The boundaries of the authority are:

A portion of Bernalillo county bounded on the north by the Sandoval county line and the Sandia pueblo grant boundary, on the east by the Cibola national forest boundary, on the south by the Isleta Indian pueblo grant and land boundary, and on the west by the approximate location of the drainage divide between the Rio Grande and the Rio Puerco watersheds, which is more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northwest corner of the authority, which is the point of intersection of the boundary line common to Bernalillo and Sandoval counties and the west boundary of the town of Alameda grant; thence, in an easterly direction along the boundary line common to Bernalillo and Sandoval counties for a distance of approximately 15.0 miles to the point of intersection of this line with the east boundary of the town of Alameda grant, which is a point on the north boundary of the authority; thence, in a southwesterly direction along the east boundary of the town of Alameda grant for a distance of approximately 1.0 mile to its intersection with the south boundary of the Sandia pueblo grant, which is a point on the north boundary of the authority; thence, in a southeasterly direction along the south boundary of the Sandia pueblo grant for a distance of approximately 7.5 miles to the point of intersection of this line with the line common to the boundaries of the Cibola national forest and the Elena Gallegos grant, which point is on the north boundary of the authority; thence, in a southeasterly direction along the boundary line common to the Cibola national forest and the Elena Gallegos grant for a distance of approximately 3.2 miles to the northeast corner of the authority; thence, in a southerly direction along the boundary common to the Cibola national forest and the Elena Gallegos grant for a distance of approximately 3.3 miles to a point on the east boundary of the authority; thence, in a westerly direction along the boundary line common to the Cibola national forest and the Elena Gallegos grant for a distance of approximately 3.3 miles to the point of intersection of the west boundary line of the Cibola national forest and the south boundary line of the Elena Gallegos grant, which point is on the east boundary of the authority; thence, in a southerly direction along the west boundary of the Cibola national forest for a distance of approximately 13.4 miles to a point on the east boundary of the authority; thence, in a southerly direction along the boundary line dividing range 4 east and range 5 east, New Mexico principal meridian, for a distance of approximately 0.5 mile to the point of intersection of this line with the north boundary of the Isleta pueblo grant, which point is the southeast corner of the authority; thence, in a westerly direction along the north boundary of the Isleta pueblo grant for a distance of approximately 16.1 miles to its intersection with the boundary line common to sections 4 and 5, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, which point is on the south boundary of the authority; thence, in a northerly direction along the boundary line common to sections 4 and 5, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, for a distance of approximately 0.2 mile to the west quarter corner of section 4, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, which point is on the south boundary of the authority; thence, in an easterly direction along the east-west center lines of sections 3 and 4, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, for a distance of approximately 1.5 miles to the center of section 3, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, which point is on the south boundary of the authority; thence, in a northerly direction along the north-south center line of section 3, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, for a distance of 0.5 mile to the north quarter corner of section 3, township 8 north, range 2 east, New Mexico principal meridian, which is a point on the south boundary of the Pajarito grant and which point is on the south boundary of the authority; thence, in a westerly direction along the south boundary of the Pajarito grant for a distance of approximately 8.5 miles to a point 1800 feet east of mile post 4 on the Pajarito grant boundary, which point is the southwest corner of the authority; thence, bearing due north for a distance of 13.7 miles to the point of intersection with the north boundary of the town of Atrisco grant, which is a point on the west boundary of the authority; thence, in a northeasterly direction for a distance of approximately 1.6 miles to the southwest corner of the town of Alameda grant, which is a point on the west boundary of the authority; thence, in a northeasterly direction along the west boundary of the town of Alameda grant for a distance of 2.8 miles to its intersection with the boundary line common to Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, which point is the northwest corner and point of beginning of the authority; excepting therefrom, all lands owned by the United States and all pueblo lands included within these boundaries.

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-36-6, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 311, § 6; 1985, ch. 190, § 1.

The 1985 amendment, effective June 14, 1985, substituted "lands owned by the United States and all pueblo" for "military reservation" near the end of the section and made minor grammatical changes.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 52A C.J.S. Levees and Flood Control § 17.