] -STATEOFNEWMEXICO A. ExceptasprovidedinSubsectionDofthis Gerald P.OrtizyPino SENATE BILL486 INTRODUCED BY AN ACT FIRST SESSION , 2009 underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 authorized andempowered: accomplish allotherpurposesofthedistrict,boardis .175681.1 [ highways andstreets; bridges thatmaybeneededinorout of[ cause tobeconstructed,reconstructed orenlargedanyandall district; preserve, operateormaintaintheworksinoutof[ any otherworksandimprovementsdeemednecessarytoconstruct, floodways, wells,pumpingstationsand[ dams, sluices,revetments,reservoirsorretardingbasins, ditches oracequias,sewers,canals,flumes,levees,dikes, construct andmaintainmainlateralditches,community flow ofwaterinorout[ artificial stream,andtoconcentrate,divertordividethe water course,pond,lake,creek,arroyoornatural ditch, communityditchoracequia,drain,sewer,river,flume, out of[ pond, lake,creek,arroyoornaturalartificialstreamin ditch oracequia,drain,sewer,flume,river,watercourse, deepen orchangethecourseterminusofanyditch,community said ] the said worksandimprovements along,across,throughor ] the (1) (4) (3) (2) district;tofillupanyabandonedoraltered toconstructor reconstruct anyandallof toconstruct,reconstructorelevate tocleanout,straighten,widen,alter, to construct,reconstructorenlarge or said - 2 ] the district; syphons said ] the ] and siphons district; to said and ] the underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 grade, fillorcut,inoutof[ over anypublichighway,canal,railroadrightofway,track, .175681.1 condemnation; toconstruct,own,lease,useandsell; shall havetherighttoacquirebydonation,purchaseor or otherimprovementsinoutof[ or changethelocationofanyfence,building,railroad,canal district atitsexpense forsupplying[ provision bymeans ofditchesorworksconstructedby the water tobeneficialuse,thedistrict shallmakeequivalent community ditchoracequiaother works usedforapplying the officialplaninterfereswithan irrigationditch, section roads, highways,parks,streetsandalleys,or Act; and not inconsistentwiththepurposesof[ things orformaterialsofconstructionanyotheruse or outof[ place oranyrealpersonalproperty,publicprivate,in power, franchise,park,cemeteryoranyotherpublicway reservoir site,orretardingbasin,milldam,water acequias, well,railroadrightofway,canal,sluice,flume, hold, encumber,controlandmaintainanyeasement,waterright, location ofexistingones[ , in[ B. ExceptasprovidedinSubsection Dofthis said case ] (5) ] the the eventthat toreplotorsubdivideland, district,forrightsofwayandsuchother and provided,further,that - 3 theconstructionprovidedby said said ] such this ] the the district;toremove ] ] district;and the the Conservancy to waterto changethe to opennew and ]. to underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 [ .175681.1 [ flow ofwaterasdevelopedby[ district shallnotinterferewiththestorageandregulationof any person;but[ excess ofthecapacity[ being lawfullyobtainedandusedthroughsuchditchesorworks. acequia orcommunityditchwithinits boundaries. census shallnothavepower,jurisdiction orcontroloveran hundred thousandaccordingtothemost recentfederaldecennial boundaries aclassAcountywithpopulation greaterthanfive taken bythedistrictrightofeminentdomain. be ascertainedandpaidasprovidedinthecaseofproperty structures andrebuilding[ structures built,orbyremoving[ reservoir, eitherbyaddingtothedam,damsorother district [ [ its expensethestoragecapacityofanyreservoirsandtostore Chapter 222,Section 1)isamendedtoread: [ [ such such therein such shall increase ] ] ] Section 2. 73-14-49NMSA1978(beingLaws1951, the the the ] personforthepropertysoutilizedorremovedshall and, that increasedstoragecapacitybeingaddedbythe in wateruserstotheextentthat[ C. D. Aconservancydistrictthatincludes withinits themorrelease[ Thedistrictshallhavetherighttoincreaseat ] such increases ]. In[ ] the additionalstoragesocreatedbythe thestoragecapacityofany[ such same case - 4 therefrom such ] ] ] the them the eventthat such ] reservoirsasdevelopedby that , thedamages,ifany,to ] ] the personpriorto from them dam,damsorother the same thedistrict " waterin ] it was such ] underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 in conservancydistricts[ .175681.1 question inthefuture,[ laws, themethodofenforcementisdoubtful.Toavoidany of irrigationwaters.Whilesuchpowerispresentinexisting the unquestionedpowertomakesuchdistributionandallocation deems itofmanifestimportancethatconservancydistrictshave landowners withinthedistrict.Tothisend,legislature purposes mostessentialforthewelfareandeconomyof of [ recognizing suchrights,nevertheless,intheproperoperation has ormayhavevestedirrigationwaterrights.Whilefully Chapter 222,Section 2)isamendedtoread: acequia orcommunityditchwithinits boundaries is notintendedtohavepower,jurisdiction orcontroloveran thousand accordingtothemostrecent federaldecennialcensus class Acountywithapopulationgreater thanfivehundred a conservancydistrictthatincludes withinitsboundariesa legislative intentandpolicyinmind; 73-14-53 NMSA1978are for irrigationandtoproperlyallocate[ unquestioned powertodistributethewaterremainingavailable is essentialthatthedistrictshavespecificand under NewMexicolawthatcertainland[ such "73-14-49. DECLARATIONOFPOLICY.--Itisrecognizedthat Section 3. 73-14-50NMSA1978(beingLaws1951, ] the districts,andespeciallyintimeofdroughts,it enacted,with[ this actis heretofore orhereafter - 5 ] the aforesaid Sections 73-14-49through provided, however,that therein the same ] ." ] in thestate ] organized it ] forthe that underscored material = new [bracketed material] = delete 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 .175681.1 the chiefengineerof[ [ hereafter tobeorganizedarespecificallyempoweredmake organized underthelawsofNewMexicoandallsuchdistricts section acequia orcommunityditchwithinits boundaries. census shallnothavepower,jurisdiction orcontroloveran hundred thousandaccordingtothemost recentfederaldecennial boundaries aclassAcountywithpopulationgreaterthanfive NMSA 1978 and publishedas[ time, shallbeexpressedinrulesandregulationstoadopted board as isdeemedrequisite.The[ distribution andallocationmaybealteredchangedasoften be reasonableandproper.Themethodmannerof the boardsofdirectors[ waters availableforirrigationwithin[ provisions ofthisactisJanuary1, 2010. such ] ] properandnecessarydistributionallocationofthe "73-14-50. DISTRIBUTIONOFIRRIGATIONWATERS.-- Section 4.EFFECTIVEDATE.--Theeffective dateofthe the boards , allconservancydistricts[ . A. ExceptasprovidedinSubsectionBofthis B. Aconservancydistrictthatincludeswithinits ofdirectors,asdeterminedfromtimeto hereinbelow such thereof ] the ] specified - 6 decision districts,shalldetermineto ] of them heretofore ] decisions such , inconsultationwith in Section73-14-51 ] the ] previously districtsas " of[ said