Sections 73-14-9 through 73-14-13 NMSA 1978 shall not be construed as applying to any conservancy district organized for the purpose of providing and maintaining for surface waters: flood protection, river control, drainage, water storage for supplementing irrigation needs, constructing and maintaining distribution systems for irrigation and other improvements for public health and safety. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-28-9.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 201, § 1. Powers not to be expanded beyond language. — Formation of a water conservancy district is a statutory proceeding and the powers conferred may not be expanded by inference or construction beyond the language of the statute. Rancho Del Rio Grande Conservancy Dist. v. Tres Rios Ass'n , 1975-NMSC-024, 87 N.M. 482, 535 P.2d 1333.
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