1. A. The infrastructure planning and development division of the department of finance and administration consists of the following programs or bureaus that had previously been assigned to another division of the department:

   1. (1) local government infrastructure capital improvements planning of the local government division;
   2. (2) the rural equity ombud program of the local government division; and
   3. (3) other short- or long-term programs and funds of other divisions of the department that the secretary of finance and administration assigns to the infrastructure planning and development division.

2. B. In addition to other duties that may be assigned to the infrastructure planning and development division by the secretary of finance and administration or by law, the division shall:

   1. (1) provide assistance to local governments, councils of governments and tribal governments in identifying and accessing funding for infrastructure development from public and private sources and in administering funding to complete capital projects;
   2. (2) receive, review and evaluate capital project plans proposed by local governments, councils of government and tribal governments and provide advice on the plans; and
   3. (3) coordinate with the federal grants bureau to leverage state dollars for federal infrastructure grants and to identify federal funding opportunities for state and local projects and track the pursuit and receipt of those federal grants.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-6-21, enacted by Laws 2024, ch. 10, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

Compiler's notes. — Laws 2024, ch. 7, § 1 contained an emergency clause and was approved on February 28, 2024. It was enacted as 9-6-20 NMSA 1978. Laws 2024, ch. 10, § 5, effective July 1, 2024, was assigned the same section number by the legislature. Consequently, the compiler renumbered Laws 2024, ch. 10, § 5 as 9-6-21 NMSA 1978.

Effective dates. — Laws 2024, ch. 10, § 7 made Laws 2024, ch. 10, § 5 effective July 1, 2024.

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2024, ch. 10, § 6 provided:

A. The rural equity ombud program of the local government division of the department of finance and administration, including its functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records and other property, shall be transferred to the infrastructure planning and development division of the department of finance and administration.

B. The secretary of finance and administration shall assign other programs and funds management to the appropriate division.

C. Contractual obligations of any of the transferred units of the department of finance and administration shall continue to be obligations of the department.