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AN ACT
RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
SEVERANCE TAX BONDS; APPROPRIATING THE PROCEEDS FOR CERTAIN
ROAD PROJECTS; MAKING GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN
ROAD PROJECTS; CREATING A FUND; AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
THE FUND FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS; APPROPRIATING THE INTEREST
EARNED ON CERTAIN BOND PROCEEDS FOR A CERTAIN PROJECT; MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. A new section of the Severance Tax Bonding
Act is enacted to read:
"AUTHORIZATION FOR SEVERANCE TAX BONDS FOR SEVERANCE TAX
TRANSPORTATION FUND--APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.--
A. The state board of finance may issue and sell
severance tax bonds in fiscal years 2007 through 2009 in
compliance with the Severance Tax Bonding Act in an amount not
exceeding a total of one hundred fifty million dollars
($150,000,000) when the department of transportation certifies
the need for the issuance of the bonds; provided that:
(1) in fiscal year 2007, no more than fifty
million dollars ($50,000,000) in bonds shall be issued; and
(2) in each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009,
no more than the lesser of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000)
or twelve and one-half percent of severance tax bonding