Except when otherwise specified, as used in this act:

A. the term "Conservancy Act" means the Conservancy Act of New Mexico, Chapter 45, Session Laws of 1927 (being Chapter 30, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1929 Compilation), as amended by Chapter 50, Session Laws of 1931, Chapter 80, Session Laws of 1933 and Chapter 37 and Chapter 150, Session Laws of 1935 (being Chapter 30, New Mexico Supplement, 1938), and any subsequent amendment thereof;

B. the term "reclamation law" means the act of congress approved June 17, 1902, 32 Statutes at Large 388, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto;

C. the term "district" means a conservancy district heretofore organized or existing under the provisions of the Conservancy Act;

D. the term "United States" means the United States of America;

E. the term "reclamation contract" means any contract between a district and the United States under the provisions of the reclamation law for any of the purposes set forth in Section 2 [73-18-2 NMSA 1978] hereof;

F. the term "contracting district" means any district which heretofore or hereafter shall have entered into a reclamation contract;

G. the terms "contract indebtedness" and "contract obligation" mean respectively any indebtedness or obligation undertaken by a district in a reclamation contract;

H. the terms "district lands" or "district real property" mean any real property within the boundaries of a district;

I. the term "board" means the board of directors of a district.

History: Laws 1939, ch. 148, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 77-3101; 1953 Comp., § 75-32-1.

Compiler's notes. — Laws 1931, ch. 50 was compiled as 73-16-41 to 73-16-49 NMSA 1978.

Laws 1933, ch. 80, amended 73-14-3 and 75-14-17 NMSA 1978.

Laws 1935, ch. 150 was superseded. See compiler's notes to 73-16-50 NMSA 1978.

The words "this act" refer to Laws 1939, ch. 148, compiled as 73-18-1 to 73-18-6, 73-18-7, 73-18-8 and 73-18-9 to 73-18-24 NMSA 1978. "This act" may be referred to as "The Conservancy District-Reclamation Contract Act", 73-18-24 NMSA 1978.

Laws 1927, ch. 45 enacted the Conservancy Act of New Mexico, the provisions of which are presently compiled as 73-14-1 to 73-14-9, 73-14-16, 73-14-17, 73-14-33 to 73-14-48, 73-15-1 to 73-15-15, 73-16-1 to 73-16-4, 73-16-6 to 73-16-29 and 73-17-1 to 73-17-24 NMSA 1978. See also 73-14-1 NMSA 1978 and note.

For the reclamation law, which includes the act of congress of June 17, 1902 and all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, see 43 U.S.C. § 371 et seq.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 52A C.J.S. Levees and Flood Control § 24; 94 C.J.S. Waters § 316.