SENATE BILL 159
52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015
INTRODUCED BY
Carlos R. Cisneros and Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales
AN ACT
RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SEVERANCE TAX BONDS; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM CERTAIN FUNDS AND BALANCES; CLARIFYING CONDITIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS; ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SEVERANCE TAX BOND PROCEEDS; ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE REVERSION OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--AUTHORIZATIONS--APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.--
A. The state board of finance may issue and sell severance tax bonds in compliance with the Severance Tax Bonding Act in an amount not to exceed the total of the amounts authorized for purposes specified in this act. The state board of finance shall schedule the issuance and sale of the bonds in the most expeditious and economical manner possible upon a finding by the board that the project has been developed sufficiently to justify the issuance and that the project can proceed to contract within a reasonable time. The state board of finance shall further take the appropriate steps necessary to comply with the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds are appropriated for the purposes specified in this act.
B. The agencies named in this act shall certify to the state board of finance when the money from the proceeds of the severance tax bonds appropriated in this section is needed for the purposes specified in the applicable section of this act. If an agency has not certified the need for severance tax bond proceeds for a particular project by the end of fiscal year 2017, the authorization for that project is void.
C. Before an agency may certify for the need of severance tax bond proceeds, the project must be developed sufficiently so that the agency reasonably expects to:
(1) incur within six months after the applicable bond proceeds are available for the project a substantial binding obligation to a third party to expend at least five percent of the bond proceeds for the project; and
(2) spend at least eighty-five percent of the bond proceeds within three years after the applicable bond proceeds are available for the project.
D. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:
(1) the unexpended balance from the proceeds of severance tax bonds appropriated in this act for a project shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund no later than the following dates:
(a) for a project for which severance tax bond proceeds were appropriated to match federal grants, six months after completion of the project;
(b) for a project for which severance tax bond proceeds were appropriated to purchase vehicles, including emergency vehicles and other vehicles that require special equipment; heavy equipment; books; educational technology; or other equipment or furniture that is not related to a more inclusive construction or renovation project, at the end of the fiscal year two years following the fiscal year in which the severance tax bond proceeds were made available for the purchase; and
(c) for any other project for which severance tax bonds were appropriated, within six months of completion of the project, but no later than the end of fiscal year 2019; and
(2) all remaining balances from the proceeds of severance tax bonds appropriated for a project in this act shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund three months after the latest reversion date specified for that type of project in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.
E. Except for appropriations to the capital program fund, money from severance tax bond proceeds provided pursuant to this act shall not be used to pay indirect project costs.
F. Except for a project that was originally funded using a tax-exempt loan or bond issue, a project involving repayment of debt previously incurred shall be funded through the issuance of taxable severance tax bonds with a term that does not extend beyond the fiscal year in which they are issued.
G. For the purpose of this section, "unexpended balance" means the remainder of an appropriation after reserving for unpaid costs and expenses covered by binding written obligations to third parties.
SECTION 2. GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUND APPROPRIATIONS--LIMITATIONS--REVERSIONS.--
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:
(1) the unexpended balance of an appropriation made in this act from the general fund or other state funds shall revert no later than the following dates:
(a) for a project for which an appropriation was made to match federal grants, six months after completion of the project;
(b) for a project for which an appropriation was made to purchase vehicles, including emergency vehicles and other vehicles that require special equipment; heavy equipment; books; educational technology; or other equipment or furniture that is not related to a more inclusive construction or renovation project, at the end of the fiscal year two years following the fiscal year in which the appropriation was made for the purchase; and
(c) for any other project for which an appropriation was made, within six months of completion of the project, but no later than the end of fiscal year 2019; and
(2) all remaining balances from an appropriation made in this act for a project shall revert three months after the latest reversion date specified for that type of project in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.
B. Except for appropriations to the capital program fund, money from appropriations made in this act shall not be used to pay indirect project costs.
C. Except as provided in Subsection E of this section, the balance of an appropriation made from the general fund shall revert in the time frame set forth in Subsection A of this section to the capital projects fund.
D. Except as provided in Subsection E of this section, the balance of an appropriation made from other state funds shall revert in the time frame set forth in Subsection A of this section to the originating fund.
