New Mexico Statutes Chapter 64. Aeronautics § 64-1-15. State aviation fund

A. There is created in the state treasury the “state aviation fund”. All income to the state aviation fund is appropriated to the division. Earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

B. The amounts distributed to the state aviation fund pursuant to Subsection C of Section 7-1-6.7 NMSA 1978 shall be used for the air service assistance program, including planning, program administration, construction, equipment, materials and maintenance of a system of airports, navigation aids and related facilities. All other amounts distributed to the state aviation fund, including collections by the division for aircraft registration pursuant to the Aircraft Registration Act, payments to the division pursuant to Sections 64-1-13 and 64-1-19 NMSA 1978 and reimbursements to the division from federal aviation administration funds or from any other source shall be used for planning and program administration, construction, equipment, materials and maintenance of a system of airports, navigation aids and related facilities. All expenditures shall be made in accordance with budgets approved by the department. Balances in the state aviation fund shall not be transferred and shall not revert to any other fund.