§ 5-13A-13 — Revenue bonds

A. Revenue bonds may be issued at any time by a qualified municipality that has imposed a sports and recreation facility fee to defray wholly or in part the costs authorized by the Sports and Recreation Facility Financing Act. The revenue bonds may be payable from, and payment may be secured by, a pledge of and lien on the revenue derived from: (1) the proceeds of the sports and recreation facility fee of the qualified municipality dedicated to the payment of revenue bonds for a sports and recreation facility in the qualified municipality; (2) a sports and recreation facility to which the bonds pertain, after provision is made for the payment of the operation and maintenance expenses of the sports and recreation facility; (3) that portion of the proceeds of the occupancy tax of the qualified municipality available for payment of revenue bonds pursuant to Section 3-38-23 NMSA 1978; (4) any other legal available revenues of the qualified municipality; or (5) a combination of revenues from the sources designated in this subsection. B. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates as authorized in the Public Securities Act [6-14-1 to 6-14-3 NMSA 1978], and the first interest payment may be for any period authorized in the Public Securities Act. C. Except as otherwise provided in the Sports and Recreation Facility Financing Act, revenue bonds authorized pursuant to that act shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3-31-2 through 3-31-6 NMSA 1978.

Legislative History

Laws 2008, ch. 76, § 13.