PROPOSING TO LEASE A BUILDING OF THE PENITENTIARY OF NEW MEXICO TO THE COUNTY OF SANTA FE.

WHEREAS, Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978 requires ratification and approval by the legislature of any lease of state property for a consideration of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more; and

WHEREAS, the property control division of the general services department desires to lease a facility that is currently vacant to the county of Santa Fe; and

WHEREAS, the real property, with improvements, is located on state highway 14 in the county of Santa Fe and is commonly known as the main unit of the penitentiary of New Mexico, and includes all tangible personal property and appropriate ingress, egress and utility easements;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the proposed lease be hereby ratified and approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978, subject to conditions provided in this resolution; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposed lease require that any use of the facility shall meet the standards of the American correctional association; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposed lease require that the attorney general shall approve the facility before any inmates are placed therein; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposed lease require that, after operation, the facility be inspected quarterly by a county grand jury and that the grand jury issue a report to the district court; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposed lease require that all proposed renovations be completed by the lessee prior to occupancy; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the attorney general shall assist in the negotiations of the proposed lease to ensure that the state's interests are protected and to ensure that provisions for subleasing the property require compliance with the Procurement Code and other applicable laws; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the property control division of the general services department, the attorney general and the resource development division of the county of Santa Fe.