A. A governing body of a municipality or county may form a district for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating and financing renewable energy improvements on property within the municipality or county. A district shall include only property for which an owner executes an agreement consenting to the inclusion of the property within the district and to the imposition of a special assessment on the property for the purpose of financing renewable energy improvements.
B. A district formed by a municipality shall be wholly within the boundaries of the municipality. A district formed by a county shall be wholly within the boundaries of the county and shall be in the unincorporated area of the county, or may include an incorporated area with the municipality's consent. A district may include contiguous and noncontiguous property.
C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a district shall be a political subdivision of the state, separate and apart from the municipality or county.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 180, § 4.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 180 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2009, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
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