A. In addition to other methods of disposal authorized by law, the tangible personal property of a state-owned railroad may be traded or exchanged for new items of tangible personal property, or disposed of, by the department of transportation or a local public body that manages the railroad, if authorized by the department of transportation pursuant to the provisions of this section. The central purchasing office may require in a request for proposals that quotes be submitted for the purchase or disposal of the tangible personal property to be traded in, exchanged or disposed of. The tangible personal property may be traded, exchanged or disposed of pursuant to the terms of the contract with the responsible offeror who is awarded the contract if an amount offered in trade or exchange, or amount for disposal, in the proposal is found by the central purchasing office to be:

(1) a fair reflection of the current market value;

(2) representative of the condition of the tangible personal property;

(3) in the best interest of the agency; and

(4) included as an itemized adjustment in the price in the case of a trade or exchange, or itemized cost in the case of disposal.

B. All terms of the trade, exchange or disposal of the items of tangible personal property shall be part of the contract.

History: Laws 2013, ch. 149, § 1.

Effective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 149 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

Compiler's notes. — Laws 2013, ch. 149, § 1 was erroneously compiled as 13-1-56.1 NMSA 1978 and has been recompiled as 13-1-156.1 NMSA 1978 by the compiler.