A. An authority is a political subdivision of the state that may, in accordance with law and to effectuate the purposes of the district it governs:

(1) have perpetual existence;

(2) sue and be sued;

(3) adopt bylaws, policies and procedures;

(4) employ a director, who may employ staff as necessary to administer the authority;

(5) fix the time and place of meetings and the method of providing notice of the meetings;

(6) make and pass orders and resolutions necessary for governing and managing the authority and executing the powers of the authority;

(7) adopt and use a seal;

(8) create and define the duties of advisory committees;

(9) enter into contracts and agreements;

(10) borrow money and issue bonds;

(11) pledge all or a portion of its revenue to the payment of its bonds;

(12) issue refunding revenue bonds to refinance, pay or discharge all or part of its outstanding revenue bonds;

(13) impose liens;

(14) acquire, dispose of or encumber real or personal property or interests in real or personal property, including leases and easements;

(15) manage the land and property constituting and associated with the district, including by imposing rental charges and fees for the use of that land and property;

(16) sixty days after delivering written notice to the municipality and county that formed the district, exercise the power of eminent domain within the boundaries of the district as provided by law for the condemnation of private property for public use with just compensation;

(17) sell, transfer or convey real or personal property or interests in real or personal property acquired by the authority;

(18) alter the boundaries of the district with the approval of the affected municipality or county;

(19) construct and maintain airport facilities;

(20) establish standards and long-term development plans;

(21) apply to a public or private source for a loan, grant, guarantee or other type of financial assistance;

(22) exercise the rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied by the specific powers granted by this section; and

(23) by resolution, delegate to a member or agent of the authority any of its powers, except the power to:

(a) adopt authority policies or procedures;

(b) initiate or continue legal action;

(c) establish policies on the use of revenue;

(d) acquire real or personal property or interests in real or personal property;

(e) expand the district; or

(f) issue bonds.

B. An authority shall:

(1) govern the district;

(2) adopt rules to govern its conduct, including standards and procedures for calling emergency meetings and a conflicts-of-interest policy;

(3) provide meaningful opportunities for public input on its policymaking;

(4) accept title to the real and personal property within the area constituting the district's initial boundaries;

(5) use district property to manage airport operations, create jobs and foster economic development in all areas it deems appropriate and in the public welfare; and

(6) comply with all applicable laws, ordinances or rules enacted by the municipality or county having jurisdiction over the district's land or real property.

History: Laws 2019, ch. 13, § 5.

Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 13 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.