New Mexico Statutes Chapter 6. Public Finances § 6-21-6.7. Credit enhancement account created; use of account; release of money to the general fund

A. The “credit enhancement account” is created as a separate account within the authority for use only as provided in this section.

B. All cigarette tax proceeds distributed each month to the authority pursuant to Subsection D of Section 7-1-6.11 NMSA 1978 shall be deposited in the credit enhancement account.

C. Amounts deposited in the credit enhancement account may be pledged irrevocably as additional security for the payment of the principal, interest, premiums and expenses on bonds issued by the authority for:

D. The authority shall determine monthly upon receipt of cigarette tax proceeds if the individual amounts of cigarette tax proceeds distributed pursuant to Subsection B or C, respectively, of Section 7-1-6.11 NMSA 1978 are sufficient to meet the monthly amount required for immediate payment or designation for payment of principal, interest, premiums and expenses on bonds additionally secured by the credit enhancement account. Any insufficient amount shall be paid immediately from the credit enhancement account. A payment from the credit enhancement account shall be reimbursed in succeeding months from the individual amount of cigarette tax proceeds distributed pursuant to Subsection B or C, as applicable, of Section 7-1-6.11 NMSA 1978 in excess of the amount required for immediate payment or designation for payment of principal, interest, premiums and expenses on bonds. All money in the credit enhancement account in excess of the monthly amount required for immediate payment or designation for payment of principal, interest, premiums and expenses on bonds shall be transferred monthly by the authority to the general fund.

E. Any law authorizing the imposition, collection or distribution of the cigarette tax or that affects the cigarette tax shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise directly or indirectly modified so as to impair or reduce debt service coverage for any outstanding revenue bonds that may be secured by a pledge of those cigarette tax proceeds distributed to the credit enhancement account, unless the revenue bonds have been discharged in full or provisions have been made for a full discharge.