{"data":{"id":"us-nm/4-36-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"4-36-8","heading":"Class B county; sewer and water utility.","body":"A. Any class B county of the state having a population of more than ninety-eight thousand but less than one hundred thousand, according to the last federal decennial census, and having a net taxable value for rate-setting purposes for the 1991 property tax year of more than one billion four hundred million dollars ($1,400,000,000) but less than one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) shall be permitted to purchase, own, operate and sell sewer and water utilities. Such class B counties shall not purchase, own, operate or sell any other utilities.\nB. In the operation of a sewer or water utility by a class B county, the county shall set just and reasonable rates based on 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":"7a9c00c2b4a37f550efb92d2ae7337182a98eba7545850969cb6c25edd669b58","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/4-36-7","next":"us-nm/4-36-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}