2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 6 - Public Finances
Section 17 Finances of State Educational Institutions
Section 6-17-14 Pledge of additional revenue.

6-17-14. Pledge of additional revenue.

A. Any board of education or board of regents issuing bonds under Chapter 73, Article 29 NMSA 1953 may, in addition to the revenues from the buildings and facilities erected or purchased under authority of Sections 6-17-1 through 6-17-13 NMSA 1978, pledge as security for the bonds all or any part of revenues to be derived from buildings, improvements or other facilities already in existence and subject to the control of the board, whether or not the buildings or facilities are to be improved, extended or repaired with the proceeds of the bonds, and the proceeds of payments received or to be received by such board or an institution under its control from the United States or any of its agencies whether received as grants or otherwise, including, but not limited to payments received pursuant to Public Law 90-448, and any amendments thereto. Each such board is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the United States whereby it or an institution under its control is to receive such payments. Any board of regents may, notwithstanding any other provisions of these sections, pledge to the payment of the bonds the gross revenues to be derived from the operation of any buildings and facilities, the revenues of which are otherwise authorized to be pledged. The board of regents may also pledge to the payment of the bonds any of its revenues derived from sources other than the proceeds of ad valorem taxes, including land grant revenues, income from the permanent fund of the institution and income of the institution derived from the lease or rental of lands or other property of the institution. If gross revenues are so pledged, and if the revenues do not include land grant revenues or income from the permanent fund or income from leases and rentals, the board of regents may apply all or any part of these unpledged sources of revenue to the payment of the expense of maintaining and operating the buildings and facilities, the gross revenues of which are pledged, and may, in the proceedings authorizing the bonds, agree to apply to the payment of the maintenance and operation expenses as much of the revenues as is necessary for these purposes, or as is specified in the proceedings.

B. Where revenues are pledged under this section, the determination required by Section 6-17-2 NMSA 1978 need not be made. References appearing elsewhere in Chapter 73, Article 29 NMSA 1953, to the net revenues or income from buildings, facilities or improvements shall be construed to refer to all revenues pledged under the provisions of the proceedings authorizing the bonds.

C. The requirements of Sections 6-17-4 and 6-17-5 NMSA 1978, with respect to making charges sufficient to effect the purposes therein listed, shall be construed to refer to charges which will make the income and revenue therein referred to, together with additional revenues pledged in the proceedings, sufficient to effect the purposes, and the limitations on making further or additional charges appearing in those sections are not applicable.

D. The state board of finance, in determining whether to approve bonds under the provisions of Section 6-17-9 NMSA 1978, shall consider all revenues pledged to the bonds and to operation and maintenance.

History: 1941 Comp., 55-2713, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 143, 11; Laws 1949, ch. 98, 9; 1953 Comp., 73-29-14; Laws 1957, ch. 245, 2; 1963, ch. 297, 1; 1969, ch. 49, 1.