Section 6-29-5 - Board; duties. - New Mexico Statutes

6-29-5. Board; duties.

The board shall:  

A.     adopt rules governing terms, conditions and priorities for providing financial assistance to tribes, including developing application and evaluation procedures and forms and qualifications for applicants and for projects;  

B.     provide financial assistance to tribes for qualified projects on terms and conditions established by the board;  

C.     authorize funding for qualified projects, including:  

(1)     planning, designing, constructing, improving, expanding or equipping water and wastewater facilities, major water systems, electrical power lines, communications infrastructure, roads, health infrastructure, emergency response facilities and infrastructure needed to encourage economic development;  

(2)     developing engineering feasibility reports for infrastructure projects;  

(3)     inspecting construction of qualified projects;  

(4)     providing special engineering services;  

(5)     completing environmental assessments or archaeological clearances and other surveys for infrastructure projects;  

(6)     acquiring land, easements or rights of way; and  

(7)     paying legal costs and fiscal agent fees associated with development of qualified projects.