Establishing the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Water Authority

This law establishes the ABQ-Bernalillo County Water Authority. The membership of the board of directors of the authority shall consist of seven members. The authority is a public body politic and corporate, separate and apart from the city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo county. Water authorities regulate and maintain critical water and power infrastructure that make operating urban farms and gardens possible. They also have the power to offer technical and financial assistance to these operations.