The council is authorized to issue, sell and deliver its bonds, in accordance with the terms of the Hospital Equipment Loan Act, for the purpose of paying for or making loans to participating health facilities, banks, savings and loan associations and other entities for the financing or refinancing of all or any part of the cost of health-related equipment and any other purposes authorized by the Hospital Equipment Loan Act. In addition, the council has the power to issue from time to time bonds to renew or to pay bonds, including any interest, and, whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds and to issue bonds partly to refund outstanding bonds and partly for another of its purposes. The refunding bonds may be sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase, redemption or payment of the bonds to be refunded or may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 290, ยง 15.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations
Article 23 - Hospital Equipment Loans
Section 58-23-1 - Short title.
Section 58-23-2 - Legislative findings.
Section 58-23-3 - Definitions.
Section 58-23-4 - Additional definitions.
Section 58-23-5 - Council; created; members; qualifications; board.
Section 58-23-6 - Council; board of directors; terms and conditions of service.
Section 58-23-7 - Board; expenses.
Section 58-23-8 - Board; quorum.
Section 58-23-9 - Meetings of the board.
Section 58-23-10 - Board; bonding requirements.
Section 58-23-12 - Council; duties.
Section 58-23-14 - Optional powers.
Section 58-23-15 - Issuance of bonds.
Section 58-23-16 - Terms of payment and sale of bonds.
Section 58-23-16.1 - Interest rates; refunding; approval by council; findings.
Section 58-23-17 - Use of bond proceeds.
Section 58-23-18 - Bonds secured by trust indenture.
Section 58-23-19 - Security for payment of bonds.
Section 58-23-20 - General obligation bonds; payment and security.
Section 58-23-21 - Bonds; no obligation of state.
Section 58-23-22 - Council; pledge; recording of lien not required.
Section 58-23-23 - Purchase of bonds; cancellation; purchase price.
Section 58-23-24 - Bonds; negotiable instruments.
Section 58-23-25 - Council members; limitation on personal liability.
Section 58-23-26 - Deposit of money.
Section 58-23-27 - Bondholders; pledge; agreement of the state.
Section 58-23-28 - Council expenses; liability of state or political subdivision prohibited.
Section 58-23-29 - Exemption from taxation; assets to state upon dissolution.
Section 58-23-30 - Bonds; legal investments.
Section 58-23-31 - Loan program; annual report; contents; audit.