§ 4-48B-18 — Hospital revenue bonds; authority to issue; pledge of

revenues. A. The counties agreeing jointly under Section 8 [9] [4-48B-9 NMSA 1978] of the Hospital Funding Act and the county or counties entering into an agreement with a municipality under Section 9 of the Hospital Funding Act may issue, separately, revenue bonds pursuant to that act for the purpose of constructing, purchasing, renovating, remodeling, equipping or re-equipping a county hospital and a jointly owned county- municipal hospital and the acquisition of land necessary therefor or any combination of the foregoing purposes. B. The county or counties issuing revenue bonds pursuant to the Hospital Funding Act may pledge irrevocably all or a portion of the revenues derived from the operation of the county hospital or jointly owned county-municipal hospital and revenues derived from the leasing of or other contractual arrangement for the operation of a county hospital or jointly owned county-municipal hospital for the payment of principal and interest on the revenue bonds.

Legislative History

1978 Comp., § 4-48B-18, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 18.