6-12-15. State bond guarantee fund; creation; purposes.
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A. There is created within the state treasury the "state bond guarantee fund". The fund is established as an additional source for payments of principal and interest due on state general obligation indebtedness already incurred or incurred in the future or for payments of any other obligations arising in connection with that indebtedness. The fund shall be drawn upon only in the event ad valorem taxes or other revenues of the state available for the described payments are either insufficient or are not received by the state at the time due or anticipated.
B. If it is determined by the department of finance and administration or the state treasurer that there are insufficient ad valorem taxes or other state revenues to meet a payment of principal or interest due on state general obligation indebtedness or to meet any other obligation arising in connection with that indebtedness lawfully payable from ad valorem taxes, or that the receipt of ad valorem taxes or other revenues to be used to make any such payment will be delayed and not be available to make the payment when due, the department of finance and administration or the state treasurer may request the state board of finance to direct a temporary transfer of a sufficient amount of money from the general fund operating reserve, or any other available fund in the state treasury in which there may be a surplus over current requirements, to the state bond guarantee fund so that the payment becoming due may be made and a default avoided.
If such a transfer is directed by the state board of finance, the state treasurer shall use the amount transferred to the state bond guarantee fund to make the payment. The amount transferred to the state bond guarantee fund shall be repaid to the fund from which transferred from ad valorem taxes or other revenues of the state that are available for the repayment and which are not otherwise required for subsequent payments of state general obligation indebtedness.
C. Nothing in this section prevents the application of any other funds of the state available for that purpose to the payment of general obligation indebtedness of the state or other obligations arising in connection with that indebtedness.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 124, § 1.
Appendix A to Article 12 Appendix A to Article 12. General Obligation Bonds
The following laws have authorized the issuance of general obligation bonds in the specified amounts for the specified purposes.
Laws 1953, ch. 159: $4,500,000, state building and state institution bonds for constructing, improving, and equipping buildings for the state, state agencies, state departments and state institutions, not including political subdivisions.
Laws 1959, ch. 315: $8,000,000, state educational institution bonds for erecting, constructing and equipping buildings of certain state educational institutions and the purchase of land for those institutions.
Laws 1963, ch. 228: $8,000,000, state educational institution bonds for erecting, constructing, purchasing, and equipping buildings, land, and utility facilities for certain state educational institutions.
Laws 1965, ch. 238: $6,000,000 in 1967, $8,000,000 in 1969, $9,500,000 in 1971, $9,000,000 in 1973, and $10,000,000 in 1975, state educational institution bonds for erecting, constructing, purchasing, and equipping buildings, land, and utility facilities of the state educational institutions.
Laws 1972, ch. 13: $2,000,000 in 1973, $2,000,000 in 1974, $2,000,000 in 1975, $2,000,000 in 1976, and $2,000,000 in 1977, state educational institution library bonds for providing funds for capital expenditures of the libraries at state educational institutions.
Laws 1984 (S.S.), ch. 6: $64,000,000, educational bonds for capital expenditures at certain state educational institutions and certain post-secondary and public schools.
Laws 1988 (S.S.), ch. 2: capital projects general obligation bonds, $50,550,000 for educational capital improvement and acquisition, $425,000 for land acquisition to the energy, minerals and natural resources department, $1,155,000 for senior citizens' facilities, and $1,525,000 for purchase of books and audio-visual materials for public libraries.
Laws 1990, ch. 133: capital projects general obligation bonds, $45,720,000 for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions, $625,000 for land acquisition and planning for a new state library, $775,000 for acquisition and improvement of an additional building for the New Mexico museum of natural history, $225,000 for acquisition of unique and ecologically significant habitat lands for rare or endangered species, $275,000 for expansion of the convention center at Red Rock state park, and $1,925,000 for senior citizens' facilities.
Laws 1992, ch. 103: capital projects general obligation bonds, $2,841,700 for senior citizens' facilities, $76,923,700 for state public educational capital improvements, $2,050,000 for hardware, software and equipment for statewide automation of the district and magistrate courts, $1,550,000 to purchase and renovate a building for the New Mexico museum of natural history and to purchase books and audio-visual material for public libraries, $825,000 for health facility improvements and acquisition, $3,050,000 for water rights capital improvements and acquisition in the Pecos river basin, $2,050,000 for construction and modification of wastewater facilities, $1,550,000 for rehabilitation of state parks, and $1,550,000 for state fair renovation and improvements.
