NM Stat § 6-25A-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 6 - Public Finances|Article 25A - New Mexico Exposition Center Authority|Section 6-25A-7 - Bonds of the authority; use; security.

A. The authority may issue and sell bonds in principal amounts it considers necessary to provide sufficient money for the purposes of the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act, including: (1) purchase of securities; (2) making loans through the purchase of securities; (3) making grants for projects from money available to the authority; (4) the financing of a project located in whole or in part in a participating jurisdiction for use in connection with the exposition center; (5) the payment, funding or refunding of the principal of or interest or redemption premiums on bonds issued by the authority, whether the bonds or interest to be paid, funded or refunded have or have not become due; (6) the establishment or increase of reserves or sinking funds to secure or to pay principal, premium, if any, or interest on bonds issued by the authority; and (7) the payment of other costs or expenses of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry out its corporate purposes and powers. B. Except as otherwise provided in the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act, bonds issued by the authority shall be obligations of the authority payable solely from revenues, income, fees, charges or funds of the authority that may, pursuant to the provisions of the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act, be pledged to the payment of those obligations, and the bonds shall not create an obligation, debt or liability of the state. No breach of a pledge, obligation or agreement of the authority shall impose a pecuniary liability or a charge upon the general credit or taxing power of the state or a political subdivision of the state. C. As security for the payment of the principal, interest or premium, if any, on bonds issued by the authority, the authority may pledge, transfer and assign: (1) an obligation that is payable to the authority, including rents, lease payments and other use or occupancy fees or charges owing to the authority in connection with the leasing, use or occupancy of real or personal property; (2) the revenues of the authority derived from loan payments, rents, fees, charges or other payments, with respect to or derived from any property acquired, constructed, furnished or equipped with the proceeds of bonds after provision for the reasonable cost of operating, maintaining and repairing that property of the authority; (3) the revenues to meet the costs of operating, maintaining and repairing the real and personal property of the authority and to meet the interest and principal requirements of the bonds issued by the authority and establish and maintain reserves pursuant to covenants of the authority to maintain rates and charges that will produce such revenues; (4) any grant, subsidy or contribution from the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities; or (5) any income, revenues, funds or other money of the authority from any other source authorized for that pledge, transfer or assignment. History: Laws 2005, ch. 342, § 7. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 342, § 24 made the act effective April 7, 2005.