SB0122

SENATE BILL 122

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2016

INTRODUCED BY

Carlos R. Cisneros

AN ACT

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO MAKE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS, FOR LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS, FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND SCHOOL BUS ACQUISITIONS, FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND TRIBAL SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR A TAX LEVY FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF, INTEREST ON AND CERTAIN COSTS RELATED TO THE BONDS; REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE 2016 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE STATE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act".

SECTION 2. PURPOSE.--For the purpose of providing funds for capital expenditures as authorized in the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, general obligation indebtedness of the state is authorized for the purposes and in the amounts set forth in Section 10 of that act.

SECTION 3. BOND TERMS.--

A. The state board of finance, except as limited by the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, shall determine the terms, covenants and conditions of bonds issued pursuant to that act, including but not limited to:

(1) date or dates of issue, denominations and maturities;

(2) principal amounts;

(3) rate or rates of interest; and

(4) provisions for redemption, including premiums, registration and refundability, whether the bonds are issued in one or more series and other covenants relating to the bonds and the issuance thereof.

B. The bonds shall be in such form as the state board of finance determines with an appropriate series designation and shall bear interest payable as set forth in the resolution of the state board of finance.

C. Payment of the principal of the bonds shall begin not more than two years after the date of their issuance, and the bonds shall mature not later than ten years after the date of their issuance. Both principal and interest shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the paying agent within or without the state as the state board of finance may direct.

D. The bonds shall be executed with the manual or facsimile signature of the governor or the state treasurer, and the seal or a facsimile of the seal of the state shall be placed on each bond, except for any series of bonds issued in book entry or similar form without the delivery of physical securities.

E. The bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, the Supplemental Public Securities Act and the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act and may be issued in accordance with the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act.

F. The full faith and credit of the state is pledged for the prompt payment when due of the principal of and interest on all bonds issued and sold pursuant to the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

SECTION 4. EXPENDITURES.--The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be expended solely for providing money to be distributed for the purposes and in amounts not to exceed the amounts set forth in Section 10 of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act and to pay expenses incurred under Section 6 of that act. Any proceeds from the sale of the bonds that are not required for the purposes set forth in Sections 6 and 10 of that act shall be used for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the bonds.

SECTION 5. SALE.--The bonds authorized under the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be sold by the state board of finance at such time and in such manner and amounts as the board may elect. The bonds may be sold at private sale or at public sale, in either case at not less than par plus accrued interest to the date of delivery. If sold at public sale, the state board of finance shall publish a notice of the time and place of sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and may also publish the notice in a recognized financial journal outside the state. The required publications shall be made once each week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date fixed for the sale, the last publication thereof to be at least five days prior to the date of the sale. The notice shall specify the amount, denomination, maturity and description of the bonds to be offered for sale and the place, date and hour at which the sealed bids shall be received. At the time and place specified in the notice, the state board of finance shall open the bids in public and shall award the bonds to the bidder or bidders offering the best price for the bonds. The state board of finance may reject any or all bids and readvertise and may waive any irregularity in a bid. All bids, except that of the state, shall be accompanied by a deposit of two percent of the principal amount of the bonds in a form acceptable to the state board of finance. The deposit of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned upon rejection of the bid. The state board of finance may also sell the bonds or any part of the bonds to the state treasurer or state investment officer. The state treasurer or state investment officer is authorized to purchase any of the bonds for investment. The bonds are legal investments for any person or board charged with the investment of any public funds and may be accepted as security for any deposit of public money.

SECTION 6. EXPENSES.--The expenses incurred by the state board of finance in or relating to the preparation and sale of the bonds shall be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, and all rebate, penalty, interest and other obligations of the state relating to the bonds and bond proceeds under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be paid from earnings on bond proceeds or other money of the state, legally available for such payments.

