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A JOINT RESOLUTION

RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF LAND IN CHAVES COUNTY

FROM THE INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION TO THE TOWN OF

HAGERMAN.

WHEREAS, Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978 requires the

ratification and approval of the legislature of any sale,

trade or lease of real property belonging to a state agency

that involves a consideration of one hundred thousand dollars

($100,000) or more; and

WHEREAS, the interstate stream commission has title to

five tracts of certain real property in Chaves county, being

more particularly described as follows:

"A part of the SW/4 SE/4, and the NW/4 SE/4,

and the SW/4 NE/4, Section 3, Township 14

South, Range 26 East, N.M.P.M., Chaves

County, New Mexico, being more particularly

described as:

From an aluminum-capped rebar set by NMPS9242

(and recorded in Plat Book Q of the Chaves

County Clerk at page 19) to mark the South

Quarter Corner of Section 3, Township 14

South, Range 26 East (and predicated on the

South Line of the Southeast Quarter of said

Section 3 being 2642.58 feet in length and

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having a bearing of South 89

47'00" West);

Thence North 00

33'08" East a distance of

297.03 feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap

marked "LS-8112", and the Point of Beginning;

Thence North 00

33'08" East along the

Longtitudinal Quarter line a distance of

1029.50 feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap

marked "LS-8112", which marks the

Center-South 1/16th Corner of said Section 3;

Thence continuing North 00

33'08" East along

the Longitudinal Quarter line a distance of

1326.53 feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap

marked "LS-8112", which marks the Center

Quarter Corner of said Section 3; Thence

continuing North 00

33'08" East along the

Longitudinal Quarter line a distance of

1335.51 feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap

marked "LS-8112", which marks the

Center-North 1/16th corner of said Section 3;

Thence North 89

37'21" East along the

Sixteenth line a distance of 1282.77 feet to

a #4 Rebar with plastic cap marked "LS-8112",

which marks the North-East 1/16th Corner of

said Section 3. Thence South 00

00'16" West

along the Sixteenth line a distance of

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1338.93 feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap

marked "LS-8112", which marks the Center-East

1/16th Corner of said Section 3; Thence South

00'15" East along the Sixteenth line a

distance of 1326.46 feet to a #4 Rebar with

plastic cap marked "LS-8112", which marks the

South-East 1/16th Corner of said Section 3;

Thence South 00

00'15" East along the

Sixteenth line a distance of 1326.46 feet to

a #4 Rebar with plastic cap marked "LS-8112",

which marks the East 1/16th Corner Common to

Sections 3 and 10; Thence South 89

47'00"

West along the Section line a distance of

697.24 feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap

marked "LS-8112"; Thence North 00

33'08"

East, Parallel with the Longitudinal Quarter

Line of said Section 3 a distance of 297.03

feet to a #4 Rebar with plastic cap marked

"LS-8112"; Thence South 89

47'00" West

parallel to the South Section line a distance

of 624.06 feet to the point of Beginning; and

containing 115.00 acres, more or less.;

PART S1/2SE1/4 SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH,

RANGE 26 EAST, N.M.P.M.; BEGINNING AT THE SEc

OF SECTION 15: THENCE S89

36'57"W ALONG THE

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SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 15 A DISTANCE OF

2363.14 FEET; THENCE N00

07'39"W PARALLEL TO

THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 15 A DISTANCE

OF 1321.17 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE S/2

SE/4 OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE N89

36'24"E

ALONG SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 2363.14

FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 15;

THENCE S00

07'39"E ALONG SAID EAST LINE A

DISTANCE OF 1321.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF

BEGINNING, CONTAINING 71.683 ACRES�. THIS

PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A ROADWAY AFFECTING

THE EAST LINE OF THIS PROPERTY PER BOOK B

PAGE 4 OF COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS APRIL 2,

1907 AND A ROADWAY AFFECTING THE SOUTH 30

FEET OF THIS PROPERTY PER BOOK B, PAGE 37 OF

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 29, 1908.;

TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST N.M.P.M.;

THE SOUTH 100 ACRES OF THE W/2 W/2 OF SAID

SECTION 14. THIS PROPERTY SUBJECT TO AN

EASEMENT FOR IRRIGATION AND ACCESS FOR

MAINTENANCE OF WELL AND IRRIGATION DITCH

BETTER DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF

INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF

PARCEL 3 AND THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF MONO

ROAD; THENCE N89

45'50"E ALONG SAID NORTH

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PROPERTY LINE A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;

THENCE S00

07'39"E PARALLEL TO SAID EAST

RIGHT OF WAY A DISTANCE OF 593.46 FEET;

THENCE N89

02'49"E A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;

THENCE S00

07'39"E A DISTANCE OF 68.55 FEET;

THENCE N89

02'49"E A DISTANCE OF 1192.82 FEET

TO THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF PARCEL 3.

THENCE S00

08'02"E ALONG SAID EAST PROPERTY

LINE A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET; THENCE

S89

02'49"W A DISTANCE OF 1292.84 FEET TO THE

EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF MONO ROAD; THENCE

N00

07'39"W ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY A

DISTANCE OF 713.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF

BEGINNING. PROPERTY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO A

ROADWAY AFFECTING THE WEST LINE OF THIS

PROPERTY PER BOOK B PAGE 4 OF COMMISSIONERS

PROCEEDINGS APRIL 2, 1907 AND A ROADWAY

AFFECTING THE SOUTH 30 FEET OF THIS PROPERTY

PER BOOK B PAGE 37 OF COMMISSIONERS

PROCEEDINGS FEBRUARY 29, 1908.;

PART N1/2SE1/4, SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 14

SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, N.M.P.M.; BEGINNING AT

THE SEc N/2 SE/4 OF SAID SECTION 15 FROM

WHICH THE SEc OF SAID SECTION 15 BEARS

S00

07'39"E A DISTANCE OF 1321.54 FEET;

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THENCE S89

36'24"W ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF

SAID N/2 SE/4 A DISTANCE OF 2363.14 FEET;

THENCE N00

07'39"W PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE

OF SAID SECTION 15 A DISTANCE OF 804.97 FEET;

THENCE N89

36'24"E PARALLEL TO SAID SOUTH

LINE N/2 SE/4 A DISTANCE OF 2363.14 FEET TO

THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE

S00

07'39"E ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE

OF 804.97 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,

CONTAINING 43.689 ACRES�. THIS PROPERTY IS

SUBJECT TO A ROADWAY AFFECTING THE EAST

PROPERTY LINE PER BOOK B PAGE 4 OF

COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS APRIL 2, 1907.; and

Section 3: SE/4SE/4, less and except the

North 198' of the East 136'

Section 10: lots 1, 2, 11 and 12 West

Hagerman Addition (SE/4NE/4), NE/4NE/4

Section 11: NW/4NW/4, SW/4NW/4, NW/4SW/4

All in Township 14 South, Range 26 East,

N.M.P.M., Chaves County, New Mexico

containing 236.657 acres more or less.";

and

WHEREAS, the described real property is no longer

suitable for agricultural uses because the water rights have

been separated and transferred; and

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WHEREAS, the described real property should be utilized

in order to control the environmental issues of land erosion,

blowing dust and noxious weed growth; and

WHEREAS, the town of Hagerman has suffered catastrophic

financial losses as a result of the decrease in

agricultural-based businesses; and

WHEREAS, the described real property would be used by

the town of Hagerman for economic development, new housing

and other facilities serving the community; and

WHEREAS, the interstate stream commission desires to

donate and the town of Hagerman desires to accept title to

the described real property;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the interstate stream commission be

authorized to donate or otherwise transfer the described real

property to the town of Hagerman and that the donation or

other transfer is hereby ratified and approved pursuant to

the provisions of Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be

transmitted to the chair of the interstate stream commission

and to the mayor and town council of the town of Hagerman.