A. The "alternative fuel acquisition loan fund" is created in the state treasury as a revolving loan fund. The department shall administer the fund and make loans from the fund in accordance with the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act.
B. The fund shall consist of earnings on balances in the fund, receipts from the repayment of loans made pursuant to the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act and appropriations made by the legislature.
C. The fund balance shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000), and any balance in the fund of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or less shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Interest on cash balances and repayment of loans in excess of the amount necessary to maintain the fund balance at five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be deposited in the general fund.
D. Administrative costs of the fund shall be paid by the department until interest revenues in the fund are sufficient to cover administrative costs, at which time administrative costs may be paid from the fund.
E. Expenditures from the fund shall be supported by loan documents evidencing the intent of the borrower to repay the loan. The original loan documents shall be filed with the department of finance and administration, and a copy shall be filed with the department.
History: Laws 1992, ch. 58, § 4; 2002, ch. 32, § 5.
The 2002 amendment, effective July 1, 2002, substituted "acquisition" for "conversion" in three places in Subsections A and B.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 13 - Public Purchases and Property
Article 1B - Alternative Fuel Acquisition
Section 13-1B-1 - Short title.
Section 13-1B-2 - Definitions.
Section 13-1B-3 - Acquisition of vehicles; exemptions.
Section 13-1B-4 - Revolving loan fund created; administration.
Section 13-1B-5 - Revolving loan fund; loans made from the fund.