A. The "colonias infrastructure board" is created.

B. The board shall consist of seven voting members as follows:

(1) the secretary of finance and administration or the secretary's designee from the department of finance and administration;

(2) the secretary of environment or the secretary's designee from the department of environment;

(3) the chief executive officer of the authority or the chief executive officer's designee from the authority;

(4) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(5) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(6) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(7) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

C. The members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (4) through (7) of Subsection B of this section shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, be residents of the colonias area and have experience in capital project development or administration, and they may receive per diem and mileage as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

D. There shall be five advisory, nonvoting members of the board as follows:

(1) the executive director of the south central council of governments or the director's designee;

(2) the executive director of the southwest New Mexico council of governments or the director's designee;

(3) the executive director of the southeastern New Mexico economic development district or the director's designee;

(4) the executive director of the New Mexico association of counties or the director's designee; and

(5) the executive director of the New Mexico mortgage finance authority or the director's designee.

E. The board shall choose a chair and vice chair from among its members and such other officers as it deems necessary. A majority of members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for an action to be taken by the board. The board shall meet whenever a voting member submits a request in writing to the chair, but not less than quarterly.

F. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public and subject to the Open Meetings Act [Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978] and, at each meeting, the board shall provide an opportunity for public comment.

History: Laws 2010, ch. 10, § 4.

Cross references. — For the department of finance and administration, see 9-6-3 NMSA 1978.

For the department of environment, see 9-7A-4 NMSA 1978.

For the New Mexico finance authority, see 6-21-4 NMSA 1978.

Effective dates. — Laws 2010, ch. 10, § 11 made the Colonias Infrastructure Act effective July 1, 2011.