E. The balance of an appropriation made from the general fund or other state fund to the Indian affairs department or the aging and long-term services department for a project located on lands of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo shall revert in the time frame set forth in Subsection A of this section to the tribal infrastructure project fund.
F. For the purpose of this section, "unexpended balance" means the remainder of an appropriation after reserving for unpaid costs and expenses covered by binding written obligations to third parties.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the administrative office of the courts that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the administrative office of the courts for the following purposes:
1. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to purchase and install evidence presentation systems in courtrooms in the second judicial district in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. one hundred seventy-two thousand dollars ($172,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase and install upgrades to security equipment for the second judicial district court in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase and install fencing for a parking lot at the third judicial district court in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
4. eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to plan, design, renovate and construct counters for the eleventh judicial district court in Gallup in McKinley county;
5. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install evidence presentation systems in courtrooms in the ninth judicial district in Curry and Roosevelt counties;
6. ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) to purchase and install security equipment for the ninth judicial district courts in Curry and Roosevelt counties;
7. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to plan, design, renovate, construct, equip, purchase and install modifications to improve security in the clerk's office of the tenth judicial district court in Quay county;
8. eight thousand dollars ($8,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase and install upgrades to security equipment for the first judicial district court in Rio Arriba county;
9. one hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000) to plan, design, renovate and construct counters and to purchase and install a security card access system for the eleventh judicial district court in Farmington in San Juan county;
10. ten thousand eight hundred dollars ($10,800) to purchase and install security surveillance equipment for the fourth judicial district courthouse in San Miguel county;
11. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to purchase and install security equipment for the thirteenth judicial district court in Sandoval county;
12. one million four hundred seven thousand two hundred dollars ($1,407,200) to purchase and install security equipment and high-density filing systems, including related infrastructure, at magistrate courts statewide; and
13. seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000) to purchase and install integrated audiovisual equipment, including a video cart, for the eighth judicial district court in Union county.
SECTION 4. AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the aging and long-term services department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the aging and long-term services department for the following purposes:
1. twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars ($25,800) to purchase and install equipment in the Barelas senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars ($25,800) to purchase and install equipment in the Bear Canyon senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Bear Canyon senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
4. thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Casa kitchen in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
5. six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the department of senior affairs home services facility in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
6. twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars ($25,800) to purchase and install equipment in the Highland senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
7. twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars ($25,800) to purchase and install equipment in Los Volcanes senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
8. twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars ($25,800) to purchase and install equipment in the Manzano Mesa multigenerational center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
9. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to purchase and install equipment in the Manzano Mesa multigenerational sports and fitness center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
10. thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Albuquerque North Valley senior center in Bernalillo county;
11. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to purchase and install equipment in the Palo Duro senior center sports and fitness facility in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
12. forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) to plan, design, renovate and equip the Palo Duro senior center sports and fitness facility in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
13. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the senior centers citywide fleet in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
14. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish Los Volcanes senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
15. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and the furnish the senior center in the Pueblo of Isleta in Bernalillo county;
16. eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the senior center in the Pueblo of Isleta in Bernalillo county;
17. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the Tijeras senior center in Bernalillo county;
18. thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the Puerto de Luna senior center in Guadalupe county;
19. eighty-two thousand dollars ($82,000) to plan, design, renovate and equip the Puerto de Luna senior center in Guadalupe county;
20. fifty thousand five hundred dollars ($50,500) to plan, design, renovate and equip La Loma senior center in Anton Chico in Guadalupe county;
21. two hundred seventy thousand eight hundred dollars ($270,800) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the White Rock senior center in Los Alamos county;
22. six thousand dollars ($6,000) to purchase and install equipment in the senior center in the Baahaali chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;
23. four hundred seventy thousand dollars ($470,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the senior center in the Coyote Canyon chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;
24. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the senior center in the Pueblo Pintado chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;
