{"data":{"id":"us-nm/4-36-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"4-36-10","heading":"Class A county; sewer and water utility; operation authorization.","body":"A. A class A county having a population of more than one hundred thirty-five thousand but less than four hundred eighty-one thousand according to the last federal decennial census, and having a 1993 net taxable value of property, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code [Chapter 7, Articles 35 to 38 NMSA 1978], of at least one billion one hundred thirty-one million dollars ($1,131,000,000) but not more than five billion two hundred million dollars ($5,200,000,000) may establish, purchase, own and operate sewer and water utilities and sell water and sewer utility service.\nB. In the operation of a sewer or water utility, the county shall set just and reasonable rates based on its cost of service.","path":["Chapter 4 - Counties","ARTICLE 36 Miscellaneous Powers of Counties"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18505/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"bc852c5cdb21b3379c6e771e1e94060e3819a133604622d68ed82bb32c536a5d","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/4-36-9","next":"us-nm/4-36-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}