A. The corporation formed pursuant to the Economic Development Corporation Act is separate and apart from the state and shall not be deemed an agency, public body or other political subdivision of New Mexico for purposes of applying laws relating to personnel, procurement of goods and services, gross receipts tax, disposition or acquisition of property, capital outlays and per diem and mileage.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978], meetings of the corporation shall be closed to the public when proprietary technical or business information or any information regarding location or expansion of a business is discussed.
C. Information obtained by the corporation that is proprietary technical or business information or related to the possible relocation or expansion of a business shall be confidential and not subject to inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978].
D. The corporation, its officers, directors and employees shall be granted immunity from liability for any tort as provided in the Tort Claims Act [41-4-1 to 41-4-27 NMSA 1978] and may enter into agreements with insurance carriers to insure against a loss in connection with its operations even though the loss may be included among losses covered by the risk management fund of New Mexico.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 183, § 6.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 183 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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