All persons within a community who participate or desire to participate in any project may become members of an association upon complying with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of directors of the association, such rules and regulations to meet with the approval of the department. Any person or persons who did not participate in an original project shall be admitted to membership in an association upon payment to the association of a reasonable fee as determined by the board of directors and the department. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-28-11, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONSRural water haulers entitled to membership. — Water haulers who reside in the rural areas surrounding a village served by a Sanitary Projects Act (SPA) association and depend exclusively upon the association's water system for water have a right under the SPA to become members of the association. El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Ass'n v. New Mexico Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 1993-NMSC-041, 115 N.M. 784, 858 P.2d 1263. All residents of the village should be given equal opportunity to join the new or reorganized association. los Water Ass'n v. New Mexico Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 1993-NMSC-041, 115 N.M. 784, 858 P.2d 1263. All residents of the village should be given equal opportunity to join the new or reorganized association. This is the intent of the Sanitary Projects Act (Chapter 3, Article 29 NMSA 1978), particularly by virtue of this section. 1961 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 61-44.
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