{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-60a-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-60A-7","heading":"Finding of necessity by local government.","body":"No local government shall exercise any of the powers conferred upon local governments by the Redevelopment Law [3-60A-5 to 3-60A-18 NMSA 1978] until the local government has adopted a resolution finding that:\nA. one or more slum areas or blighted areas exist in the local government's jurisdiction; and\nB. the rehabilitation, conservation, slum clearance, redevelopment or development, or a combination thereof, of and in such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of the local government's jurisdiction.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 60A Metropolitan Redevelopment"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"e42c3963d883e3d0ee57f4d5d472041606b9368b6f54d380621c93139cea8737","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-60a-6","next":"us-nm/3-60a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}