New Mexico Statutes 74-4G-11.1. Brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund
A. The “brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be comprised of money from a grant from the environmental protection agency, repayments of loans and interest and income accruing on the balance of the fund. The department may make secured and unsecured loans or grants from the fund to eligible participants for the purpose of financing remedial actions and other approved activities at abandoned or underused industrial, commercial or agricultural sites or on abandoned or underused residential property. Loans or grants may be made from the fund to political subdivisions, tribes, nonprofit organizations and private entities for eligible cleanup activities pursuant to requirements for eligibility set by the environmental protection agency’s brownfields program. Disbursements from the fund shall be by warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of environment or the secretary’s designee. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance or income earned from the money in the fund remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 74-4G-11.1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
B. The department shall review and approve qualified loan applications, and cleanup activities shall be performed pursuant to the Voluntary Remediation Act.
C. Loan repayments shall be deposited into the brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund. Interest and earnings on the balance in the fund shall be credited to the brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund.