The council shall have all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of the New Mexico Community Assistance Act, including but not limited to the power to:

A. develop and oversee the administration of community assistance programs;

B. adopt, amend and repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] and with technical assistance from the staff of the division, all regulations necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of the rules of the New Mexico Community Assistance Act;

C. apply to any appropriate agency of the United States for participation in and for receipt of aid from any program designed to assist local community infrastructure development;

D. oversee the administration of federal and other funds which are received, controlled or disbursed for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the community assistance program;

E. coordinate and mobilize assistance and funding resources in regard to the construction, extension or repair of projects;

F. coordinate with, assist and seek input from political subdivisions, community organizations and civic groups;

G. make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to its duties and the execution of its powers under the New Mexico Community Assistance Act;

H. do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted in the New Mexico Community Assistance Act; and

I. disburse and oversee the administration of any other funds appropriated to the council or as directed by the legislature.

History: 1953 Comp., § 14-64-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 299, § 5; 1978, ch. 63, § 2; 1984, ch. 5, § 6.

The 1984 amendment, effective July 1, 1984, substituted "oversee the administration of" for "administer" in Subsection A, "staff of the division" for "energy and minerals department staff" in Subsection B, "local community infrastructure development" for "areas of rapid growth occasioned by the impact of energy or mineral development" in Subsection C and "oversee the administration of" for "administer" in Subsection D and added Subsection I.