SECTION 7. TAX LEVY.--To provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, there shall be and there is hereby imposed and levied during each year in which any of the bonds are outstanding an ad valorem tax on all property in the state subject to property taxation for state purposes sufficient to pay the interest as it becomes due on the bonds, together with an amount sufficient to provide a sinking fund to pay the principal of the bonds as it becomes due, and, if permitted by law, ad valorem taxes may be collected to pay administrative costs incident to the collection of such taxes. The taxes shall be imposed, levied, assessed and collected at the times and in the manner that other property taxes for state purposes are imposed, levied, assessed and collected. It is the duty of all tax officials and authorities to cause these taxes to be imposed, levied, assessed and collected.

SECTION 8. TREASURER--DUTIES.--The state treasurer shall keep separate accounts of all money collected pursuant to the taxes imposed and levied pursuant to the provisions of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act and shall use this money only for the purposes of paying the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due and any expenses relating thereto.

SECTION 9. IRREPEALABLE CONTRACT--AUTHORITY FOR ISSUANCE.--An owner of bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action or mandamus, enforce and compel the performance of the duties required by that act of any officer or entity mentioned in that act. The provisions of that act constitute an irrepealable contract with the owners of any of the bonds issued pursuant to that act for the faithful performance of which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged. Without reference to any other act of the legislature, the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is full authority for the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized in that act, and such bonds shall have all the qualities of investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code, shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for the issuance and sale of the bonds and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders thereof for value. All bonds issued under the provisions of that act, and the interest thereon, are exempt from taxation by the state and any subdivision or public body thereof.

SECTION 10. PROJECTS.--The proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under the provisions of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be distributed as follows for the purposes and in the amounts specified:

A. for senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects, to the aging and long-term services department:

(1) one hundred ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) to purchase and equip vehicles, including meal delivery vehicles, for the Albuquerque department of senior affairs kitchen facility in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(2) three hundred fifty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($351,200) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at Los Volcanes senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(3) forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($47,500) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Los Volcanes senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(4) thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to purchase and install meals equipment for the North Domingo Baca senior center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(5) nine hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($912,500) to plan, design, construct and equip an addition to the Palo Duro senior fitness center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(6) forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($47,500) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Palo Duro senior fitness center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(7) eight hundred six thousand two hundred dollars ($806,200) to plan, design, construct and equip an addition to the village of Tijeras senior center in Tijeras in Bernalillo county;

(8) fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Glenwood senior center in Glenwood in Catron county;

(9) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for renovations to the Quemado senior center in Quemado in Catron county;

(10) ninety-one thousand dollars ($91,000) to purchase and equip hot meal delivery vehicles for the Reserve senior center in Reserve in Catron county;

(11) forty-three thousand seven hundred dollars ($43,700) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Hagerman/Dexter senior center in Hagerman in Chaves county;

(12) forty-three thousand seven hundred dollars ($43,700) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Lake Arthur senior center in Lake Arthur in Chaves county;

(13) three hundred thousand two hundred dollars ($300,200) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Roswell senior center in Roswell in Chaves county;

(14) sixty-seven thousand dollars ($67,000) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Eagle Nest senior center in Eagle Nest in Colfax county;

(15) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to plan, design and construct a senior facility and meal site for the Clovis senior center in Clovis in Curry county;

(16) nineteen thousand one hundred dollars ($19,100) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Clovis senior center in Clovis in Curry county;

(17) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Grady senior center in Grady in Curry county;

(18) six thousand dollars ($6,000) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Melrose senior center in Melrose in Curry county;

(19) one hundred thirty-six thousand dollars ($136,000) for improvements to the facility and parking lot at the Melrose senior center in Melrose in Curry county;

(20) fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Gila senior center in Gila in Grant county;

(21) sixty-three thousand dollars ($63,000) to purchase and install equipment, including a vent with blower, at the Hurley site kitchen in Hurley in Grant county;

(22) fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000) to purchase and install meals equipment in the Mimbres senior center in Mimbres in Grant county;

(23) sixty-eight thousand dollars ($68,000) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Santa Clara senior center in Santa Clara in Grant county;

