{"data":{"id":"us-nm/6-30-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"6-30-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Colonias Infrastructure Act:\nA. \"authority\" means the New Mexico finance authority;\nB. \"board\" means the colonias infrastructure board;\nC. \"colonia\" means a rural community with a population of twenty-five thousand or less located within one hundred fifty miles of the United States-Mexico border that:\n(1) has been designated as a colonia by the municipality or county in which it is located because of a:\n(a) lack of potable water supply;\n(b) lack of adequate sewage systems; or\n(c) lack of decent, safe and sanitary housing;\n(2) has been in existence as a colonia prior to November 1990; and\n(3) has submitted appropriate documentation to the board to substantiate the conditions of this subsection, including documentation that supports the designation of the municipality or county;\nD. \"financial assistance\" means providing grants or loans on terms and conditions approved by the authority;\nE. \"project fund\" means the colonias infrastructure project fund;\nF. \"qualified entity\" means a county, municipality or other entity recognized as a political subdivision of the state;\nG. \"qualified project\" means a capital outlay project selected by the board for financial assistance that is primarily intended to develop colonias infrastructure. A qualified project may include a water system, a wastewater system, solid waste disposal facilities, flood and drainage control, roads or housing infrastructure; but \"qualified project\" does not include general operation and maintenance, equipment, housing allowance payments or mortgage subsidies; and\nH. \"trust fund\" means the colonias infrastructure trust fund.","path":["Chapter 6 - Public Finances","ARTICLE 30 Colonias Infrastructure"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18506/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"e076cc57d6fed00283b95c8ead31d0e58aff9baa5b50b2499e5c7d757fe25edd","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/6-30-2","next":"us-nm/6-30-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}