Section 6-29-6 - Tribal infrastructure trust fund; created; investment; distribution. - New Mexico Statutes

6-29-6. Tribal infrastructure trust fund; created; investment; distribution.

A.     The "tribal infrastructure trust fund" is created in the state treasury.  The trust fund shall consist of money that is appropriated, donated or otherwise accrues to it.  Money in the trust fund shall be invested by the state investment officer in the manner that land grant permanent funds are invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 8 NMSA 1978. Income from investment of the trust fund shall be credited to the fund.  Money in the trust fund shall not be expended for any purpose, but an annual distribution from the trust fund shall be made to the project fund pursuant to this section.  

B.     On July 1 of each year in which adequate money is available in the trust fund, an annual distribution shall be made from the trust fund to the project fund in the amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) until the distribution is less than an amount equal to four and seven-tenths percent of the average of the year-end market values of the trust fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years.  Thereafter, the amount of the annual distribution shall be four and seven-tenths percent of the average of the year-end market values of the trust fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years.