(24) one hundred eight thousand dollars ($108,000) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Silver City senior center in Silver city in Grant county;

(25) thirty-seven thousand two hundred dollars ($37,200) to purchase and install a walk-in cooler at the Ena Mitchell senior center in Lordsburg in Hidalgo county;

(26) forty-seven thousand four hundred dollars ($47,400) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Ena Mitchell senior center in Lordsburg in Hidalgo county;

(27) one hundred ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) for renovations and improvements to the parking lot at the Eunice senior center in Eunice in Lea county;

(28) thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Lovington Bill McKibben senior center in Lovington in Lea county;

(29) thirty thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($30,150) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Tatum senior center in Tatum in Lea county;

(30) twelve thousand eight hundred dollars ($12,800) for renovations to the Ruidoso community center in Ruidoso in Lincoln county;

(31) ninety thousand six hundred dollars ($90,600) to purchase and install meals equipment at the White Rock senior center kitchen in White Rock in Los Alamos county;

(32) fifty-four thousand dollars ($54,000) to purchase and install a generator at the Deming senior center in Deming in Luna county;

(33) one hundred twenty-one thousand seven hundred dollars ($121,700) for renovations to the Deming senior center in Deming in Luna county;

(34) four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to plan, design, construct and equip an expansion to the Baahaali senior center in the Baahaali chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(35) four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Baca senior center in the Baca chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(36) forty-six thousand three hundred dollars ($46,300) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Baca senior center in the Baca chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(37) eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to purchase and install meals equipment at the McKinley senior center in Thoreau in McKinley county;

(38) fifty-six thousand four hundred dollars ($56,400) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Pueblo Pintado senior center at the Pueblo Pintado chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(39) five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to plan, design and construct an addition to and to renovate the Mora senior center in Mora in Mora county;

(40) ninety-seven thousand seven hundred dollars ($97,700) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for the Mora senior center in Mora in Mora county;

(41) forty-three thousand six hundred dollars ($43,600) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Alamo senior center in Alamogordo in Otero county;

(42) sixty-eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($68,250) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Alamo senior center in Alamogordo in Otero county;

(43) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for renovations to the Cloudcroft senior center in Cloudcroft in Otero county;

(44) five thousand eight hundred dollars ($5,800) to purchase and install meals equipment for the Mescalero Apache elderly program in Mescalero in Otero county;

(45) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Mescalero Apache elderly program in Mescalero in Otero county;

(46) twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars ($29,500) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Tularosa senior center in Tularosa in Otero county;

(47) twenty-seven thousand four hundred dollars ($27,400) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Logan senior citizens center in Logan in Quay county;

(48) thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars ($35,100) to purchase and equip a hot meal delivery vehicle for the Alcalde senior center in Alcalde in Rio Arriba county;

(49) eight thousand three hundred dollars ($8,300) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Chama senior center in Chama in Rio Arriba county;

(50) four thousand one hundred dollars ($4,100) for renovations to the Chama senior center in Chama in Rio Arriba county;

(51) thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars ($35,100) to purchase and equip a hot meal delivery vehicle for the Chimayo senior center in Chimayo in Rio Arriba county;

(52) thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars ($35,100) to purchase and equip a hot meal delivery vehicle for the Coyote senior center in Coyote in Rio Arriba county;

(53) seventy thousand two hundred dollars ($70,200) to purchase and equip hot meal delivery vehicles for the El Rito senior center in El Rito in Rio Arriba county;

(54) thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars ($35,100) to purchase and equip a hot meal delivery vehicle for the Espanola senior center in Espanola in Rio Arriba county;

(55) one hundred thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars ($113,800) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Santa Clara adult daycare center at the Pueblo of Santa Clara in Rio Arriba county;

(56) fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($57,500) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Santa Clara adult daycare center at the Pueblo of Santa Clara in Rio Arriba county;

(57) one hundred twenty-eight thousand seven hundred dollars ($128,700) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for the Santa Clara senior citizens center in the Pueblo of Santa Clara in Rio Arriba county;

