Senate Bill text for SB0386

SENATE BILL 386

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Timothy Z. Jennings

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 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 authorized 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 the issuance of the bonds for a particular project, including projects that have been reauthorized, by the end of fiscal year 2011, the authorization for that project is void.

C. Before an agency may certify for the issuance of severance tax bonds, the project must be developed sufficiently so that the agency reasonably expects to:

(1) incur within six months after the applicable bonds have been issued 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 bonds have been issued.

D. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:

(1) the unexpended balance from the proceeds of severance tax bonds issued pursuant to 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 bonds were issued to match federal grants, six months after completion of the project;

(b) for a project for which severance tax bonds were issued 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 bonds were issued for the purchase; and

(c) for any other project for which severance tax bonds were issued, within six months of completion of the project, but no later than the end of fiscal year 2013; and

(2) all remaining balances from the proceeds of severance tax bonds issued for a project pursuant to 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, whether or not any of the remaining balances are subject to a contractual obligation to third parties.

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. 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 fund 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 2013; 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, whether or not any of the remaining balances are subject to a contractual obligation to third parties.

B. Upon certification by an agency that money from the general fund is needed for a purpose specified in this act, the secretary of finance and administration shall disburse such amount of the appropriation for that project as is necessary to meet that need.

C. Except for appropriations to the capital program fund, money from appropriations made in this act shall not be used to pay indirect project costs.

D. Except as provided in Subsection F 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.

E. Except as provided in Subsection F 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.

F. 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.

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 3. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the public education department that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) is appropriated to the public education department to plan, design, construct and improve a synthetic turf field at Roosevelt middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county.

Section 4. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the department of transportation that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is appropriated to the department of transportation to plan, design and construct sidewalks on Lisbon street from Southern boulevard to Tarpon road to Southern boulevard in Rio Rancho in Sandoval county.

Section 5. AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the aging and long-term services department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to purchase and install equipment, including shelving, storage units and a quilting machine, for the Whispering Pines senior meal site in Bernalillo county; and

2. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to plan, design and construct a senior center at the Counselor chapter of the Navajo Nation in Sandoval county.

Section 6. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Four thousand dollars ($4,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the children, youth and families department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for a program to promote family education and engagement for the children, youth and families department in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county.

Section 7. CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the cultural affairs department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the plaza mayor at the national Hispanic cultural center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

2. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to design and construct the Elfego Baca memorial and museum in Reserve in Catron county;

3. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to construct, renovate and equip the New Mexico farm and ranch heritage museum, including the antique equipment shed, rotating exhibits and a shaded area, in Dona Ana county; and

4. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to restore and repair state-owned art in public places statewide.

Section 8. DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Seven thousand dollars ($7,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the district attorney of the seventh judicial district for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to purchase vehicles for the seventh judicial district attorney's office in Socorro county.

Section 9. DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the district attorney of the ninth judicial district for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to purchase equipment for the ninth judicial district attorney's office in Curry and Roosevelt counties.

Section 10. DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the district attorney of the thirteenth judicial district for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to purchase vehicles for the thirteenth judicial district attorney's office in Cibola and Valencia counties.

Section 11. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the public education department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and construct a grass field, including drainage, and an amphitheater at Alameda elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

2. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment at Alamosa elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

3. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Albuquerque high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

4. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Armijo elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

5. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Atrisco elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

6. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase videoconferencing technology and to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for Bellehaven elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

7. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to purchase educational equipment for the career enrichment center in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

8. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment at Cibola high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

9. thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to plan, design, construct and improve the administration entry, including paving, at Collet Park elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

10. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install a videoconferencing system at Corrales elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Sandoval county;

11. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install a videoconferencing system at Del Norte high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

12. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase videoconferencing equipment for Delores Gonzales elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

13. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for East San Jose elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

14. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Edmund G. Ross elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

15. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Edward Gonzales elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

16. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase equipment, including cameras and projectors, for Eisenhower middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

17. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to purchase and install furniture at Eisenhower middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

18. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct renovations to the gymnasium facility at Eisenhower middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

19. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to renovate the math building and computer laboratory and purchase and install an audiovisual projection system and information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Eldorado high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

20. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase furniture for the school and library and to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, in the library of Governor Bent elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

21. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for Harrison middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

22. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install a videoconferencing system at James Monroe middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

23. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Jimmy Carter middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

24. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan and design xeriscape development and landscape work at Kirtland elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

25. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing technology at La Cueva high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

26. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for La Luz del Monte charter school learning center in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

27. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Lavaland elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

28. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Lyndon B. Johnson middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

29. sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase and install stage equipment at Longfellow elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

30. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture, infrastructure and videoconferencing technology, at Madison middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

31. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for capital improvements to buildings and grounds and to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at the middle schools in the Manzano cluster in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

32. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Marie M. Hughes elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

33. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Monte Vista elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

34. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan and construct a xeriscaped area, including a wall, backfill, a fence, paving and a gate, at Monte Vista elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

35. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan and construct a xeriscaped area at Montezuma elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

36. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Osuna elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

37. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Painted Sky elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

38. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase classroom furniture at Pajarito elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

39. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase, equip and install furniture, including library furniture and shelving, for Reginald Chavez elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

40. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan, design and construct parking, landscaping and site improvements at Sandia Base elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

41. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install a videoconferencing system at Seven-Bar elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

42. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design, construct, equip, furnish and renovate Sombra del Monte elementary school, including the cafeteria and bathrooms and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

43. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for Susie Rayos Marmon elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

44. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for improvements to the administration building at Taft middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

45. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase videoconferencing equipment for Taft middle school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

46. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install a videoconferencing system at Valley high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

47. eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500) to purchase and install videoconferencing equipment for West Mesa high school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo county;

48. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Missouri Avenue elementary school in the Roswell independent school district in Chaves county;

49. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, in the Texico municipal school district in Curry county;

50. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and install exterior lighting for Dona Ana elementary school in the Las Cruces public school district in Dona Ana county;

51. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, at Roselawn elementary school in the Artesia public school district in Eddy county;

52. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to plan, design, purchase and install heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment in the gymnasium at Carlsbad high school in the Carlsbad municipal school district in Eddy county;

53. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and furnish improvements to entrances and restroom facilities that comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 at P.R. Leyva middle school, Alta Vista middle school and Carlsbad high school in the Carlsbad municipal school district in Eddy county;

54. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase and install a scoreboard for the Chama elementary-middle school gym in the Chama Valley independent school district in Rio Arriba county;

55. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct a press box at Fred Cook memorial stadium in the Aztec municipal school district in San Juan county;

56. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to purchase, construct and install portables at Gonzales elementary school in the Santa Fe public school district in Santa Fe county; and

57. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design, construct and improve athletic fields for the Questa independent school district in Taos county.

Section 12. STATE PARKS DIVISION OF THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to plan, design and construct Navajo Lake state park in Rio Arriba county; and

2. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan, design and construct Fenton Lake state park in Sandoval county.

Section 13. OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the office of the state engineer for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for repairs, construction, improvements and equipment for the Fort Sumner irrigation district in DeBaca county;

2. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design and construct a storm water ponding area for Mesa village and Hacienda acres in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

3. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan and purchase water rights for the Rio de Chama acequias association in Rio Arriba county; and

4. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for a geohydrological study of ground water in San Miguel county.

Section 14. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the department of environment for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the wastewater system in Eagle Nest in Colfax county;

2. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design, purchase, construct and equip improvements to the wastewater treatment plant and the sewer system in Loving in Eddy county;

3. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the wastewater treatment entrance works in Tularosa in Otero county;

4. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and install a pipeline for the Big Mesa mutual domestic water consumers association in San Miguel county;

5. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, design and construct a sewer system in Elephant Butte in Sierra county; and

6. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and upgrade the water system, including a storage building, for the Tres Piedras mutual domestic water consumers association in Tres Piedras in Taos county.

Section 15. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Forty thousand dollars ($40,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of finance and administration for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design, purchase and renovate transitional housing pursuant to the Affordable Housing Act in Gallup in McKinley county.

Section 16. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the department of game and fish for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to purchase beaver mitigation equipment for the department of game and fish for use statewide; and

2. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to equip the archery in the schools program at the department of game and fish.

Section 17. INDIAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the Indian affairs department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to install restoration structures for land conservation and erosion control for the Baahaali chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

2. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the rodeo arena and grounds at the Baahaali chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

3. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan and design a regional transfer station and to purchase and install a trash compactor in the Baahaali chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

4. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase vehicles for the Baahaali chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

5. eighty-two thousand dollars ($82,000) to purchase laser leveling equipment for the Pueblo of San Felipe in Sandoval county; and

6. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, design, construct, install and equip the Poeh center museum, including information technology and related furniture, equipment and infrastructure, at the Pueblo of Pojoaque in Santa Fe county.