Laws 1994, ch. 142: capital projects general obligation bonds, $3,704,732 for senior citizens' facility improvements, $61,251,200 for state public educational improvements and acquisitions, $2,530,000 for public library acquisitions, and $730,000 for hospital equipment acquisition.
Laws 1996, ch. 6, § 3, as amended by Laws 2003, ch. 306, § 8: $1,000,000, for the purpose of financing information and communication equipment, including computer hardware and software, for the department of insurance.
Laws 1996, ch. 13: capital projects general obligation bonds, $2,544,105 to the state agency on aging for senior citizen facility construction, equipment and improvements, $58,861,337 for public educational capital improvements and acquisitions, $915,105 for state fairgrounds renovations and improvements, $5,025,000 for juvenile correctional and rehabilitative facilities, and $1,015,105 for land acquisition for Petroglyph national monument.
Laws 1998, ch. 87: capital projects general obligation bonds, $6,180,100 to the state agency on aging for senior citizen facility improvements, $72,857,000 for public educational capital improvements and acquisitions, $600,000 to the energy, minerals and natural resources department, for ecologically significant land acquisition, $1,000,000 to the office of cultural affairs for the El Camino Real international heritage center, and $2,225,000 for the state's radio communications system upgrade.
Laws 2000 (2nd S.S.), ch. 21: $5,669,967 to the state agency on aging for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions, $58,100,000 for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions, and $23,144,000 for state facilities and equipment.
Laws 2002, ch. 93: $10,703,668 to the state agency on aging for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions, $93,177,707 for state public educational capital improvements and acquisitions, $15,980,000 to the office of cultural affairs for public library acquisitions, $6,500,000 for state facilities improvement and equipment, and $13,011,000 to the office of the state engineer for water projects.
Laws 2004, ch. 117: $6,063,000 to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvements and construction projects; $94,892,000 to make capital expenditures for certain higher educational capital improvements; $16,315,000 to make capital expenditures for public library acquisitions; and $5,100,000 kindergarten classroom construction and renovation bonds to make capital expenditures for certain construction and renovation projects.
Appendix B to Article 12 Appendix B to Article 12. Revenue Bonds
The following laws have authorized the issuance of revenue bonds for projects other than state institutions or state roads and highways in the specified amounts for the specified purposes.
Laws 1929, ch. 4: in amounts to be determined, debentures for reimbursement of Grant, Luna, Hidalgo, and Santa Fe counties and Silver City of principal and interest on bonds issued by those localities.
Laws 1941, ch. 7: $750,000, certificates of indebtedness to provide for cooperation with the federal government in matters relating to national defense involving the state.
Laws 1961, ch. 127: $1,250,000, voting machine bonds for the voting machine finance fund.
Laws 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 10 (as amended by Laws 1967, ch. 142, § 1): $550,000, motor boat fuel revenue bonds for construction, improvement, and furnishing of boating and related facilities.
Laws 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 18 (as amended by Laws 1968, ch. 47, §§ 1-4 and by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 52): $2,000,000, game and fish bonds for fish hatcheries and rearing facilities, habitat acquisition, development and improvement projects and other similar capital outlay projects.
Laws 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 20: $800,000, debentures for acquiring, constructing, improving, furnishing, and improving buildings and land for use by the Supreme Court, other state courts, the administrative office of the courts, Supreme Court law library, and department of justice.
Laws 1965, ch. 280: in amounts to be determined, state park and recreation bonds for developing, operating, and maintaining state parks.
Laws 1993, ch. 367, § 73, as amended by Laws 1994, ch. 91: $3,500,000, finance authority revenue bonds for a new building for the Workers' Compensation Administration.
Laws 1995, ch. 214, § 2: $50,000,000 to the department of corrections for purposes specified in Paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of Subsection B of 33-1-17 NMSA 1978.
Laws 1996, ch. 41, § 9: $8,500,000, finance authority revenue bonds for financing court automation systems.
Laws 1996, ch. 52, § 3: $25,000,000, finance authority revenue bonds for the wastewater facility construction loan fund, the rural infrastructure revolving loan fund, and the solid waste facility grant fund.
Laws 1997, ch. 125: authorizing the issuance of New Mexico Finance Authority revenue bonds for financing the taxation and revenue information management systems project, not to exceed $33,709,800.
Laws 1997, ch. 178, § 1: one time revenue bonds for repairing, remodeling, constructing and equipping the New Mexico state library and for relocation-associated renovations in the state capitol of $10,155,000.