(58) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for renovations to the Tierra Amarilla senior center in Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba county;

(59) thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars ($35,100) to purchase and equip a hot meal delivery vehicle for the Tierra Amarilla senior center in Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba county;

(60) thirty-five thousand one hundred dollars ($35,100) to purchase and equip a hot meal delivery vehicle for the Truchas senior center in Truchas in Rio Arriba county;

(61) seven thousand six hundred dollars ($7,600) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Aztec senior community center in Aztec in San Juan county;

(62) fifty-three thousand one hundred dollars ($53,100) for renovations to the Aztec senior community center in Aztec in San Juan county;

(63) one hundred thirty-three thousand dollars ($133,000) to purchase and equip vehicles, including meal delivery vehicles, for the Aztec senior community center in Aztec in San Juan county;

(64) fifty-five thousand seven hundred dollars ($55,700) for improvements to the parking lot at the Blanco senior center in Blanco in San Juan county;

(65) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Blanco senior center in Blanco in San Juan county;

(66) fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Bloomfield senior citizens center in Bloomfield in San Juan county;

(67) four hundred eighty thousand dollars ($480,000) to plan, design and construct a parking lot at the Bernalillo senior center in Bernalillo in Sandoval county;

(68) eighty-three thousand four hundred dollars ($83,400) to purchase and equip vehicles, including meal delivery vehicles, for the Bernalillo senior center in Bernalillo in Sandoval county;

(69) twenty thousand five hundred dollars ($20,500) for renovations to the Corrales senior center in Corrales in Sandoval county;

(70) one hundred one thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($101,650) for improvement to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Cuba senior center in Cuba in Sandoval county;

(71) twenty-two thousand eight hundred dollars ($22,800) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Cuba senior center in Cuba in Sandoval county;

(72) forty-three thousand dollars ($43,000) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for the Cuba senior center in Cuba in Sandoval county;

(73) fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($50,250) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Jemez community center in Canon in Sandoval county;

(74) ten thousand six hundred dollars ($10,600) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Jemez community center in Canon in Sandoval county;

(75) seventy-one thousand one hundred dollars ($71,100) for improvements to the facility and parking lot at the Jemez community center in Canon in Sandoval county;

(76) eleven million four hundred thousand dollars ($11,400,000) to plan, design, construct and equip phase 1 of a new senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;

(77) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;

(78) nine thousand three hundred dollars ($9,300) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;

(79) sixty-five thousand four hundred dollars ($65,400) for renovations to the Meadowlark senior center in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;

(80) seven thousand four hundred dollars ($7,400) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Placitas community center in Placitas in Sandoval county;

(81) one hundred twenty-four thousand four hundred dollars ($124,400) to purchase and equip hot meal delivery vehicles for the Rio Rancho meal site in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county;

(82) thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars ($36,200) to purchase and equip a vehicle for the Sandia elderly program at the Pueblo of Sandia in Sandoval county;

(83) fifty-three thousand seven hundred dollars ($53,700) to purchase and install meals equipment at the senior center in the Pueblo of Santa Ana in Sandoval county;

(84) sixty-eight thousand three hundred fifty dollars ($68,350) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for the senior center in the Pueblo of Santa Ana in Sandoval county;

(85) ninety-seven thousand dollars ($97,000) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for the Edgewood senior center in Edgewood in Santa Fe county;

(86) two hundred thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($236,500) for improvements to the building and parking lot at the Mary Esther Gonzales senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(87) seventy thousand three hundred dollars ($70,300) to plan, design, construct and equip phase 2 of the computer laboratory at the Mary Esther Gonzales senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(88) four hundred ninety-six thousand eight hundred dollars ($496,800) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Mary Esther Gonzales senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(89) thirty-eight thousand dollars ($38,000) for renovations to the Nambe Pueblo senior center in the Pueblo of Nambe in Santa Fe county;

