0001| HOUSE BILL 474 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| SAMUEL REYES | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF | 0013| SEVERANCE TAX BONDS TO PLAN, DESIGN OR CONSTRUCT AN | 0014| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FACILITY FOR THE ANTHONY WATER AND | 0015| SANITATION DISTRICT IN DONA ANA COUNTY; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION; | 0016| DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0017| | 0018| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0019| Section 1. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--PURPOSE FOR WHICH ISSUED--APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.--The state board of finance may issue | 0020| and sell severance tax bonds in compliance with the Severance | 0021| Tax Bonding Act in an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand | 0022| dollars ($100,000) when the department of environment certifies | 0023| the need for the issuance of the bonds. The state board of | 0024| finance shall schedule the issuance and sale of the bonds in the | 0025| most expeditious and economical manner possible upon a finding | 0001| by the board that the project has been developed sufficiently to | 0002| justify the issuance and that the project can proceed to | 0003| contract within a reasonable time. The state board of finance | 0004| shall further take the appropriate steps necessary to comply | 0005| with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The | 0006| proceeds from the sale of the bonds are appropriated to the | 0007| department of environment for the purpose of planning, designing | 0008| or constructing an administrative office facility for the | 0009| Anthony water and sanitation district located in Dona Ana | 0010| county. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the | 0011| end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax | 0012| bonding fund. If the department of environment has not | 0013| certified the need for the issuance of the bonds by the end of | 0014| fiscal year 1998, the authorization provided in this section | 0015| shall be void. | 0016| Section 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0017| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0018|  | 0019| |