Section 5-17-32 - Petition for tax reduction; annual financial estimate; budget; certification to local government division. - New Mexico Statutes

5-17-32. Petition for tax reduction; annual financial estimate; budget; certification to local government division.

A.     Upon presentation to the board of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the property in the infrastructure development zone, the board shall adopt a resolution to reduce or eliminate the portion of a tax or special assessment, beginning the next fiscal year, required for one or more services specified in the petition.  Signatures on a petition to reduce or eliminate a tax or special assessment shall be valid for a period of sixty days.

B.     When levying a property tax or imposing a special assessment, the board shall make annual statements and estimates of the operation and maintenance expenses of the infrastructure development zone, the costs of services to be financed by the taxes or special assessment and the amount of all other expenditures for services proposed to be paid from the taxes or special assessment and of the amount to be raised to pay general obligation bonds of the infrastructure development zone or special assessment bonds, all of which shall be provided for by the levy and collection of property taxes on the net taxable value of the real property in the infrastructure development zone or by the imposition and collection of special assessments.  The board shall file the annual statements and estimates with the county clerk for each county in the infrastructure development zone.  The board shall publish a notice of the filing of the estimate, shall hold hearings on the portions of the estimate not relating to debt service on general obligation bonds or special assessment bonds and shall adopt a budget.  The board, on or before the date set by law for certifying the annual budget of the municipality or county, shall fix, levy and assess the amounts to be raised by property taxes or special assessments of the infrastructure development zone and shall cause certified copies of the order to be delivered to the local government division of the department of finance and administration.  All statutes relating to the levy and collection of property taxes, including the collection of delinquent taxes and sale of property for nonpayment of taxes, apply to infrastructure development zone property taxes and to special assessments, except to the extent that the board has provided for other imposition, collection and foreclosure procedures in connection with special assessments.