Section 18. INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the interstate stream commission for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and install improvements, including a liner, pipelines and gates, to the acequia de la Aguila in Mora county;

2. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to construct headgates and make improvements to the acequia de los Lunas in Chacon in Mora county;

3. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to make improvements to the acequia dam and acequia for the acequia del Lado Sur de Golondrinas association in Mora county;

4. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to make improvements to the north Golondrinas community ditch in Mora county;

5. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to construct, purchase and install improvements to the acequia de La Otra Vanda and acequia de los Barriales in Cordova in Rio Arriba county;

6. forty-two thousand dollars ($42,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the Ancon del Gato acequia in San Miguel county;

7. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to construct improvements to acequias in La Fraqua Puertecito y Saises water irrigation association in San Miguel county;

8. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including lining, to the San Augustine community ditch in San Miguel county;

9. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design, replace, install and construct improvements, including an arroyo crossing, culverts and ditch liners, for the acequia de los Chupaderos in Santa Fe county;

10. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the irrigation ditch for Contreras and La Joya in Socorro county;

11. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to the acequia de la Vienta de Tiadoro in Taos county;

12. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to construct acequia, reservoir and dam improvements for the acequia madre and acequia del Monte del Rio Chiquito in the Talpa area in Taos county; and

13. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and construct piping for the acequia Madre del Canon in Llano de San Juan in Taos county.

Section 19. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for equipment and improvements to the television broadcast studio in the state capitol in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.

Section 20. LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the local government division of the department of finance and administration for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) to design, construct, purchase and install improvements, exhibits and furniture at the Tijeras pueblo ruins in Bernalillo county;

2. seventeen thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500) to purchase and plant trees in senate district 14 in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

3. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to purchase equipment for a bilingual, multicultural art and theater education program in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

4. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase a community art center facility in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

5. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct sidewalks in the Wells Park, Sawmill, downtown neighborhood association and Old Town areas in senate district 13 in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

6. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including lights, batting cages, playground equipment and fencing, for the city-owned Eastdale little league in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

7. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to renovate the Ernie Pyle library in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

8. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to plan, design, construct, install and improve the Juan Tabo library in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

9. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to purchase and install martial arts equipment, camera and information technology, including related equipment, furnishings and infrastructure, at Los Padillas community center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

10. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to design and construct an art piece for the New Mexico veterans' memorial on Louisiana boulevard in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

11. four thousand dollars ($4,000) to plan, design, construct, install and purchase equipment and a building for the open space division of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

12. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design, construct and install a sculpture in the Trumbull international sculpture garden in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

13. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan and design a library in the Westgate area of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

14. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design, construct and improve the Hubbell House facility in the south valley of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

15. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase equipment to generate and distribute media in Bernalillo county;

16. four thousand dollars ($4,000) to purchase, construct, renovate and furnish a therapeutic family services center in the southeast heights of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

17. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design, purchase land for, construct, equip and furnish an addition to the county-owned YMCA building in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

18. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to acquire land for and plan, design, construct, equip, furnish and make improvements to the Rio Feliz volunteer fire station in Chaves county;

19. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct the expansion of the Spring River municipal golf course in Roswell in Chaves county;

20. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan, design and construct, including site preparation, an administrative-technology center for the Pine Hill schools in Cibola county;

21. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to plan, design and construct, including site preparation, a kitchen addition for the Pine Hill schools in Cibola county;

22. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to purchase and install a storage shed and to plan, design and construct landscaping improvements for the county-owned family center in Grants in Cibola county;

23. three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to plan, design and construct a communications and administration building, including demolition and renovation, in Clovis in Curry county;

24. thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) to plan, design and construct a building for the clerk's office in DeBaca county;

25. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to plan, design, construct and repair the courthouse annex in Fort Sumner in DeBaca county;

26. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase maintenance equipment, including a tractor and attachments, for the southern New Mexico fairgrounds in Dona Ana county;

27. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct La Mesa community center, including site improvements, in Dona Ana county;

28. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install in-car video cameras and information technology for the sheriff's department in Dona Ana county;

29. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase, set up and install radar speed measurement devices in patrol vehicles for the county sheriff's department in Dona Ana county;

30. seventy-three thousand dollars ($73,000) to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for the treasurer's office in Dona Ana county;

31. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and construct decorative lighting in the Alameda Depot historical district in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

32. eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000) to plan, design and construct a new storage facility for a daycare facility for homeless children in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

33. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including revitalization, to Mesquite in Dona Ana county;

34. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase and install recreational equipment in Radium Springs in Dona Ana county;

35. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase and install electrosurgical equipment for the Artesia special hospital district in Eddy county;

36. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to design and construct a roof for the community kitchen facility in Carlsbad in Eddy county;

37. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase improvements and equip the Carlsbad municipal golf course, including a sprayer and turf roller, in Carlsbad in Eddy county;

38. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and equip a backhoe in Mosquero in Harding county;

39. sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) to purchase a fire tanker pumper for the Lincoln historic district fire department in Lincoln county;

40. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct a visitors' center in White Rock in Los Alamos county;

41. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct, demolish and renovate the city-county law enforcement complex, including constructing the parking area and fencing, in Deming in Luna county;

42. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to purchase equipment for a youth empowerment and leadership initiatives program in Tohatchi in McKinley county;

43. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for a study to construct a regional jail that serves Socorro, Valencia and Bernalillo counties;

44. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design, renovate, construct and equip improvements to the community park in the Cebolleta land grant in Cibola and Sandoval counties;

45. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design, purchase and construct an addition to the fire department building for the Sixteen Springs volunteer fire department in Otero county;

46. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to design, construct and renovate the county courthouse in Alamogordo in Otero county;

47. six thousand dollars ($6,000) to repair the office building for the Santa Cruz irrigation district in Santa Cruz in Rio Arriba county;

48. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to purchase, furnish and install equipment, including electronics, for the city-owned Yam performing arts center in Portales in Roosevelt county;

49. forty-three thousand dollars ($43,000) to purchase equipment and to install and construct lighting for the ball field in the ball parks in Bloomfield in San Juan county;

50. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish a convention center in Farmington in San Juan county;

51. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design, construct and equip, including an addition, the Agua Fria community center in Santa Fe county;

52. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to plan, design and construct improvements and paths at the Marty Sanchez golf course in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

53. five thousand dollars ($5,000) to plan, design, construct and equip an animal shelter in Taos county;

54. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase equipment and vehicles for Estancia in Torrance county;

55. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design and construct improvements at the memorial cemetery in Estancia in Torrance county; and

56. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to purchase and install informational technology dispatch equipment at the Valencia county regional communications center in Valencia county.

Section 21. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the department of transportation for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct improvements to Atrisco drive between Central avenue and Hooper road southwest in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

2. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to plan, design and construct sidewalk improvements in Hagerman in Chaves county;

3. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including drainage, on Blue Topaz road in the East Mesa area in Dona Ana county;

4. twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including asphalt overlay, to Carlton road in Dona Ana county;

5. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design, construct and improve, including drainage, Dripping Springs road in Talavera in Dona Ana county;

6. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct drainage and road improvements, including a traffic signal, on Picacho Hills drive in Dona Ana county;

7. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design and construct drainage and road improvements in the Rasaaf Hills area of Dona Ana county;

8. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase land for, plan, design and construct drainage and road improvements to extend Shrode road in Dona Ana county;

9. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for engineering and design for the Sandhill arroyo drainage crossing on Del Rey boulevard in northeast Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

10. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to plan, design and construct road, sidewalk, curb, gutter and lighting improvements on Jefferson lane between Porter and Dunn in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

11. seven thousand dollars ($7,000) to plan, design and construct speed humps on Capri road in Mesilla in Dona Ana county;

12. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to plan, design and construct road improvements to Livingston road in McKinley county;

13. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including drainage, to roads in Pinedale in McKinley county;

14. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design and construct improvements, including base course, asphalt, drainage and easements, to county road 089 in Chimayo in Rio Arriba county;

15. fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to plan, design, construct and equip improvements, including a guardrail, on county road 082 in Cordova in Rio Arriba county; and

16. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase materials for improvements to series 2000 roads in San Juan county.

Section 22. HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to purchase and install information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for New Mexico junior college in Hobbs in Lea county.

Section 23. BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish improvements to the school of hotel, restaurant and tourism management at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county; and

2. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to renovate and expand the trades building at the Dona Ana branch campus of New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county.

Section 24. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:

1. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to equip the athletic department with a plasma television and related equipment at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

2. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for equipment and vehicles for field maintenance for the athletic department at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

3. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to equip the weight room in the athletic department at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

4. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to purchase and install equipment in the dental treatment rooms at Carrie Tingley hospital at the university of New Mexico in Bernalillo county;

5. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to purchase and install equipment and information technology, including related equipment, furniture and infrastructure, for the center for Latin American research and outreach at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

6. one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) for a conservation plan to include the north golf course and all property adjacent to the main campus for future expansion of the university of New Mexico's core functions, commercial development, urban ecology and wildlife preservation in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; and

7. ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for improvements at the library at the Gallup branch of the university of New Mexico in McKinley county.

Section 25. BOARD OF REGENTS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of western New Mexico university for expenditure in fiscal years 2009 through 2013, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish renovations of the multicultural affairs and student activities offices at the Tom McDonald student memorial center at western New Mexico university in Silver City in Grant county.

Section 26. 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 27. 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 28. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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