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AN ACT

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS GENERAL

OBLIGATION BONDS TO MAKE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR SENIOR

CITIZEN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS, FOR LIBRARY

ACQUISITIONS, FOR HEALTH FACILITIES AND FOR CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER

EDUCATION AND STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR A TAX LEVY

FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF, INTEREST ON AND CERTAIN COSTS

RELATED TO THE BONDS; REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE REGISTERED

VOTERS AT THE 2008 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE STATE; DECLARING

AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the

"2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act".

Section 2. PURPOSE.--For the purpose of providing funds

for capital expenditures as authorized in the 2008 Capital

Projects General Obligation Bond Act, general obligation

indebtedness of the state is authorized for the purposes and

in the amounts set forth in Section 10 of that act.

Section 3. BOND TERMS.--

A. The state board of finance, except as limited

by the 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act,

shall determine the terms, covenants and conditions of bonds

issued pursuant to that act, including but not limited to:

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(1) date or dates of issue, denominations

and maturities;

(2) principal amounts;

(3) rate or rates of interest; and

(4) provisions for redemption, including

premiums, registration and refundability, whether the bonds

are issued in one or more series and other covenants relating

to the bonds and the issuance thereof.

B. The bonds shall be in such form as the state

board of finance determines with an appropriate series

designation and shall bear interest payable as set forth in

the resolution of the state board of finance.

C. Payment of the principal of the bonds shall

begin not more than two years after the date of their

issuance, and the bonds shall mature not later than ten years

after the date of their issuance. Both principal and

interest shall be payable in lawful money of the United

States at the office of the paying agent within or without

the state as the state board of finance may direct.

D. The bonds shall be executed with the manual or

facsimile signature of the governor or the state treasurer,

and the seal or a facsimile of the seal of the state shall be

placed on each bond, except for any series of bonds issued in

book entry or similar form without the delivery of physical

securities.

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E. The bonds shall be issued in accordance with

the provisions of the 2008 Capital Projects General

Obligation Bond Act, the Supplemental Public Securities Act

and the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act

and may be issued in accordance with the Public Securities

Short-Term Interest Rate Act.

F. The full faith and credit of the state is

pledged for the prompt payment when due of the principal of

and interest on all bonds issued and sold pursuant to the

2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act.

Section 4. EXPENDITURES.--The proceeds from the sale of

the bonds shall be expended solely for providing money to be

distributed for the purposes and in amounts not to exceed the

amounts set forth in Section 10 of the 2008 Capital Projects

General Obligation Bond Act and to pay expenses incurred

under Section 6 of that act. Any proceeds from the sale of

the bonds that are not required for the purposes set forth in

Sections 6 and 10 of that act shall be used for the purpose

of paying the principal of and interest on the bonds.

Section 5. SALE.--The bonds authorized under the 2008

Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be sold by

the state board of finance at such time and in such manner

and amounts as the board may elect. The bonds may be sold at

private sale or at public sale, in either case at not less

than par plus accrued interest to the date of delivery. If

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sold at public sale, the state board of finance shall publish

a notice of the time and place of sale in a newspaper of

general circulation in the state and may also publish the

notice in a recognized financial journal outside the state.

The required publications shall be made once each week for

two consecutive weeks prior to the date fixed for the sale,

the last publication thereof to be at least five days prior

to the date of the sale. The notice shall specify the

amount, denomination, maturity and description of the bonds

to be offered for sale and the place, date and hour at which

the sealed bids shall be received. At the time and place

specified in the notice, the state board of finance shall

open the bids in public and shall award the bonds to the

bidder or bidders offering the best price for the bonds. The

state board of finance may reject any or all bids and

readvertise and may waive any irregularity in a bid. All

bids, except that of the state, shall be accompanied by a

deposit of two percent of the principal amount of the bonds

in a form acceptable to the state board of finance. The

deposit of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned upon

rejection of the bid. The state board of finance may also

sell the bonds or any part of the bonds to the state

treasurer or state investment officer. The state treasurer

or state investment officer is authorized to purchase any of

the bonds for investment. The bonds are legal investments

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for any person or board charged with the investment of any

public funds and may be accepted as security for any deposit

of public money.