(90) one hundred ninety-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($198,500) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Pasatiempo senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(91) one hundred ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) to plan, design, construct and equip an expansion to the senior center in the Pueblo of Pojoaque in Santa Fe county;

(92) one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for the Santa Cruz senior center in Santa Cruz in Santa Fe county;

(93) one hundred ninety-eight thousand dollars ($198,000) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Villa Consuelo senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(94) eighty thousand nine hundred dollars ($80,900) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Villa Consuelo senior center in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(95) five thousand six hundred dollars ($5,600) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Magdalena senior center in Magdalena in Socorro county;

(96) twenty-six thousand one hundred dollars ($26,100) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Socorro senior center in Socorro in Socorro county;

(97) fifty-three thousand six hundred dollars ($53,600) for renovations to the Socorro senior center in Socorro in Socorro county;

(98) one hundred one thousand three hundred dollars ($101,300) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Socorro senior center in Socorro in Socorro county;

(99) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Veguita senior center in Las Nutrias in Socorro county;

(100) six thousand eight hundred dollars ($6,800) for renovations to the Veguita senior center in Las Nutrias in Socorro county;

(101) ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifty dollars ($92,850) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Picuris senior center in the Pueblo of Picuris in Taos county;

(102) one million two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,275,000) to plan, design, construct and equip a new senior center in Taos in Taos county;

(103) one hundred twenty-nine thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($129,150) to purchase and equip vehicles, including a meal delivery vehicle, for Taos county senior centers in Taos in Taos county;

(104) seven thousand eight hundred dollars ($7,800) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Estancia senior center in Estancia in Torrance county;

(105) eighty thousand one hundred dollars ($80,100) to purchase and equip vehicles for the Estancia senior center in Estancia in Torrance county;

(106) seven thousand eight hundred dollars ($7,800) to purchase and install meals equipment for the Mountainair senior center in Mountainair in Torrance county;

(107) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for improvements to the facility to address code compliance issues at the Clayton senior center in Clayton in Union county;

(108) one hundred thirty-eight thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($138,150) to purchase and install meals equipment at the Bosque Farms senior meal site in Bosque Farms in Valencia county; and

(109) one hundred forty-three thousand four hundred dollars ($143,400) to plan, design, construct and equip an addition to the Bosque Farms senior meal site in Bosque Farms in Valencia county;

B. for library acquisitions at public libraries, public school libraries, academic libraries and tribal libraries statewide:

(1) to the cultural affairs department:

(a) three million dollars ($3,000,000) for equipment, library furniture, fixtures and supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, and for the purchase and installation of broadband internet equipment and infrastructure at nontribal public libraries statewide; and

(b) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for equipment, library furniture, fixtures and supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, and for the purchase and installation of broadband internet equipment and infrastructure at tribal libraries statewide;

(2) to the higher education department, three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) for supplemental library resource acquisitions, including books, equipment, electronic resources and collaborative library resources and information technology projects, for academic libraries statewide; and

(3) to the public education department, three million dollars ($3,000,000) for supplemental library resource acquisitions, including print, non-print and electronic resources, at public school libraries statewide;

C. for capital improvements for pre-kindergarten classrooms and for school bus acquisitions to the public education department:

(1) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, renovate and construct pre-kindergarten classrooms statewide; and

(2) three million dollars ($3,000,000) to purchase and equip school buses statewide;

D. for capital improvements and acquisitions for public safety:

(1) to the capital program fund, six million dollars ($6,000,000) to plan, design and construct a new state police crime laboratory and evidence and records facility, including expansion of the existing crime laboratory, at the department of public safety headquarters in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(2) to the department of information technology, three million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan, design, purchase, install and implement infrastructure to stabilize and modernize public safety communications statewide; and

(3) to the department of military affairs, five million dollars ($5,000,000) to match federal funding and to plan, design and construct the Las Cruces national guard readiness center in Dona Ana county; and

