Land Use & Zoning
In New Mexico, impact fees imposed on new developments are used to:
AFund real estate agent licensing
BPay for public infrastructure (roads, schools, parks) needed to serve the new development✓ Correct
CCompensate displaced tenants
DFund affordable housing subsidies
Explanation
Impact fees are charges on new development to fund the public infrastructure required to serve it—roads, utilities, schools, parks. They shift infrastructure costs to new development rather than existing taxpayers.
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