PROPOSING SALE OF THE TRI-SERVICES BUILDING ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CAMPUS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.

WHEREAS, Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978 requires ratification and approval of any sale, trade or lease of state property for a period exceeding twenty-five years or of over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in value; and

WHEREAS, the property control division of the general services department owns the building known as the tri-services building at the health sciences center located at 2201 Camino de Salud NE on the campus of the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque, which was built in the early 1970s; and

WHEREAS, the building houses the New Mexico department of agriculture veterinary diagnostics services, the department of health scientific laboratory division and the office of the state medical investigator; and

WHEREAS, the condition of the current facility has hindered the pursuit of each agency's mission and goals, and the increasing complexity of the programs and environmental standards requires a specialized facility; and

WHEREAS, it is advantageous to house these programs at the university of New Mexico health sciences center; and

WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico has agreed to enter into negotiations to make land available at the health sciences center for construction of a replacement facility; and

WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico has agreed to enter into negotiations to purchase the existing building; and

WHEREAS, partial funding for a replacement facility is being considered during this legislative session; and

WHEREAS, proceeds from the sale of the facility would be deposited into the property control reserve fund pursuant to Section 15-3-24.2 NMSA 1978 and could be appropriated from that fund to help finance the design, construction and purchase of equipment and furnishings for the replacement facility;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the proposed sale of the tri-services building at 2201 Camino de Salud NE on the campus of the university of New Mexico in Bernalillo county be hereby ratified and approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-6-3 NMSA 1978; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the purchase price be negotiated between the parties and approved by the secretary of general services, the board of regents of the university of New Mexico and the state board of finance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the property control division of the general services department and the university of New Mexico.