E. for capital improvements at institutions of higher education, special schools and tribal schools statewide:

(1) to the department of transportation, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, renovate and construct roads and sidewalks, including site improvements for code compliance, at Dine college in the Shiprock chapter of the Navajo Nation in San Juan county;

(2) to the board of regents of eastern New Mexico university:

(a) one million dollars ($1,000,000) for critical health and safety infrastructure upgrades and replacement throughout the campus at the Roswell branch campus of eastern New Mexico university in Chaves county;

(b) seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip collaborative learning laboratories at the Ruidoso branch community college of eastern New Mexico university in Lincoln county; and

(c) eleven million dollars ($11,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip the Golden library and student success center at eastern New Mexico university in Portales in Roosevelt county;

(3) to the higher education department:

(a) thirteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip renovations at Max Salazar hall at the main campus of central New Mexico community college in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(b) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip the library building at southwestern Indian polytechnic institute in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(c) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, replace, purchase and install heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, including infrastructure, air handlers, controls and boilers, at Clovis community college in Clovis in Curry county;

(d) four million dollars ($4,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a new allied health building at New Mexico junior college in Hobbs in Lea county;

(e) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to plan, design, purchase and install infrastructure improvements, including code compliance, a security surveillance system and lighting, at the Crownpoint campus at Navajo technical university in McKinley county;

(f) two million dollars ($2,000,000) for site improvements and to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip campus improvements, including paving and signage, at Mesalands community college in Tucumcari in Quay county;

(g) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct and improve infrastructure campuswide, including restroom renovations for code compliance, central plant chillers and towers and light-emitting diode conversions, at San Juan college in San Juan county;

(h) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip the education media center, including the auditorium, classrooms and performing arts education space, at Luna community college in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;

(i) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a new multipurpose fitness and performing arts center at the institute of American Indian arts in Santa Fe county; and

(j) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip infrastructure upgrades campuswide, including renovation of an automotive technologies facility, at Santa Fe community college in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(4) to the Indian affairs department, nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) to plan, design and construct an access lane and other road improvements, including ingress and egress, curbs and gutters and storm drainage, at the Santa Fe Indian school in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(5) to the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired, one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip Garrett dormitory, including the purchase and installation of special needs playground equipment, at the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired in Alamogordo in Otero county;

(6) to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university, four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) for site improvements and to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip the Rodgers administration building at New Mexico highlands university in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;

(7) to the board of regents of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology:

(a) five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip facilities, including mechanical, laboratory and information technology infrastructure upgrades, at Jones hall at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology in Socorro in Socorro county; and

(b) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish, equip and install a telescope and interferometer infrastructure at the astrophysics facility at the Magdalena ridge observatory in Socorro county;

(8) to the board of regents of the New Mexico military institute, four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip Cahoon hall athletic facility, including demolition, at the New Mexico military institute in Roswell in Chaves county;

(9) to the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the deaf, two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip Delgado hall, including demolition, at the New Mexico school for the deaf in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(10) to the board of regents of New Mexico state university:

(a) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip the teacher health care education and child development center, including a solar array and campuswide site improvements, at the Grants branch campus of New Mexico state university in Cibola county;

(b) twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, expand, furnish and equip Dan W. Williams hall and Dan W. Williams annex at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

(c) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip classrooms and laboratories, including roof replacement, at the central campus of Dona Ana branch community college of New Mexico state university in Dona Ana county;

(d) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip improvements to the fire suppression system in the main building at the Carlsbad branch campus of New Mexico state university in Eddy county; and

(e) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and replace roofs on the professional occupations, technologies and fine arts and the physical plant department buildings at the Alamogordo branch campus of New Mexico state university in Otero county;

(11) to the board of regents of northern New Mexico state school, one million dollars ($1,000,000) for site improvements and to plan, design, construct, renovate and upgrade heating, cooling and electrical systems and infrastructure at the El Rito and Espanola campuses of northern New Mexico state school in Rio Arriba county;