Section 6. EXPENSES.--The expenses incurred by the

state board of finance in or relating to the preparation and

sale of the bonds shall be paid out of the proceeds from the

sale of the bonds, and all rebate, penalty, interest and

other obligations of the state relating to the bonds and bond

proceeds under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

shall be paid from earnings on bond proceeds or other money

of the state, legally available for such payments.

Section 7. TAX LEVY.--To provide for the payment of the

principal of and interest on the bonds issued and sold

pursuant to the provisions of the 2008 Capital Projects

General Obligation Bond Act, there shall be and there is

hereby imposed and levied during each year in which any of

the bonds are outstanding an ad valorem tax on all property

in the state subject to property taxation for state purposes

sufficient to pay the interest as it becomes due on the

bonds, together with an amount sufficient to provide a

sinking fund to pay the principal of the bonds as it becomes

due and, if permitted by law, ad valorem taxes may be

collected to pay administrative costs incident to the

collection of such taxes. The taxes shall be imposed,

levied, assessed and collected at the times and in the manner

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that other property taxes for state purposes are imposed,

levied, assessed and collected. It is the duty of all tax

officials and authorities to cause these taxes to be imposed,

levied, assessed and collected.

Section 8. TREASURER--DUTIES.--The state treasurer

shall keep separate accounts of all money collected pursuant

to the taxes imposed and levied pursuant to the provisions of

the 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act and

shall use this money only for the purposes of paying the

principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due and

any expenses relating thereto.

Section 9. IRREPEALABLE CONTRACT--AUTHORITY FOR

ISSUANCE.--An owner of bonds issued pursuant to the

provisions of the 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation

Bond Act may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action or

mandamus, enforce and compel the performance of the duties

required by that act of any officer or entity mentioned in

that act. The provisions of that act constitute an

irrepealable contract with the owners of any of the bonds

issued pursuant to that act for the faithful performance of

which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged.

Without reference to any other act of the legislature, the

2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is full

authority for the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized

in that act, and such bonds shall have all the qualities of

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investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code,

shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the

proceedings for the issuance and sale of the bonds and shall

be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or

holders thereof for value. All bonds issued under the

provisions of that act, and the interest thereon, are exempt

from taxation by the state and any subdivision or public body

thereof.

Section 10. PROJECTS.--The proceeds from the sale of

bonds issued under the provisions of the 2008 Capital

Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be distributed as

follows for the purposes and in the amounts specified:

A. for senior citizen facility improvements,

equipment and construction, to the aging and long-term

services department:

(1) one hundred thirty-seven thousand six

hundred dollars ($137,600) to purchase and install equipment

for senior centers citywide in Albuquerque in Bernalillo

county;

(2) forty-three thousand seven hundred

dollars ($43,700) to purchase and install meals equipment for

senior centers citywide in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(3) one million six hundred thousand dollars

($1,600,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish

the Barelas senior center in Bernalillo county;

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(4) fifty-eight thousand dollars ($58,000)

to purchase and install equipment for senior centers

countywide in Bernalillo county;

(5) four hundred seventy-five thousand

dollars ($475,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish the Highland senior center in Bernalillo county;

(6) fifty-one thousand dollars ($51,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the To'hajiilee chapter senior center on the

Navajo Nation in Bernalillo county;

(7) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the To'hajiilee

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in Bernalillo

county;

(8) two thousand one hundred sixty-five

dollars ($2,165) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Catron senior center in Catron county;

(9) twenty thousand five hundred fifteen

dollars ($20,515) to purchase and install equipment for the

Chaves Joy senior centers in Chaves county;

(10) one hundred five thousand dollars

($105,000) to purchase and install equipment for the senior

olympics program in Chaves county;

(11) four hundred fifty thousand dollars

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($450,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Hagerman senior center in Chaves county;

(12) ten thousand six hundred dollars

($10,600) to purchase and install equipment for the Pueblo of

Acoma senior center in Cibola county;

(13) sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Pueblo of Acoma senior center in Cibola

county;

(14) six thousand dollars ($6,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the Grants senior center

in Cibola county;

(15) four hundred seventy-five thousand

dollars ($475,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish the Pueblo of Laguna senior center in Cibola county;

