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A. The boundary of the authority shall be amended upon the signing of a binding joint powers agreement among the authority, the Sandia pueblo, the bureau of Indian affairs of the United States department of the interior, the United States department of the interior, if applicable, the state highway and transportation department and any other necessary entities which provides for a plan for one hundred year flood protection for the area described. The agreement shall address ingress and access to Sandia pueblo lands, responsibilities for study, planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and other project-related considerations, obligations for funding, legal and liability questions and other elements as may be appropriate.
B. Upon approval of the joint powers agreement described in Subsection A of this section, the authority boundaries shall be changed to include privately owned land within the Sandia pueblo along Edith boulevard north of Roy avenue, more specifically described as an irregular shaped tract of land beginning at Roy avenue and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad right-of-way extending along the railroad tracks in a northeast direction approximately one-half mile to the Sandia pueblo grant line, then along that grant line in a southeast direction approximately one-quarter mile to Edith boulevard, then in a southeasterly direction along the Sandia pueblo grant line to Roy avenue and then west along Roy avenue to the point of beginning at the railroad right-of-way.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 72. Water Law § 72-16-16.1. Joint powers agreement authorized - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-72-water-law/nm-st-sect-72-16-16-1/
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