New Mexico § 5-9-3 - Definitions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 5-9-3 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-9-3. Definitions
As used in the Enterprise Zone Act: A. “business facility” means the place of business within an enterprise zone of a
business that is established within or begins operations in an enterprise zone; B. “economically disadvantaged worker” means an employed person whose income as an
unrelated individual or whose family income is less than the federally established
poverty level and is below seventy percent of the lower living-standard-income level
as determined and published by the United States department of labor; C. “enterprise zone” means any geographical area that is designated as an enterprise
zone in accordance with the provisions of the Enterprise Zone Act; D. “local government” means: (1) the governing body of any county, incorporated municipality or Indian nation,
tribe or pueblo; or (2) the entity designated as a governing body in a joint powers agreement entered
into between or among the entities described in Paragraph (1) of this subsection for
the purpose of creating and administering an enterprise zone; E. “long-term unemployed worker” means a person with limited opportunity for employment
or reemployment in the same or similar occupation in the same area in which an individual
resides, including any older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment
by reason of age; and F. “project” means an activity, undertaking or series of activities or undertakings
designed to create new jobs, encourage business development and eliminate slums or
blighted areas in enterprise zones that conform to an approved enterprise zone plan
for job and business development, slum clearance and redevelopment, rehabilitation
and preservation in the enterprise zone.
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Section 5-9-3 ("Definitions") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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