2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 22 - Public Schools
Article 18B - Qualified School Bonds
Section 22-18B-5 - Public school capital outlay council; allocation.
A. The aggregate face amount of all qualified school bonds issued in a calendar year shall not exceed the allocation for that year.
B. The council is designated the state education agency pursuant to Section 1397E(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is responsible for ensuring compliance with the limitation of Subsection A of this section.
C. If the state or a political subdivision desires to designate bonds as qualified school bonds, it shall, by July 1 of the calendar year in which the bonds are to be issued, submit an application for reservation of an allocation to the council. The application shall include evidence that the requirements of Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Subsection A of Section 4 [22-18B-4 NMSA 1978] of the Qualified School Bonds Act have been satisfied.
D. If, for a calendar year, the allocation for that year exceeds the amount of qualified school bonds designated and issued in that year, the excess shall be carried forward and included in the allocation for the subsequent year.
E. In the event the face amount of all proposed qualified school bonds for a calendar year exceeds the allocation, the council shall ratably apportion the allocation among the state and political subdivisions that have timely filed valid applications for that year.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 225, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Section 1397E of the Internal Revenue Code, see 26 U.S.C. § 1397E.
