The purpose of the Regional Transit District Act is to:
A. serve the public by providing for the creation of regional networks of safe and efficient public transit services;
B. allow multijurisdictional public transit systems to reduce the congestion of single-occupant motor vehicle traffic by providing transportation options for residents;
C. decrease automobile accidents by reducing traffic congestion on freeways and streets;
D. reduce noise and air pollution produced by motor vehicles;
E. prolong and extend the life of New Mexico's existing roadways by easing the traffic burden;
F. provide residents with a choice of transportation alternatives so that seniors, youth, low-income and mobility-impaired residents and others unable to drive or afford motor vehicles continue to have full access to the goods, services, jobs and activities of the community;
G. improve the New Mexico economy by increasing workforce and citizen access to education and higher paying jobs; and
H. prolong and extend petroleum resources.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 65, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 65, contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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