(16) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Pueblo of

Laguna senior and adult daycare center in Cibola county;

(17) thirty-five thousand eight hundred

forty dollars ($35,840) to make improvements, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Cimarron

senior center in Colfax county;

(18) thirteen thousand five hundred dollars

($13,500) to purchase and install equipment for senior

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centers countywide in Colfax county;

(19) thirty-nine thousand nine hundred

dollars ($39,900) to purchase and install meals equipment for

senior centers countywide in Colfax county;

(20) forty-two thousand five hundred dollars

($42,500) to make improvements, including purchase and

installation of equipment, to the Eagle Nest senior center in

Colfax county;

(21) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Raton senior center in Colfax county;

(22) two thousand five hundred dollars

($2,500) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the

Raton senior center in Colfax county;

(23) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Springer senior center in Colfax county;

(24) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Clovis Baxter-Curren senior center in Curry

county;

(25) twelve thousand five hundred sixteen

dollars ($12,516) to purchase and install equipment for the

Clovis senior center in Curry county;

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(26) eleven thousand two hundred dollars

($11,200) to make improvements, including purchase and

installation of equipment, to the Alice Converse senior

center in Curry county;

(27) seven thousand dollars ($7,000) to

purchase and install meals equipment for the Grady senior

center in Curry county;

(28) eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the East Mesa senior

center in Dona Ana county;

(29) five thousand dollars ($5,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the East Side senior

center in Dona Ana county;

(30) eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the East Side

senior center in Dona Ana county;

(31) six thousand dollars ($6,000) to

purchase and install equipment for senior centers citywide in

Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

(32) forty thousand seven hundred dollars

($40,700) to purchase and install meals equipment for senior

centers citywide in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

(33) ninety-seven thousand four hundred

forty dollars ($97,440) to make improvements, including

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purchase and installation of equipment, to the Artesia senior

center in Eddy county;

(34) three thousand nine hundred

thirty-seven dollars ($3,937) to purchase and install meals

equipment for the Carlsbad senior center in Eddy county;

(35) seven thousand five hundred dollars

($7,500) to make improvements, including purchase and

installation of equipment, to the Mimbres Valley senior

center in Grant county;

(36) three thousand five hundred

twenty-eight dollars ($3,528) to purchase and install

equipment for senior centers countywide in Grant county;

(37) thirty-seven thousand four hundred

nineteen dollars ($37,419) to purchase and install meals

equipment for senior centers countywide in Grant county;

(38) eighty-four thousand three hundred

seventeen dollars ($84,317) to make improvements, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to La Loma senior

center in Guadalupe county;

(39) eighty-two thousand dollars ($82,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Santa Rosa

senior center in Guadalupe county;

(40) seven hundred twenty-five thousand

dollars ($725,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

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furnish the Lordsburg senior center in Hidalgo county;

(41) three thousand nine hundred thirty-six

dollars ($3,936) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Lordsburg senior center in Hidalgo county;

(42) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the Hobbs

senior center in Lea county;

(43) twenty-two thousand six hundred dollars

($22,600) to purchase and install meals equipment for the Jal

senior center in Lea county;

(44) one hundred seventy-five thousand

dollars ($175,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish the Hondo Valley senior center in Lincoln county;

(45) seven thousand five hundred dollars

($7,500) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the

Hondo Valley senior center in Lincoln county;

(46) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Ruidoso senior

center in Lincoln county;

(47) five thousand dollars ($5,000) to make

improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Baahaali chapter senior center on the

Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

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(48) eight thousand dollars ($8,000) to make

improvements for building-code compliance, including purchase

and installation of equipment, to the Baahaali chapter senior

center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(49) fifty-nine thousand dollars ($59,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Baca chapter

senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(50) five hundred thousand dollars

($500,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Chichiltah chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in

McKinley county;

(51) eleven thousand one hundred thirty

dollars ($11,130) to make improvements, including purchase

and installation of equipment, to the Chichiltah chapter

senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(52) four thousand dollars ($4,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the Gallup senior center

in McKinley county;

(53) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Nahodishgish

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley

county;

(54) forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000)

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to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Pinedale chapter senior center on the

Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(55) twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Pinedale

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley

county;

(56) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)

to purchase and install equipment for the Pueblo Pintado

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley

county;