25. two hundred ninety thousand dollars ($290,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the senior center in the Pueblo of Zuni in McKinley county;
26. two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the senior center in the Pueblo of Zuni in McKinley county;
27. seventy-two thousand seven hundred dollars ($72,700) to make improvements for building code compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment, to the senior center in the Pueblo of Santa Clara in Rio Arriba county;
28. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to make improvements for building code compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment, to the senior center in Elida in Roosevelt county;
29. eighty-eight thousand dollars ($88,000) to plan, design, renovate and equip the Portales senior center in Roosevelt county;
30. sixty-four thousand dollars ($64,000) to plan, design, renovate and equip the Jemez community senior center in Sandoval county;
31. forty-two thousand dollars ($42,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Placitas community senior center in Sandoval county;
32. eleven thousand dollars ($11,000) to purchase and install equipment in the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;
33. forty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($42,500) to make improvements for building code compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment, to the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;
34. thirty-two thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($32,350) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;
35. four hundred fifty thousand five hundred dollars ($450,500) to plan, design, renovate and equip the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;
36. five thousand fifty dollars ($5,050) to purchase and install meals equipment in the senior center in the Pueblo of Zia in Sandoval county;
37. thirty-two thousand dollars ($32,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the senior center in the Pueblo of Zia in Sandoval county;
38. one hundred ninety-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($197,500) to make improvements for building code compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment, to the Luisa senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
39. thirty-eight thousand three hundred dollars ($38,300) to make improvements for building code compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment, to the Villa Consuelo senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
40. seven thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($7,850) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Villa Consuelo senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county; and
41. one hundred thirty-four thousand dollars ($134,000) to make improvements for building code compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment, to the Phil Lovato senior center in Taos in Taos county.
SECTION 5. BERNALILLO COUNTY METROPOLITAN COURT PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for the following purposes:
1. six hundred sixty thousand dollars ($660,000) to plan, design and construct public restroom facilities and to address corridor and egress access issues on the fourth floor of the metropolitan court facility in Bernalillo county; and
2. three hundred seventy thousand dollars ($370,000) to purchase and install an analog video surveillance system at the metropolitan court facility in Bernalillo county.
SECTION 6. CAPITAL PROGRAM FUND PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the facilities management division of the general services department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the capital program fund for the following purposes:
1. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design and construct a secondary emergency access road, including a sally port and retaining walls, at the Camino Nuevo facility at the youth diagnostic and development center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. one million four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,450,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a visitor center and warehouse-commissary facility at the youth diagnostic and development center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. five hundred twenty thousand dollars ($520,000) to plan, design and construct an emergency access road, including ingress and egress, at the Sequoyah adolescent treatment center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
4. four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish phase 1 of the Tiwa building in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
5. two hundred eighty thousand dollars ($280,000) to plan, design, construct and equip a surveillance security camera system for the New Mexico rehabilitation center in Roswell in Chaves county;
6. two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to plan, design, renovate, construct, equip and furnish the New Mexico state police district office, including temporary relocation, in Roswell in Chaves county;
7. one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) for plumbing upgrades and equipment and infrastructure improvements at inmate housing units at western New Mexico correctional facility in Grants in Cibola county;
8. four million dollars ($4,000,000) for heating, ventilation and air conditioning system upgrades, fire alarm upgrades and re-roofing of inmate housing units at western New Mexico correctional facility in Grants in Cibola county;
9. two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) to replace the water system at the James Murray building in Hobbs in Lea county;
10. seven hundred eighty thousand dollars ($780,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to Bonito cottage, the off-campus cottage, and for security improvements at Lincoln Pines youth center in Fort Stanton in Lincoln county;
11. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design and construct an access road from New Mexico highway 220 to the Fort Stanton veterans cemetery in Lincoln county;
12. five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and expand the workforce solutions department office in Deming in Luna county;
13. one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) to plan, design and construct new roofing systems for the Camino Nuevo facility and recreation building, including the gymnasium, workout room and swimming pool, at the youth development and diagnostic center facility in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county and to plan, design, purchase and install new heating, ventilation and air conditioning units, including electrical systems, roof curbs and roof repairs, at the John Paul Taylor center in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
14. two million nine hundred thousand dollars ($2,900,000) to plan, design, construct and equip security upgrades at the Springer, Roswell and central New Mexico correctional facilities in Colfax, Chaves and Valencia counties;
15. four hundred seventy thousand dollars ($470,000) to purchase and install windows at the James Murray building in Hobbs in Lea county and the Albert Aragon building in Espanola in Rio Arriba county;
