limitations.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 5-17-23

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

In addition to the powers specified in Section 22 [5-17-22 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of the Infrastructure Development Zone Act, if within the scope of the service plan, the board has the following powers for and on behalf of the infrastructure development zone:

A. to operate a system of television relay and translator facilities and to use, acquire, equip and maintain land, buildings and other recreational facilities therefor; and

B. to use the power granted in Section 22 of the Infrastructure Development Zone Act for the establishment of recreational facilities, including leases, easements and other interests in land for the preservation or conservation of sites, scenes, open space and vistas of recreational, scientific, historic, aesthetic or other public interest. As used in this subsection, “interests in land” means any rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including future interests, easements, covenants and contractual rights. Every interest in land, held pursuant to this subsection, when recorded shall be deemed to run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the park and recreation services of the infrastructure development zone and may be protected and enforced by the infrastructure development zone in any court of general jurisdiction by any proceeding known at law or in equity.