73-25-2: Purpose.

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.