A. Of appropriations made in any fiscal year for development training, up to two-thirds shall be expended in urban communities in the state. At least one-third of the appropriations made in any fiscal year for development training shall be expended in nonurban communities.

B. Of money available in the development training fund, the economic development department may use in any fiscal year:

(1) up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to generally administer the development training program; and

(2) in addition to the general administration funding allowed in Paragraph (1) of this subsection, up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to administer the provisions of Section 21-19-7.1 NMSA 1978.

C. Up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) of development training funds may be used to reimburse film and multimedia production companies and to provide preemployment training for that industry pursuant to the provisions of Section 21-19-7.1 NMSA 1978.

D. Up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) disbursed annually from the development training program may be dedicated to development training in green industries.

E. As used in this section:

(1) "green industries" means industries that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality by reducing waste and pollution or by producing sustainable products using sustainable processes and materials. Green industries provide opportunities for advancement along a career track of increasing skills and wages. Green industries include:

(a) energy system retrofits to increase energy efficiency and conservation;

(b) production and distribution of biofuels and vehicle retrofits for biofuels;

(c) building design and construction that meet the equivalent of best available technology in energy and environmental design standards;

(d) organic and community food production;

(e) manufacture of products from non-toxic, environmentally certified or recycled materials;

(f) manufacture and production of sustainable technologies, including solar panels, wind turbines and fuel cells;

(g) solar technology installation and maintenance;

(h) recycling, green composting and large-scale reuse of construction and demolition materials and debris; and

(i) water system retrofits to increase water efficiency and conservation;

(2) "nonurban community" means a municipality that is not an urban community or is the unincorporated area of a county; and

(3) "urban community" means a municipality with a population of forty thousand or more according to the most recent federal decennial census.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 102, § 3; 2009, ch. 282, § 1.

The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, added Subsection D, and Paragraph (1) of Subsection E.