New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 22-19A-4. Determination by local school board; federal payments

A. Prior to issuing bonds to finance the purchase, construction, renovation, equipping or furnishing of a housing project, a local school board shall make a determination that the housing project is necessary and that estimated pledgeable revenue pledged to the bonds is sufficient to repay the bonds.

B. Revenue from federal payments may be pledged even if the federal payments are subject to annual appropriation. Federal payments shall not be pledged unless such use is allowed by federal law. The local school board shall include in its determination a statement as to the legality of pledging the federal payments and what other revenue will be available to make bond payments if federal payments are not appropriated.