A. A financing agreement under which a state agency is to occupy a building or other real property and that contains an option to purchase for a price that is reduced according to the lease payments made is subject to the following criteria:
(1) the agreement shall not become effective until it has been ratified and approved by the legislature; and
(2) if the state agency is subject to the jurisdiction of the facilities management division of the general services department pursuant to the Property Control Act [Chapter 15, Article 3B NMSA 1978], the agreement shall provide that, if the real property is purchased, title to the real property shall be issued in the name of the facilities management division.
B. Legislative ratification and approval of an agreement pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall not create a legal obligation for the state agency to continue the lease from year to year or to purchase the real property.
C. As used in this section, "state agency" means the state or any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards, instrumentalities or institutions, but "state agency" does not include state educational institutions or state-chartered charter schools.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 184, § 1; 2013, ch. 115, § 15.
Cross references. — For lease purchase agreements, see N.M. Const., Art IX, § 8.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed the name of the property control division of the general services department to the facilities management division; and in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A, deleted "property control" and added "facilities management" before "division".
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