As used in the Spaceport Development Act:
A. "authority" means the spaceport authority;
B. "project" means any land, building or other improvements acquired as part of a spaceport or associated with a spaceport or to aid commerce in connection with a spaceport and all real and personal property deemed necessary in connection with the spaceport;
C. "revenue" means municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax and county regional spaceport gross receipts tax revenue received from a regional spaceport district, revenue generated by a project and any other legally available funds of the authority;
D. "space vehicle" means a vehicle capable of being flown in space or launching a payload into space; and
E. "spaceport" means a facility in New Mexico at which space vehicles may be launched or landed, including all facilities and support infrastructure related to launch, landing or payload processing.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 128, § 3; 2006, ch. 15, § 16.
Cross references. — For the municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax, see 7-19D-15 NMSA 1978.
For the county regional spaceport gross receipts tax, see 7-20E-25 NMSA 1978.
The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, adds Subsection C to define revenue.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations
Article 31 - Spaceport Development
Section 58-31-1 - Short title.
Section 58-31-3 - Definitions.
Section 58-31-4 - Spaceport authority created; membership.
Section 58-31-5 - Authority powers and duties.
Section 58-31-6 - Spaceport authority; bonding authority; power to issue revenue bonds.
Section 58-31-7 - Authority loans; terms.
Section 58-31-8 - Bonds secured by trust indenture.
Section 58-31-9 - Authority revenue bonds; limitations; authorization; authentication.
Section 58-31-10 - Security for bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness.
Section 58-31-11 - Requirements respecting resolution and lease.
Section 58-31-12 - Use of proceeds from sale of bonds.
Section 58-31-13 - Spaceport authority revenue bonds; refunding authorization.
Section 58-31-14 - Spaceport authority refunding bonds; escrow.
Section 58-31-15 - Authority refunding revenue bonds; terms.
Section 58-31-16 - Exemption from taxation.