A. Loans or loan subsidies from the fund shall be made only to property owners who:
(1) agree to repay the loan and to maintain the registered cultural property as restored, rehabilitated or repaired for a specified period but in no case less than seven years;
(2) agree to maintain complete and proper financial records regarding the registered cultural property and to make these available to the division on request;
(3) agree to complete the proposed rehabilitation, repair or restoration work on the registered cultural property within two years from the date of project loan approval by the division; and
(4) provide sufficient collateral security interest in the registered cultural property to the state of New Mexico in accordance with rules and regulations established by the committee and division.
B. A loan shall be made for a period not to exceed five years with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate not greater than the yield at the time of loan approval on United States treasury bills with a maturity of 365 days plus three and one-half percent. A loan shall be repaid by the property owner in equal installments not less often than annually with the first installment due within one year of the date the loan is issued.
C. Loans shall be made only for eligible costs. Eligible costs include architectural, engineering and planning costs, inspection of work in progress, contracted restoration, rehabilitation and repair costs and costs necessary to meet code requirements. Eligible costs shall not include costs of land acquisition, legal costs or fiscal agents' fees.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 7, § 6.
Severability clauses. — Laws 1987, ch. 7, § 7 provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties
Article 6 - Cultural Properties
Section 18-6-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 18-6-4 - Committee created; membership; compensation; voting; term; chairman; meetings.
Section 18-6-5 - Committee; powers and duties.
Section 18-6-8 - State historic preservation officer; appointment; qualifications; duties.
Section 18-6-8.1 - Review of proposed state undertakings.
Section 18-6-9.1 - Cultural property; unauthorized appropriation; larceny.
Section 18-6-9.2 - Cultural property; unauthorized damage or appropriation; civil penalties.
Section 18-6-9.3 - Cultural property; forfeiture of instruments.
Section 18-6-10 - Cultural properties on private land.
Section 18-6-11 - Permit required for excavation of archaeological sites; penalty.
Section 18-6-11.1 - Confidentiality of site location.
Section 18-6-11.2 - Permit required for excavation of unmarked burials; penalty.
Section 18-6-12 - Emergency classification pending investigation.
Section 18-6-14 - State historian.
Section 18-6-15 - State archaeologist.
Section 18-6-16 - Preparation and sale of cultural properties publications; revolving fund; report.
Section 18-6-18 - Short title.
Section 18-6-20 - Definitions.
Section 18-6-21 - Fund created; administration.
Section 18-6-22 - Loan program; duties of division and committee.
Section 18-6-23 - Loans; criteria.
Section 18-6-24 - Short title.
Section 18-6-25 - Definitions.