The boards of directors created by Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-32 NMSA 1978 shall consist of three directors from and representing that portion of the most populous county within the conservancy district, one director each from and representing those portions of each of the remaining counties within the conservancy district and one director from and representing the district at large; provided that each director:

A. is a qualified elector of the conservancy district; and

B. resides within the conservancy district and the county from which he is elected or, if representing the district at large, resides within one of the four counties of the conservancy district.

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-11.2, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 262, § 2; 1996, ch. 42, § 5.

The 1996 amendment, effective March 4, 1996, substituted "created by Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-32 NMSA 1978" for "hereby created" in the introductory language, and added the language beginning "or, if representing" at the end of Subsection B.

Ownership of real property within district. — A member of the middle Rio Grande conservancy district board of directors who does not own real property within the district may not continue to serve on the board. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-03.

Residency requirement for election. — A person cannot stand for election for the board of directors of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District if that person resides in a county in which part of the district is located but outside the district itself. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-34.