{"data":{"id":"us-nm/73-17-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"73-17-10","heading":"Cooperation with United States government or other agencies.","body":"The board shall have the right and authority to enter into contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any department thereof; or with the state government of this or other states; or with irrigation, drainage, conservation, conservancy or other improvement districts, in this or other states; or with persons, or public corporations; for cooperation or assistance in making surveys or investigations and reports thereon; in constructing, maintaining, using and operating works of the district, in acquiring, purchasing, extending, operating or maintaining constructed works; water supplies, water systems, irrigation or drainage works, dam and reservoir sites; in building dams to impound flood waters; in conserving and using the said waters for irrigation or other purposes, including the development of hydroelectric energy; in purchasing, leasing or acquiring land or property in adjoining states in order to secure outlets and other needs of the district; and in any other manner furthering the purposes and incidental purposes of districts.","path":["Chapter 73 - Special Districts","ARTICLE 17 Conservancy Districts; General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18576/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"0522db1c4ecdfe42547e04ac4aecaa516c525b72f52398e5997b3ce5b7198c92","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/73-17-9","next":"us-nm/73-17-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}