SENATE BILL 289

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005

INTRODUCED BY

Joseph A. Fidel

FOR THE CAPITOL BUILDINGS PLANNING COMMISSION

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY; AUTHORIZING THE PROPERTY CONTROL DIVISION OF THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXPEND CERTAIN BOND PROCEEDS TO PLAN, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A PARKING STRUCTURE IN SANTA FE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Laws 2001, Chapter 166, Section 1, as amended by Laws 2004, Chapter 123, Section 6, is amended to read:

     "Section 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY-- APPROPRIATION.--

          A. In order to acquire the following properties for use as state agency offices in Santa Fe county, the property control division of the general services department may:

                (1) purchase and renovate, equip and furnish the national education association building on South Capitol street;

                (2) plan, design, construct, equip and furnish a new office building with integrated parking at the west capitol complex on Cerrillos road, pursuant to the design funded by Subsection I of Section 14 of Chapter 118 of Laws 1998, at a price not to exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000);

                (3) purchase and renovate, equip and furnish the public employees retirement association building on Paseo de Peralta; and

                (4) purchase land within or in close proximity to the public safety campus as set out in the capitol buildings master plan developed by the capitol buildings planning commission; provided that no land shall be purchased pursuant to this paragraph that does not have, in place, water, sewer, electricity and other necessary infrastructure.

          B. In addition to the acquisitions authorized in Subsection A of this section, the property control division of the general services department may, pursuant to the capitol buildings master plan developed by the capitol buildings planning commission and after review by the commission

plan, design, construct and equip a parking structure in the central capitol campus in Santa Fe.

          [B.] C. The acquisitions of property pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be made in the priority order listed in that subsection. Purchases authorized in Paragraphs (1), (2) and (4) of Subsection A and in Subsection B of this section shall be made at a price not to exceed the value of the property established by the taxation and revenue department using generally accepted appraisal techniques for the type of property purchased. The purchase authorized in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section shall be made at a price negotiated with the retirement board of the public employees retirement association that is not less than the fair market value of the property and building.

          [C.] D. If state office building tax revenue bonds issued pursuant to Laws 2001, Chapter 166, Section 2, as amended by Laws 2004, Chapter 123, Section 7, are outstanding, then, as amounts become available in the property control reserve fund, as much of the property control reserve fund as is necessary to pay the debt service and other payments on the bonds plus any amount needed for any required reserves shall be transferred from the property control reserve fund to the state office building bonding fund.

          [D.] E. If state office building tax revenue bonds have not been issued pursuant to Laws 2001, Chapter 166, Section 2, as amended by Laws 2004, Chapter 123, Section 7, or if the bonds have been issued but are no longer outstanding, then, as amounts become available in the property control reserve fund, as much of the property control reserve fund as is necessary to comply with the provisions of [Subsection A] Subsections A and B of this section is appropriated to the property control division of the general services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal years."

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