16. two hundred twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($227,500) to construct a fourplex apartment unit for an independent living environment for the commission for the blind in Alamogordo in Otero county;
17. six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish, including demolition, a building for the New Mexico state police in Chama in Rio Arriba county;
18. four million dollars ($4,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish facilities, including purchasing food delivery vehicles, security equipment and demolition, at the New Mexico behavioral health institute in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;
19. sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000) to construct phase 3 of the new Meadows building, including demolition, utility rerouting, excavation and site improvements, at the New Mexico behavioral health institute in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;
20. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to acquire land for and to design and construct upgrades at range sites in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
21. three hundred thirty thousand dollars ($330,000) to design, construct and make upgrades to reconfigure space use at the John F. Simms building in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
22. one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) to plan and design phase 1 of the renovation and expansion of the state records center and archives in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
23. six hundred seventy thousand dollars ($670,000) to plan, design and construct the remodeling of the fire barrier, ceilings and roof decks at the New Mexico state veterans' home in Truth or Consequences in Sierra county;
24. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, renovate and repair correctional facilities statewide;
25. one million dollars ($1,000,000) for demolition, decommissioning and asbestos abatement of state buildings statewide; and
26. five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and upgrade infrastructure, including demolition, at state buildings statewide.
SECTION 7. CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the cultural affairs department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the cultural affairs department for the following purposes:
1. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to design, purchase, construct and equip a bookmobile for use statewide; and
2. six million dollars ($6,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish, equip and upgrade infrastructure at museums, monuments and historic sites statewide, including the preservation of exhibits at historic sites.
SECTION 8. CUMBRES AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD COMMISSION PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission for the following purposes:
1. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for improvements, rehabilitation and upgrades to passenger cars for the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad operating between New Mexico and Colorado;
2. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to purchase and equip rail fire patrol machines and fire trucks and to plan, design and construct a water line and improve the Lava water tank for increased capacity for the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad operating between New Mexico and Colorado; and
3. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for track, locomotive and boiler upgrades and rehabilitation to comply with federal railroad administration requirements for the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad operating between New Mexico and Colorado.
SECTION 9. NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the deaf that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000) is appropriated to the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the deaf to plan, design and renovate Delgado hall at the New Mexico school for the deaf in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 10. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the economic development department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated to the economic development department for infrastructure projects in downtown mainstreet districts statewide.
SECTION 11. ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the energy, minerals and natural resources department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for the following purposes:
1. four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to acquire land for and to plan and design a building for the oil conservation division in Artesia in Eddy county;
2. two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) to purchase and equip law enforcement and forestry vehicles, a sewer pumper, a bobcat and trash compactors for the state parks division, the forestry division, the oil conservation division and the mining and minerals division;
3. two million dollars ($2,000,000) for upgrades and infrastructure improvements at state parks statewide;
4. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design and construct watershed restoration improvements and forest thinning statewide; and
5. two million dollars ($2,000,000) for wildfire mitigation at urban forest interfaces for communities at risk statewide.
SECTION 12. OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the office of the state engineer that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the office of the state engineer for the following purposes:
1. four hundred twenty thousand dollars ($420,000) for the San Juan River basin recovery project to protect and recover endangered fish in the San Juan River basin in San Juan county; and
2. one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000) to plan, design and construct an engineered levee in San Acacia in Socorro county.
SECTION 13. INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT FUND--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the office of the state engineer that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is appropriated to the Indian water rights settlement fund; notwithstanding the requirement for a joint resolution of the legislature in Subsection A of Section 72-1-11 NMSA 1978, if corresponding commitments have been made for the federal portion of the settlements in the Navajo Nation, Taos and Aamodt cases, the money may be expended by the interstate stream commission in fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years to implement the state's portion of the settlements, and any unexpended or unencumbered balances shall not revert at the end of a fiscal year.
SECTION 14. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the department of environment that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated to the department of environment for the restoration of rivers and streams statewide, including clearing vegetation, lowering river bank lines, replanting native species vegetation and installing erosion control measures.
