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AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING THE STATE TO
ACQUIRE A FACILITY TO REPLACE FORT BAYARD MEDICAL CENTER;
AUTHORIZING CERTAIN AGREEMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE ACQUISITION;
RATIFYING AND APPROVING A LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT; PROVIDING
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROCUREMENT CODE; RECONCILING MULTIPLE
AMENDMENTS TO THE SAME SECTION OF LAW IN LAWS 2007; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. Section 9-7-6.5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
Chapter 317, Section 1) is amended to read:
"9-7-6.5. AGREEMENTS FOR A REPLACEMENT FACILITY FOR
FORT BAYARD MEDICAL CENTER.--
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of state
law or rule, the secretary may do one or more of the
following:
(1) enter into an agreement, including an
agreement with an independent contractor, to operate Fort
Bayard medical center or a replacement for Fort Bayard medical
center in Grant county;
(2) acquire by purchase, lease,
construction, lease-purchase or other financing arrangement a
facility to be located in Grant county to replace Fort Bayard
medical center, provided that, if the acquisition results in
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the transfer of the title to the facility, the title to the
facility shall be in the name of the property control division
of the general services department; or
(3) enter into an agreement with Grant
county under which the department may construct or cause to be
constructed the facility that will replace the Fort Bayard
medical center.
B. The provisions of the Procurement Code shall
not apply to the procurement, by either the department or
Grant county or both, of tangible personal property, services
or construction deemed necessary by the department to
effectuate the provisions of this section. However,
agreements related to the acquisition of the facility to
replace Fort Bayard medical center shall be subject to the
provisions of state law regulating the acquisition and
disposal of real property by governmental entities.
C. An operating agreement entered into pursuant to
this section shall include provisions for the continued
employment of all current and future Fort Bayard medical
center employees, excluding management employees of the
contractor, as state employees, entitled and subject to all
the rights and responsibilities of state employees. Under the
terms of the agreement and the overall direction of the
department, the independent contractor shall provide
management and supervision to state employees at Fort Bayard
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medical center, including the provision of work assignments,
evaluations and promotional and disciplinary actions.
D. Pursuant to Section 15-3-35 NMSA 1978, the
legislature ratifies and approves a lease-purchase agreement,
in a form approved by the state board of finance, between the
department, as lessee-purchaser and Grant county, as lessor-
seller, for the facility that will replace the Fort Bayard
medical center, provided that, upon transfer of title, title
to the facility shall be in the name of the property control
division of the general services department."
Section 2. Section 13-1-98 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1984,
Chapter 65, Section 71, as amended by Laws 2007, Chapter 55,
Section 1 and by Laws 2007, Chapter 345, Section 1) is amended
to read:
"13-1-98. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROCUREMENT CODE.--The
provisions of the Procurement Code shall not apply to:
A. procurement of items of tangible personal
property or services by a state agency or a local public body
from a state agency, a local public body or external
procurement unit except as otherwise provided in Sections
13-1-135 through 13-1-137 NMSA 1978;
B. procurement of tangible personal property or
services for the governor's mansion and grounds;
C. printing and duplicating contracts involving
materials that are required to be filed in connection with
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proceedings before administrative agencies or state or federal
courts;
D. purchases of publicly provided or publicly
regulated gas, electricity, water, sewer and refuse collection
services;
E. purchases of books and periodicals from the
publishers or copyright holders thereof;
F. travel or shipping by common carrier or by
private conveyance or to meals and lodging;
G. purchase of livestock at auction rings or to
the procurement of animals to be used for research and
experimentation or exhibit;
H. contracts with businesses for public school
transportation services;
I. procurement of tangible personal property or
services, as defined by Sections 13-1-87 and 13-1-93 NMSA
1978, by the corrections industries division of the
corrections department pursuant to rules adopted by the
corrections industries commission, which shall be reviewed by
the purchasing division of the general services department
prior to adoption;
J. minor purchases not exceeding five thousand
dollars ($5,000) consisting of magazine subscriptions,
conference registration fees and other similar purchases where
prepayments are required;
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K. municipalities having adopted home rule
charters and having enacted their own purchasing ordinances;
L. the issuance, sale and delivery of public
securities pursuant to the applicable authorizing statute,
with the exception of bond attorneys and general financial
consultants;
M. contracts entered into by a local public body
with a private independent contractor for the operation, or
provision and operation, of a jail pursuant to Sections
33-3-26 and 33-3-27 NMSA 1978;
N. contracts for maintenance of grounds and
facilities at highway rest stops and other employment
opportunities, excluding those intended for the direct care
and support of persons with handicaps, entered into by state
agencies with private, nonprofit, independent contractors who
provide services to persons with handicaps;
O. contracts and expenditures for services or
items of tangible personal property to be paid or compensated
by money or other property transferred to New Mexico law
enforcement agencies by the United States department of
justice drug enforcement administration;
P. contracts for retirement and other benefits
pursuant to Sections 22-11-47 through 22-11-52 NMSA 1978;
Q. contracts with professional entertainers;
R. contracts and expenditures for litigation
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expenses in connection with proceedings before administrative
agencies or state or federal courts, including experts,
mediators, court reporters, process servers and witness fees,
but not including attorney contracts;
S. contracts for service relating to the design,
engineering, financing, construction and acquisition of public
improvements undertaken in improvement districts pursuant to
Subsection L of Section 3-33-14.1 NMSA 1978 and in county
improvement districts pursuant to Subsection L of Section
4-55A-12.1 NMSA 1978;
T. works of art for museums or for display in
public buildings or places;
U. contracts entered into by a local public body
with a person, firm, organization, corporation or association
or a state educational institution named in Article 12,
Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico for the operation
and maintenance of a hospital pursuant to Chapter 3, Article
44 NMSA 1978, lease or operation of a county hospital pursuant
to the Hospital Funding Act or operation and maintenance of a
hospital pursuant to the Special Hospital District Act;
V. purchases of advertising in all media,
including radio, television, print and electronic;
W. purchases of promotional goods intended for
resale by the tourism department;
X. procurement of printing services for materials
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produced and intended for resale by the cultural affairs
department;
Y. procurement by or through the public education
department from the federal department of education relating
to parent training and information centers designed to
increase parent participation, projects and initiatives
designed to improve outcomes for students with disabilities
and other projects and initiatives relating to the
administration of improvement strategy programs pursuant to
the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
provided that the exemption applies only to procurement of
services not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars
($200,000);
Z. procurement of services from community
rehabilitation programs or qualified individuals pursuant to
the State Use Act;
AA. purchases of products or services for eligible
persons with disabilities pursuant to the federal
Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
BB. procurement, by either the department of
health or Grant county or both, of tangible personal property,
services or construction that are exempt from the Procurement
Code pursuant to Section 9-7-6.5 NMSA 1978;
CC. contracts for investment advisory services,
investment management services or other investment-related
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services entered into by the educational retirement board, the
state investment officer or the retirement board created
pursuant to the Public Employees Retirement Act; and
DD. the purchase for resale by the state fair
commission of feed and other items necessary for the upkeep of
livestock."
Section 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
peace, health and safety that this act take effect
immediately.
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