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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.
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 74. Environmental Improvement § 74-4G-11.1. Brownfields cleanup revolving loan fund - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-74-environmental-improvement/nm-st-sect-74-4g-11-1/
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