SECTION 15. STATE FAIR COMMISSION PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the state fair commission that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the state fair commission for the following purposes:
1. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct and install an electrical distribution system at the New Mexico state fairgrounds in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, renovate and replace roofs at the New Mexico state fairgrounds in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; and
3. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design and construct upgrades to sewage transmission lines, including asphalt resurfacing, at the New Mexico state fairgrounds in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county.
SECTION 16. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the department of health that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the department of health for the following purposes:
1. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to purchase and install scientific and analytical equipment, including recalibration, at the scientific laboratory division in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; and
2. two hundred sixty thousand dollars ($260,000) to purchase, install and equip handicapped vans and medication dispensing control units at Fort Bayard medical center in Grant county.
SECTION 17. HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the homeland security and emergency management department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is appropriated to the homeland security and emergency management department for natural hazard mitigation community projects statewide.
SECTION 18. INDIAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the Indian affairs department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated to the Indian affairs department for lighting, infrastructure and site improvements campuswide at Santa Fe Indian school in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 19. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the department of information technology that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, four million two hundred thousand dollars ($4,200,000) is appropriated to the department of information technology to plan, design, construct and equip infrastructure for public safety radio communications for emergency responders statewide.
SECTION 20. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the department of military affairs that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the department of military affairs for the following purposes:
1. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to plan and design an addition to the readiness center in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county; and
2. one million dollars ($1,000,000) for improvements, repairs and demolition, including energy- efficient systems, to correct infrastructure deficiencies and staging areas at facilities statewide.
SECTION 21. TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the taxation and revenue department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the taxation and revenue department for the following purposes:
1. one hundred seventy thousand dollars ($170,000) to purchase and install a microfilm processor and scanner for the revenue processing division in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county; and
2. two hundred sixty thousand dollars ($260,000) to purchase and install scanners, including related equipment, technology and infrastructure, for the revenue processing division in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 22. HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the higher education department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the higher education department for the following purposes:
1. one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design and construct a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system and mechanical room in the Max Salazar building at central New Mexico community college in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for fire alarm improvements campuswide at Southwestern Indian polytechnic institute in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to demolish barracks and peripheral structures, including asbestos abatement, at Clovis community college in Curry county;
4. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan and design the construction of an allied health building at New Mexico junior college in Hobbs in Lea county;
5. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for health, security and safety improvements campuswide to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 at Navajo technical university in Crownpoint in McKinley county;
6. one million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) for roof renovations, building replacement, infrastructure improvements and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for building D at Mesalands community college in Tucumcari in Quay county;
7. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, purchase and install a fire alarm system in the Henderson fine arts center at San Juan college in Farmington in San Juan county;
8. seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to plan, design, construct and equip a fire and safety access lane, including fire hydrants and sidewalks, at the south Shiprock campus of Dine college in San Juan county;
9. eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) to plan, design and construct exterior improvements to the media education center, including lighting and parking lot improvements, at Luna community college in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;
10. eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) for removing and replacing the roof and evaporative cooling units on the academic building at the institute of American Indian arts in Santa Fe county; and
11. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for roof replacement, repairs and infrastructure improvements at Santa Fe community college in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 23. EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of eastern New Mexico university that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the board of regents of eastern New Mexico university for the following purposes:
1. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, renovate, construct and expand instructional space for the trades program at the Ruidoso branch community college of eastern New Mexico university in Lincoln county; and
2. nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) to plan, design and construct electrical system infrastructure upgrades campuswide at eastern New Mexico university in Portales in Roosevelt county.
SECTION 24. NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university to plan, design and construct critical health and safety infrastructure improvements campuswide at New Mexico highlands university in Las Vegas in San Miguel county.
SECTION 25. NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of New Mexico military institute that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) is appropriated to the board of regents of New Mexico military institute to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish, including demolition, the science lab and surrounding areas at New Mexico military institute in Roswell in Chaves county.
SECTION 26. NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated to the board of regents of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish a data and telecommunications center at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology in Socorro in Socorro county.
