The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under authority of the Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued; provided, that any accrued interest and premiums received in any such sale shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds sold; and provided further, that if for any reason any portion of such proceeds shall not be needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, then such balance of the proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the redemption premium, if any, and interest on the bonds, and provided further, that any portion of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, including refunding bonds, or any accrued interest and premium, received in any such sale, may, in the event the money currently will not be needed or cannot be effectively used to the advantage of the municipality for the purposes herein provided, be invested, in accordance with the procedures and subject to any restrictions established by the ordinance and other proceedings under which the bonds are issued, in any securities without limitation except as expressly provided to the contrary in Section 3-59-8 NMSA 1978, if such investment will not interfere with the use of such funds for the primary purposes as herein provided. The cost of acquiring any project or projects shall be deemed to include the following:

A. the actual cost of the construction of any part of a project or projects which shall be constructed, including architects', attorneys' and engineers' fees;

B. the purchase price of any part of a project or projects that may be acquired by purchase;

C. the actual cost of the extension of any utility to the project site or sites, all expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds to finance such acquisition; and

D. the interest on any bonds issued by the same municipality for the same or any other project or projects for a reasonable time prior to construction, during construction and for not exceeding six months after completion of construction.

History: 1953 Comp., § 14-60-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 397, § 9; 1977, ch. 312, § 8; 1978, ch. 181, § 18.