(57) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Ramah senior center in McKinley county;

(58) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Smith Lake

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley

county;

(59) seven hundred thousand dollars

($700,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Standing Rock chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in

McKinley county;

(60) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000)

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to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Thoreau senior

center in McKinley county;

(61) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Thoreau chapter senior center on the Navajo

Nation in McKinley county;

(62) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Thoreau

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley

county;

(63) five thousand dollars ($5,000) to make

improvements for building-code compliance, including purchase

and installation of equipment, to the Tohatchi chapter senior

center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley county;

(64) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Twin Lakes

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in McKinley

county;

(65) ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Pueblo of Zuni senior center in McKinley

county;

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(66) fifteen thousand three hundred dollars

($15,300) to purchase and install meals equipment for the

Mora and Wagon Mound senior centers in Mora county;

(67) six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the Mora-Wagon

Mound senior center in Mora county;

(68) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to make

improvements for building-code compliance, including purchase

and installation of equipment, to the Pueblo of Isleta senior

center in Bernalillo county;

(69) forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to senior centers

nationwide on the Navajo Nation in McKinley, San Juan,

Cibola, Bernalillo and Sandoval counties;

(70) one hundred twenty thousand dollars

($120,000) to purchase and install equipment for senior

centers nationwide on the Navajo Nation in McKinley, San

Juan, Cibola, Bernalillo and Sandoval counties;

(71) two hundred twenty-five thousand

dollars ($225,000) to purchase and install meals equipment

for the Navajo Nation senior centers nationwide in McKinley,

San Juan, Cibola, Bernalillo and Sandoval counties;

(72) twenty-five thousand five hundred forty

dollars ($25,540) to purchase and install equipment for the

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Alamogordo senior center in Otero county;

(73) ten thousand six hundred thirty-two

dollars ($10,632) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Alamogordo senior center in Otero county;

(74) five thousand dollars ($5,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the Mescalero Apache Tribe

senior center in Otero county;

(75) thirteen thousand three hundred ten

dollars ($13,310) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Sacramento senior center in Otero county;

(76) seven hundred thirty-nine thousand nine

hundred fifty-four dollars ($739,954) to plan, design,

construct, equip and furnish the Tularosa senior center in

Otero county;

(77) six thousand dollars ($6,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the Tularosa senior center

in Otero county;

(78) ninety-six thousand dollars ($96,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Tularosa senior center in Otero county;

(79) thirty-nine thousand nine hundred

dollars ($39,900) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Tularosa senior center in Otero county;

(80) five thousand eight hundred twenty-five

dollars ($5,825) to purchase and install equipment for the

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Logan senior center in Quay county;

(81) twelve thousand one hundred ninety

dollars ($12,190) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Logan senior center in Quay county;

(82) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the San Jon senior center in Quay county;

(83) one hundred ninety thousand dollars

($190,000) to make improvements, including purchase and

installation of equipment, to the Alcalde community senior

meal site center in Rio Arriba county;

(84) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Coyote senior

center in Rio Arriba county;

(85) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Espanola senior center in Rio Arriba

county;

(86) forty-five thousand five hundred

dollars ($45,500) to make improvements for building-code

compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment,

to the Espanola senior center in Rio Arriba county;

(87) nine thousand eight hundred dollars

($9,800) to purchase and install equipment for senior centers

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countywide in Rio Arriba county;

(88) seven thousand six hundred eighty

dollars ($7,680) to purchase and install meals equipment for

senior centers countywide in Rio Arriba county;

(89) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Pueblo of Santa Clara senior center in Rio

Arriba county;

(90) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Pueblo of

Santa Clara senior and adult daycare center in Rio Arriba

county;

(91) thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars

($36,200) to purchase and install meals equipment for the

Pueblo of Santa Clara senior and adult daycare center in Rio

Arriba county;

(92) fifteen thousand eight hundred thirty

dollars ($15,830) to purchase and install equipment for the

Portales senior center in Roosevelt county;

(93) twelve thousand four hundred three

dollars ($12,403) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Portales senior center in Roosevelt county;

(94) four thousand five hundred three

dollars ($4,503) to make improvements, including purchase and

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installation of equipment, to the Blanco senior center in San

