Section 5-14-3 - Authorized local governmental entities. - New Mexico Statutes

5-14-3. Authorized local governmental entities.

The following local governmental entities are authorized to impose a convention center fee:   

A.     a qualified municipality if the governing body of the qualified municipality has by resolution authorized the development and construction of a civic and convention center within the qualified municipality; and   

B.     a county, provided that:   

(1)     a qualified municipality within the county has enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee; and   

(2)     the qualified municipality and the county have entered into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 NMSA 1978] to collect the revenue from the convention center fee and to expend the revenue as required in the Civic and Convention Center Funding Act [5-14-1 NMSA 1978].