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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. The following local governmental entities are authorized to impose convention center fees:
(1) a qualified municipality if the governing body of the qualified municipality has enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee; and
(2) a county in which a qualified municipality is located, provided that:
(a) a qualified municipality within the county has enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee;
(b) the board of county commissioners of the county has enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee;
(c) the qualified municipality and the county have entered into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act to collect the revenue from the convention center fee and to expend the revenue as required in the Convention Center Financing Act; and
(d) the fee shall only apply to lodging facilities located within twenty miles of the corporate limits of the qualified municipality.
B. Two qualified municipalities may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act to collect revenue from a convention center fee and to expend the revenue as required by the Convention Center Financing Act if the municipalities:
(1) are located in the same county within twenty miles of the corporate limits of each other; and
(2) have each enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 5. Municipalities and Counties § 5-13-3. Authorized local governmental entities - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-5-municipalities-and-counties/nm-st-sect-5-13-3/
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