A.The authority shall receive and review applications for opportunity enterprise financing. If the authority determines that an enterprise development project is eligible for financing, the authority may enter into a contract with the opportunity enterprise partner to provide financing to that partner, which shall be used to complete that project.
B.The authority shall ensure that all zoning, permitting and other regulatory requirements will be met by the enterprise development project and that the enterprise development project will create or expand economic development opportunities within the state.
C.Financing shall not be subject to repayment if the terms of the contract for financing are carried out by the opportunity enterprise partner. A property associated with the enterprise d
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A. The authority shall receive and review applications for opportunity enterprise financing. If the authority determines that an enterprise development project is eligible for financing, the authority may enter into a contract with the opportunity enterprise partner to provide financing to that partner, which shall be used to complete that project. B. The authority shall ensure that all zoning, permitting and other regulatory requirements will be met by the enterprise development project and that the enterprise development project will create or expand economic development opportunities within the state. C. Financing shall not be subject to repayment if the terms of the contract for financing are carried out by the opportunity enterprise partner. A property associated with the enterprise development project shall be the property of the authority and shall be a property available for lease as provided in Section 10 [6-34-10 NMSA 1978] of the Opportunity Enterprise Act [Opportunity Enterprise and Housing Development Act]. The authority may enter into agreements with the general services department or other state agency or entity approved by the board to administer and maintain the property as required by the Opportunity Enterprise Act. D. As provided in rules adopted by the board, upon completion of an enterprise development project, the authority shall allow the opportunity enterprise partner responsible for the completion of that project an opportunity to obtain an opportunity enterprise lease for that property as provided in Section 10 of the Opportunity Enterprise Act; provided that any breach of the terms of the contract for opportunity enterprise financing may preclude that opportunity enterprise partner from leasing the property, and in that event, the property shall be made available for lease to other opportunity enterprise partners.