Juan county;

(95) six thousand six hundred twenty-two

dollars ($6,622) to make improvements for building-code

compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment,

to the Bloomfield senior center in San Juan county;

(96) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to

make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Crystal

chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in San Juan

county;

(97) four thousand dollars ($4,000) to make

improvements for building-code compliance, including purchase

and installation of equipment, to the Huerfano chapter senior

center on the Navajo Nation in San Juan county;

(98) twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Lake Valley chapter senior center on the

Navajo Nation in San Juan county;

(99) four thousand five hundred dollars

($4,500) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the

Nageezi chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in San

Juan county;

(100) three hundred thousand dollars

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($300,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Newcomb chapter senior center on the Navajo Nation in San

Juan county;

(101) one thousand five hundred dollars

($1,500) to purchase and install meals equipment for the

Lower Valley senior center in San Juan county;

(102) twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000)

to purchase and install meals equipment for senior centers

countywide in San Juan county;

(103) two thousand two hundred thirty

dollars ($2,230) to make improvements, including purchase and

installation of equipment, to the Shiprock chapter senior

center in San Juan county;

(104) seventy-one thousand five hundred

dollars ($71,500) to make improvements for building-code

compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment,

to the Las Vegas senior center in San Miguel county;

(105) nine thousand six hundred dollars

($9,600) to purchase and install meals equipment for the Las

Vegas senior center in San Miguel county;

(106) three hundred thousand dollars

($300,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Pueblo of Cochiti senior center in Sandoval county;

(107) twenty-four thousand five hundred

dollars ($24,500) to make improvements, including purchase

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and installation of equipment, to the Pueblo of Jemez senior

center in Sandoval county;

(108) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to

purchase and install meals equipment for the Pueblo of Jemez

senior center in Sandoval county;

(109) fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Pena Blanca senior center in Sandoval

county;

(110) three hundred thousand dollars

($300,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Rio Rancho senior center in Sandoval county;

(111) two thousand five hundred dollars

($2,500) to purchase and install equipment for the Sandoval

county adult daycare senior center in Sandoval county;

(112) nine thousand three hundred dollars

($9,300) to purchase and install meals equipment for the Rio

Rancho senior center in Sandoval county;

(113) six thousand five hundred dollars

($6,500) to purchase and install equipment for the Pueblo of

San Felipe senior center in Sandoval county;

(114) fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) to

purchase and install meals equipment for the Jemez senior

center in Sandoval county;

(115) twelve thousand five hundred dollars

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($12,500) to purchase and install equipment for senior

centers countywide in Sandoval county;

(116) thirty-eight thousand dollars

($38,000) to purchase and install equipment for the Pueblo of

Zia and Pueblo of Santa Ana senior centers in Sandoval

county;

(117) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to

purchase and install meals equipment for the Pueblo of Zia

and Pueblo of Santa Ana senior centers in Sandoval county;

(118) eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to

purchase and install equipment for the Pueblo of Santo

Domingo senior center in Sandoval county;

(119) sixteen thousand three hundred dollars

($16,300) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the

Pueblo of Santo Domingo senior center in Sandoval county;

(120) five hundred seventy-five thousand

dollars ($575,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish the Torreon chapter senior center on the Navajo

Nation in Sandoval county;

(121) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)

to make improvements for building-code compliance, including

purchase and installation of equipment, to the Chimayo senior

center in Santa Fe county;

(122) seventy-five thousand dollars

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($75,000) to make improvements, including purchase and

installation of equipment, to the Pueblo of Pojoaque senior

center in Santa Fe county;

(123) twenty-five thousand six hundred

dollars ($25,600) to make improvements, including purchase

and installation of equipment, to the Pueblo of San Ildefonso

senior center in Santa Fe county;

(124) twenty-four thousand three hundred

dollars ($24,300) to purchase and install meals equipment for

senior centers citywide in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(125) fourteen thousand two hundred seventy

dollars ($14,270) to make improvements for building-code

compliance, including purchase and installation of equipment,

to the Mary Esther and Luisa senior centers in Santa Fe

county;

(126) thirty-two thousand three hundred ten

dollars ($32,310) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Rufina meal site center in Santa Fe county;