SECTION 27. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of New Mexico state university that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for the following purposes:
1. two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to plan, design, renovate and construct infrastructure improvements, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, upgrades at Martinez hall and a campus security mobile home pad, at the Grants branch campus of New Mexico state university in Cibola county;
2. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to repair and replace the roof on the main campus building at the Dona Ana branch community college of New Mexico state university in Dona Ana county;
3. nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) to plan, design, renovate, equip and install research and motor method octane engines in the petroleum standards laboratory at the New Mexico department of agriculture at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
4. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct and make infrastructure improvements to utility tunnels throughout the campus at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
5. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to plan, design, purchase and install a fire suppression system for the main campus building and for other infrastructure improvements at the Carlsbad branch campus of New Mexico state university in Eddy county;
6. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and improve restrooms to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 at the Alamogordo branch campus of New Mexico state university in Otero county; and
7. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to plan, design and renovate, including stabilization, the sustainable agriculture science center at Alcalde on the Los Luceros property in Rio Arriba county, contingent on New Mexico state university acquiring a long-term lease or land from the cultural affairs department.
SECTION 28. NORTHERN NEW MEXICO STATE SCHOOL PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of northern New Mexico state school that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated to the board of regents of northern New Mexico state school to plan, design, construct, equip, furnish and renovate the Joseph M. Montoya administration building at northern New Mexico state school in Espanola in Rio Arriba county.
SECTION 29. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of the university of New Mexico that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for the following purposes:
1. six million dollars ($6,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, equip and furnish the final phase of a health education building at the health sciences center at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan and design a physics and astronomy building and interdisciplinary labs at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to plan and design phase 1 of a construction technologies career center at the Gallup branch campus of the university of New Mexico in McKinley county;
4. ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) to plan and design phase 2 of the Klauer campus career technical center at the Taos branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Taos county; and
5. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to plan and design a chilled water system at the Valencia branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Los Lunas in Valencia county.
SECTION 30. WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the board of regents of western New Mexico university that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) is appropriated to the board of regents of western New Mexico university to plan, design, renovate and construct improvements and infrastructure upgrades to Harlan hall science building at western New Mexico university in Silver City in Grant county.
SECTION 31. ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE WATER PROJECT FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Water Project Finance Act, two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the water project fund to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design and construct watershed restoration improvements, including forest thinning, statewide.
SECTION 32. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH PROJECT-- APPROPRIATION FROM THE TRAIL SAFETY FUND.--Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is appropriated from the trail safety fund to the department of game and fish for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to build off-highway vehicle recreation parks statewide. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.
SECTION 33. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GAME PROTECTION FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the game protection fund to the department of game and fish for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) to acquire land for and to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish a northwest area office in Bernalillo county;
2. one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) for improvements related to safety compliance at state game commission-owned dams and lakes and associated dams and spillways statewide; and
3. two million dollars ($2,000,000) for wildlife and fisheries renovation and riparian habitat restoration statewide.
SECTION 34. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GAME AND FISH BOND RETIREMENT FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the game and fish bond retirement fund to the department of game and fish for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for improvements related to safety compliance at state game commission-owned dams and lakes and associated dams and spillways statewide; and
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for wildlife and fisheries renovation and riparian habitat restoration statewide.
SECTION 35. INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE TRIBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FUND TO THE INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Tribal Infrastructure Act, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is appropriated from the tribal infrastructure project fund to the Indian water rights settlement fund; notwithstanding the requirement for a joint resolution of the legislature in Subsection A of Section 72-1-11 NMSA 1978, if corresponding commitments have been made for the federal portion of the settlements in the Navajo Nation, Taos and Aamodt cases, the money may be expended by the interstate stream commission in fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years to implement the state's portion of the settlements, and any unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.
SECTION 36. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE ROAD FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the state road fund to the department of transportation for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) to design, renovate, construct, equip and furnish the district 2 office in Roswell in Chaves county;
2. one hundred nine thousand dollars ($109,000) to replace the boiler, including piping and related infrastructure, in the annex of the general office in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
3. three hundred eighty-eight thousand dollars ($388,000) for electrical upgrades in the materials laboratory at the general office in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
4. three hundred nineteen thousand dollars ($319,000) to construct, renovate, purchase and equip restrooms at the general office complex in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county; and
5. one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to design, construct, equip and furnish a building for the district 5 patrol facility in Penasco in Taos county.