Laws 1999, ch. 180, § 1: amending Laws 1996, ch. 41, § 9 to provide after July 1, 1999, an additional amount not exceeding $3,500,000 for the purpose of financing court automation systems, including acquisition, development and installation of computer hardware and software, for the administrative office of the courts.
Laws 1999, ch. 192, § 1: amending Laws 1997, ch. 125, § 12 by additionally authorizing the New Mexico finance authority to make an interim cash loan in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 to the taxation and revenue department to implement the taxation and revenue information management systems project.
Laws 2000, ch. 25, § 3: not to exceed $5,000,000 for the water and wastewater project.
Laws 2000, ch. 79, § 2: not to exceed $2,500,000 for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, equipping, and furnishing and administration building for the retire health care authority.
Laws 2001, ch. 95, § 3 amends Laws 2000, ch. 5, § 2: $11,400,000 to design, construct, furnish, and equip a parking facility adjacent to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court building.
Laws 2001, ch. 166, § 2: not to exceed $75,000,000 for the aquisition of properties to be used as state office buildings in Santa Fe county. Laws 2004, ch. 123, § 7, effective May 19, 2004, amends Laws 2001, ch. 166, § 2 effective May 19, 2004, to add Subsection B appropriating $250,000 to the legislative council service for supporting the work of the capitol buildings planning commission.
Laws 2002, ch. 26, § 3: not to exceed $1,000,000 for the water and wastewater planning fund.
Laws 2003, ch. 341, § 3: not to exceed sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) for the purpose of designing, constructing, equipping and furnishing additions and improvements to the university of New Mexico hospital and the cancer research and treatment center at the university of New Mexico health sciences center.
Laws 2003, ch. 372, § 1: not to exceed not to exceed five million seven hundred sixty thousand dollars ($5,760,000) to issue and sell state museum tax revenue bonds in compliance with the State Building Bonding Act.
Laws 2005, ch. 319, § 1, effective April 7, 2005, amends Laws 2003, ch. 341, § 3 to change the term of the revenue bonds in Subsection A from fifteen years to twenty years; adds Subsection B to provide that the New Mexico finance authority may issue supplemental revenue bonds for a term not exceeding twenty years in an amount not exceeding $15,000,000 to design, construct, equip and furnish additions and improvements to the university of New Mexico hospital and cancer research and treatment center; and provides in Subsection G that the cigarette tax laws shall not be changed to reduce debt coverage for any outstanding bonds.
Laws 2005, ch. 320, § 7, effective June 17, 2005, amends Laws 2003, ch. 341, § 4 to provide in Subsection A that the finance authority may issue and sell revenue bonds for land acquisition and the planning, designing, construction and equipping and improving department of health facilities; to provide in Subsection F that the cigarette tax laws shall not be changed to reduce debt coverage for any outstanding bonds; and to add subsection H to provide that the finance authority may purchase revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section with money in the public project revolving fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-21-6 NMSA 1978.
Laws 2005, ch. 320, § 8, effective June 17, 2005, provides that pursuant to Laws 2003, ch. 341, § 4, as amended by Laws 2005, ch. 320, § 7, the New Mexico finance authority may issue and sell revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $39,000,000 plus an amount equal to the cost of issuing the revenue bonds to be allocated as follows: $10,300,000 for improvements at the southern New Mexico rehabilitation center, $11,000,000 for improvements at the Las Vegas medical center, $4,000,000 for improvements at Fort Bayard medical center, and $13,700,000 for use by the property control division of the general services department for land acquisition and the planning, designing, construction and equipping of a state laboratory facility in Bernalillo county for use by the department of health.
Laws 2006, ch. 67, § 1, effective March 6, 2006, amends Laws 2005, ch. 320, § 8 to change "improvements" to "capitol outlay projects" in Subsections A, B and C, and to change "Las Vegas medical center" to "New Mexico behavioral health institute at Las Vegas" in Subsection B.
Laws 2006, ch. 89, §1, effective May 17, 2006, authorizes the New Mexico finance authority to issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of designing, constructing, equipping and furnishing additions and improvements to a regional cancer treatment center at the Gila regional medical center in Grant county and subsequently rural cancer treatment facilities in class B counties.
Laws 2007, ch. 64, § 4, effective March 29, 2007, appropriates $600,000 of the state office building tax revenue bonds to the legislative council service for funding the capitol buildings planning commission master plan process.