(127) fifty-seven thousand dollars ($57,000)

to purchase and install meals equipment for senior centers

countywide in Santa Fe county;

(128) thirty-eight thousand dollars

($38,000) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the

Truth or Consequences senior center in Sierra county;

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(129) twenty-two thousand nine hundred fifty

dollars ($22,950) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Truth or Consequences senior center in Sierra county;

(130) thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Magdalena senior center in Socorro county;

(131) thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Northern senior center in Socorro county;

(132) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to

purchase and install equipment for area agencies on aging

statewide;

(133) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Pueblo of Picuris senior center in Taos

county;

(134) two thousand thirty-six dollars

($2,036) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the Taos

senior center in Taos county;

(135) eleven thousand six hundred

forty-eight dollars ($11,648) to purchase and install

equipment for senior centers countywide in Taos county;

(136) sixteen thousand six hundred

seventy-four dollars ($16,674) to purchase and install meals

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equipment for senior centers countywide in Taos county;

(137) eight hundred ninety-nine thousand six

hundred dollars ($899,600) to plan, design, construct, equip

and furnish the Pueblo of Taos senior center in Taos county;

(138) three thousand five hundred dollars

($3,500) to purchase and install equipment for the Pueblo of

Taos senior center in Taos county;

(139) four thousand five hundred dollars

($4,500) to purchase and install meals equipment for the

Pueblo of Taos senior center in Taos county;

(140) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Moriarty senior center in Torrance county;

(141) three thousand five hundred dollars

($3,500) to make improvements for building-code compliance,

including purchase and installation of equipment, to the

Moriarty senior center in Torrance county;

(142) thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000)

to make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Mountainair senior center in Torrance

county;

(143) eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to

purchase and install equipment for senior centers in

Mountainair, Estancia and Moriarty in Torrance county;

(144) eleven thousand three hundred dollars

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($11,300) to purchase and install equipment for the Clayton

senior center in Union county;

(145) twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) to

make improvements, including purchase and installation of

equipment, to the Clayton senior center in Union county;

(146) five thousand nine hundred fifty

dollars ($5,950) to purchase and install meals equipment for

the Clayton senior center in Union county;

(147) four hundred fifty thousand dollars

($450,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the

Del Rio senior center in Valencia county; and

(148) twenty-nine thousand two hundred

dollars ($29,200) to purchase and install equipment for the

Del Rio and Meadow Lake senior centers in Valencia county;

B. for library acquisitions at public libraries,

public school libraries, academic libraries and tribal

libraries statewide:

(1) to the cultural affairs department:

(a) three million dollars ($3,000,000)

to acquire library books, equipment and library resources for

public libraries statewide; and

(b) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to

acquire library books, equipment and library resources for

tribal libraries statewide;

(2) to the public education department,

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three million dollars ($3,000,000) to acquire library books,

equipment and library resources for public school libraries

statewide; and

(3) to the higher education department,

three million dollars ($3,000,000) to acquire library books,

equipment and library resources for academic libraries

statewide;

C. for capital improvements at health facilities

statewide:

(1) to the higher education department:

(a) four million dollars ($4,000,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the allied

health building at Clovis community college in Clovis in

Curry county;

(b) five million dollars ($5,000,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the health

sciences center at San Juan college in Farmington in San Juan

county; and

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish educational

facilities for the university of New Mexico dental residency

program statewide. The higher education department shall

coordinate the expenditure of these funds with the health

sciences center at the university of New Mexico;

(2) to the Indian affairs department, three

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million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan, design and construct a

regional wellness center at the Santa Fe Indian school in

Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(3) to the board of regents of New Mexico

state university, three million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan,

design and construct an allied health and university transfer

center at the Carlsbad branch campus of New Mexico state

university in Eddy county;

(4) to the board of regents of the

university of New Mexico:

(a) seventeen million dollars

($17,000,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish

the cancer research and treatment center at the health

sciences center at the university of New Mexico in

Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; and

(b) four million five hundred thousand

dollars ($4,500,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish the health sciences center neurosciences research

building at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in

Bernalillo county;

(5) to the capital program fund, ten million

dollars ($10,000,000) to plan, design and construct phase 1

of the Meadows hospital facility at the New Mexico behavioral

health institute in Las Vegas in San Miguel county; and

(6) to the department of health:

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(a) two million three hundred

twenty-eight thousand dollars ($2,328,000) to renovate public

health offices in Roosevelt county, Alamogordo in Otero

county and Sunland Park in Dona Ana county; and

(b) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to

construct and equip a regional health facility in Rio Arriba

county to provide health services to northern New Mexico; and

D. for capital improvements at institutions of

higher education and constitutional special schools

statewide:

(1) to the higher education department:

(a) twelve million dollars

($12,000,000) to design and construct phase 3 of the westside

campus of central New Mexico community college in Bernalillo

county;

(b) three million five hundred thousand

dollars ($3,500,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish upgrades at the central plant at the New Mexico

junior college in Hobbs in Lea county;

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the North

American wind research and training center at Mesalands

community college in Tucumcari in Quay county;

(d) four million five hundred thousand

dollars ($4,500,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

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furnish the multipurpose education center at Luna community

college in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;

(e) four million two hundred thousand

dollars ($4,200,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and

furnish the trades and advanced technology center at Santa Fe

community college in Santa Fe county; and

(f) five hundred thousand dollars

($500,000) to plan, design and construct the science,

technology, art and cultural center at the institute of

American Indian arts in Santa Fe county;

(2) to the board of regents of eastern New

Mexico university:

(a) four million dollars ($4,000,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the educational

center at the Roswell branch campus in Chaves county;

(b) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish an electrical

system upgrade in Portales in Roosevelt county;

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the technology

building renovation in Portales in Roosevelt county; and

(d) one million dollars ($1,000,000)

for renovation and expansion of the music building at eastern

New Mexico university in Portales in Roosevelt county;

(3) to the board of regents of New Mexico

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highlands university:

(a) nine million dollars ($9,000,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish infrastructure

at New Mexico highlands university in Las Vegas in San Miguel

county; and

(b) one million eight hundred thousand

dollars ($1,800,000) to complete renovations to the Lora

Mangum Shields science building and annex at New Mexico

highlands university in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;

(4) to the board of regents of New Mexico

military institute, five million dollars ($5,000,000) for

renovations, including improvements related to code

compliance, at Pearson auditorium in Roswell in Chaves

county;

(5) to the board of regents of New Mexico

institute of mining and technology, eight million dollars

($8,000,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish

central utility infrastructure renovation and expansion in

Socorro in Socorro county;

(6) to the board of regents of New Mexico

school for the deaf, three million dollars ($3,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish Dillon hall in

Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;

(7) to the board of regents of New Mexico

state university:

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(a) nineteen million dollars

($19,000,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish

the arts complex in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

(b) two million four hundred thousand

dollars ($2,400,000) for an agricultural center for research,

education and services in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;

design, plan, construct, equip and furnish the Dona Ana east

mesa center to be used primarily for classroom and laboratory

space at the Dona Ana branch in Las Cruces in Dona Ana

county;

(d) five hundred thousand dollars

($500,000) 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;

(e) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish renovations of the

general classroom buildings at the Alamogordo branch campus

in Otero county;

(f) three hundred thousand dollars

($300,000) for infrastructure renovation and expansion at the

Carlsbad branch campus in Eddy county; and

(g) one million dollars ($1,000,000)

for infrastructure renovation and expansion at the Grants

branch campus in Cibola county;

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(8) to the board of regents of northern New

Mexico state school:

(a) five million dollars ($5,000,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the Ben Lujan

learning resource center addition at the Espanola campus in

Rio Arriba county; and

(b) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to

acquire land for and plan and design a solar energy research

park academy and to retrofit buildings for alternative energy

resources on the Espanola campus in Rio Arriba county;

(9) to the board of regents of the

university of New Mexico:

(a) five million dollars ($5,000,000)

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the renovation

and expansion of the existing biology building in Albuquerque

in Bernalillo county;

(b) six million dollars ($6,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the college of

education renewal in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the film and

digital media building at Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque in

Bernalillo county;

(d) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the learning

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center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;

(e) nine hundred thousand dollars

($900,000) for structural repair and mechanical replacements

at Calvin hall at the Gallup branch campus in McKinley

county; and

(f) three million three hundred

thousand dollars ($3,300,000) to plan, design, construct,

equip and furnish the classroom completion project at the

Taos branch in Taos county; and

(10) to the board of regents of western New

Mexico university:

(a) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the Chino

computing center renovation in Silver City in Grant county;

and

(b) six million dollars ($6,000,000) to

plan, design, construct, equip and furnish infrastructure in

Silver City in Grant county.