SECTION 37. STATE LAND OFFICE PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE LANDS MAINTENANCE FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the state lands maintenance fund to the state land office for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($135,000) to plan, design, purchase and install boilers at the state land office in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
2. three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to replace the electrical distribution system at the state land office in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county; and
3. one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000) to plan and design improvements to the phone and network wiring infrastructure in the state land office in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 38. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection E of Section 7-27-12, Section 7-27-12.2 and Section 22-24-4 NMSA 1978 or any other substantive law, the following amounts are
appropriated from the public school capital outlay fund, contingent upon approval of the public school capital outlay council, to the public education department for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to renovate and construct public school pre-kindergarten classrooms statewide; and
2. six million two hundred thousand dollars ($6,200,000) to purchase school buses statewide.
SECTION 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY COUNCIL PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection E of Section 7-27-12, Section 7-27-12.2 and Section 22-24-4 NMSA 1978 or any other substantive law, five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the public school capital outlay fund, contingent upon approval of the public school capital outlay council, to the public school capital outlay council for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to address deficiencies and other infrastructure improvements for schools under litigation in the Zuni public school district and the Gallup-McKinley county public school district in McKinley county and the Grants-Cibola county school district in Cibola county.
SECTION 40. WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION LOAN FUND PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE PUBLIC PROJECT REVOLVING FUND.--One million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000) is appropriated from the public project revolving fund to the wastewater facility construction loan fund for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to implement the provisions of the Wastewater Facility Construction Loan Act or to provide state matching funds required by the terms of any federal grant under the Clean Water Act. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.
SECTION 41. MINERS' COLFAX MEDICAL CENTER PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE MINERS' TRUST FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the miners' trust fund to the miners' Colfax medical center for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) to renovate emergency department facilities, including the chemical dependency unit, at the miners' Colfax medical center in Raton in Colfax county;
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design and modify emergency power systems at the miners' Colfax medical center in Raton in Colfax county;
3. two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to equip and furnish the miners' Colfax medical center rural health clinic in Raton in Colfax county; and
4. four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to plan, design, renovate, equip and furnish solariums for use as patient treatment space at the miners' Colfax medical center in Raton in Colfax county.
SECTION 42. PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION GRANT FUND.-- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fire Protection Fund Law, one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the fire protection grant fund to the public regulation commission for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design and construct a firefighter training burn building at the firefighter training academy in Socorro in Socorro county. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.
SECTION 43. PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fire Protection Fund Law, one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the fire protection fund to the public regulation commission for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design and construct a firefighter training burn building at the firefighter training academy in Socorro in Socorro county. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.
SECTION 44. BORDER AUTHORITY PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE COLONIAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Colonias Infrastructure Act, the following amounts are appropriated from the colonias infrastructure project fund to the border authority for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) to acquire land for and to plan, design and construct, including environmental site improvements, a flood control structure to protect the commercial and low-income residential areas, the port of entry and adjacent properties along the border in Columbus in Luna county; and
2. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to plan, design and construct street and drainage improvements, including a parking lot, in the vicinity of the port of entry in Columbus in Luna county.
SECTION 45. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITOL BUILDINGS REPAIR FUND.--One million seven hundred thousand dollars ($1,700,000) is appropriated from the capitol buildings repair fund to the department of military affairs for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to purchase land for a multiagency joint operation and first responder campus in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 46. SUPREME COURT BUILDING COMMISSION PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITOL BUILDINGS REPAIR FUND.--Seven hundred forty-six thousand four hundred ninety-four dollars ($746,494) is appropriated from the capitol buildings repair fund to the supreme court building commission for expenditure in fiscal years 2015 through 2019, unless otherwise provided for in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design, construct, repair and renovate the building exterior, balconies and walkways, including a snow-melt system, at the supreme court in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 47. PROJECT SCOPE--EXPENDITURES.--If an appropriation for a project authorized in this act is not sufficient to complete all the purposes specified, the appropriation may be expended for any portion of the purposes specified in the appropriation. Expenditures shall not be made for purposes other than those specified in the appropriation.
SECTION 48. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.--Pursuant to Section 13-4A-4 NMSA 1978 and where applicable, the appropriations authorized in this act include one percent for the art in public places fund.
SECTION 49. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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