(12) to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico:

(a) twenty-seven million dollars ($27,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a new physics and astronomy interdisciplinary science building, including demolition, at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(b) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip upgrades at existing facilities, including code compliance, at the Los Alamos branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Los Alamos county;

(c) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a new physical plant and storage facility at the Gallup branch campus of the university of New Mexico in McKinley county;

(d) four million dollars ($4,000,000) for site improvements and to plan, design, construct, expand, furnish and equip a career technical center at the Taos branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Taos county; and

(e) one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct and upgrade electrical, mechanical and information technology systems and infrastructure campuswide at the Valencia branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Los Lunas in Valencia county; and

(13) to the board of regents of western New Mexico university, five million dollars ($5,000,000) for infrastructure upgrades at Harlan hall science building and for campuswide infrastructure improvements, including fire alarm system, roof repairs and replacement, demolition and site improvements, at western New Mexico university in Silver City in Grant county.

SECTION 11. ELECTION.--

A. Bonds issued pursuant to the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be submitted to the registered voters of the state at the general election to be held in November 2016, and, if they receive a majority of all the votes cast thereon at such election, shall take effect upon certification of the state canvassing board announcing the results of the election. No bonds shall be issued or sold under that act until the registered voters of this state have voted upon and approved the bonds and property tax as provided in this section. Any bonds issued under that act shall be issued within thirty months from the date of such election.

B. The ballots used at the 2016 general election shall contain substantially the following language:

(1) "The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed twenty- three million eight hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($23,896,000) to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

For________________ Against___________________";

(2) "The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed ten million one hundred sixty-seven thousand dollars ($10,167,000) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school, tribal and public library resource acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

For________________ Against___________________";

(3) "The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of public education pre-kindergarten classroom capital improvement and school bus replacement acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed five million one hundred sixty-six thousand dollars ($5,166,000) to make capital expenditures for certain pre-kindergarten classroom capital improvements and for school bus acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

For__________________ Against_________________";

(4) "The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of public safety capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed fourteen million one hundred ninety-six thousand dollars ($14,196,000) to make capital expenditures for capital improvements and acquisitions for a state police evidence center and crime laboratory, public safety radio communications and Las Cruces national guard readiness center and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

For_________________ Against__________________"; and

(5) "The 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvement and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one hundred thirty-three million nine hundred thousand dollars ($133,900,000) to make capital expenditures for certain higher education, special schools and tribal schools capital improvements and acquisitions and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law?

For________________ Against___________________".

C. Each question set forth in this section includes a specific work or object to be financed by the bonds. If any such question is not approved by a majority vote of the electorate at the state's 2016 general election, the issuance of bonds for the work or object specified by the question shall be excluded from and shall not be part of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act. The failure of a question to be approved by the electorate at the 2016 general election shall not affect those questions that are approved at the election.

D. The secretary of state shall include the submission of the capital projects general obligation bonds to the people at the 2016 general election, and it shall be included in the general election proclamation of each of the county clerks. The secretary of state shall cause the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act to be published in full in at least one newspaper in each county of the state if one be published therein, once each week, for four successive weeks next preceding the general election as required by the constitution of New Mexico.

SECTION 12. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.--Pursuant to Section

13-4A-4 NMSA 1978 and where applicable, the appropriations authorized in the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act include money for the art in public places fund.

SECTION 13. PROJECT SCOPE--EXPENDITURES--REVERSION.--

A. If an appropriation for a project authorized in the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond 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.

B. The state agencies and state institutions to which money has been appropriated in the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be responsible for monitoring the projects funded in that act to ensure compliance with the constitution and laws of New Mexico and shall cause to be reverted any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the earlier of the third full fiscal year after issuance of the bonds or the termination or completion of the specific project. Reverted funds shall be deposited in the debt service fund established by the state treasurer for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the state's general obligation bonds.

SECTION 14. SEVERABILITY.--If any part or application of the 2016 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.

SECTION 15. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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