Section 11. ELECTION.--

A. Bonds issued pursuant to the 2008 Capital

Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be submitted to

the registered voters of the state at the general election to

be held in November 2008, and, if they receive a majority of

all the votes cast thereon at such election, shall take

effect upon certification of the state canvassing board

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announcing the results of such election. No bonds shall be

issued or sold under that act until the registered voters of

this state have voted upon and approved the bonds and

property tax as provided in this section. Any bonds issued

under that act shall be issued within thirty months from the

date of such election.

B. The ballots used at the 2008 general election

shall contain substantially the following language:

(1) "The 2008 Capital Projects General

Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of

senior citizen facility improvement, construction and

equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized

to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed

fourteen million seven hundred twenty-five thousand dollars

($14,725,000) to make capital expenditures for certain senior

citizen facility improvements, construction and equipment

acquisition projects and provide for a general property tax

imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest

on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of

the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law.

For________________ Against___________________";

(2) "The 2008 Capital Projects General

Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of

library acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to

issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed

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eleven million nineteen thousand dollars ($11,019,000) to

make capital expenditures for academic, public and tribal

library acquisitions and provide for a general property tax

imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest

on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of

the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law.

For________________ Against___________________";

(3) "The 2008 Capital Projects General

Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of

health facility improvement bonds. Shall the state be

authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not

to exceed fifty-seven million nine hundred twenty-five

thousand dollars ($57,925,000) to make capital expenditures

for cancer research and treatment facilities, other statewide

and regional health facilities, educational facilities for

statewide dental services and public health and behavioral

health facilities and provide for a general property tax

imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest

on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of

the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law.

For_________________ Against___________________";

and

(4) "The 2008 Capital Projects General

Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of

higher educational and special schools capital improvement

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and acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to

issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one

hundred forty million one hundred thirty-three thousand

dollars ($140,133,000) to make capital expenditures for

certain higher educational and special schools capital

improvements and acquisitions and provide for a general

property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal

of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the

issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as

permitted by law.

For________________ Against___________________".

C. Each question set forth in this section

includes a specific work or object to be financed by the

bonds. If any such question is not approved by a majority

vote of the electorate at the state's 2008 general election,

the issuance of bonds for the work or object specified by the

question shall be excluded from and shall not be part of the

2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act. The

failure of a question to be approved by the electorate at the

2008 general election shall not affect those questions that

are approved at the election.

D. The secretary of state shall include the

submission of the capital projects general obligation bonds

to the people at the 2008 general election, and it shall be

included in the general election proclamation of each of the

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county clerks. The secretary of state shall cause the 2008

Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act to be published

in full in at least one newspaper in each county of the state

if one be published therein, once each week, for four

successive weeks next preceding the general election as

required by the constitution of New Mexico.

Section 12. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.--Pursuant to Section

13-4A-4 NMSA 1978 and where applicable, the appropriations

authorized in the 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation

Bond Act include money for the art in public places fund.

Section 13. PROJECT SCOPE--EXPENDITURES--REVERSION.--

A. If an appropriation for a project authorized

in the 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond 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.

B. The state agencies and state institutions to

which money has been appropriated in the 2008 Capital

Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be responsible for

monitoring the projects funded in that act to ensure

compliance with the constitution and laws of New Mexico and

shall cause to be reverted any unexpended or unencumbered

balance remaining at the earlier of the third full fiscal

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year after issuance of the bonds or the termination or

completion of the specific project. Reverted funds shall be

deposited in the debt service fund established by the state

treasurer for the purpose of paying the principal of and

interest on the state's general obligation bonds.

Section 14. SEVERABILITY.--If any part or application

of the 2008 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is

held invalid, the remainder or its application to other

situations or persons shall not be affected.

Section 15. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public

peace, health and safety that this act take effect

immediately.