New Mexico Administrative Code

A. The bureau shall review all contracts and contract amendments for professional services with state agencies as to form, and budgetary requirements. B. The bureau shall consult with the department's legal counsel as needed regarding any issues of legal sufficiency of a state ag…

A. All contracts and subsequent amendments shall be in a form and contain such provisions as required by the bureau, including but not limited to, a scope of work consistent with the request for proposals issued by the state agency if the contract was procured by a request for pr…

Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division

All disbursements from the fund shall be used for the sole purpose of providing civil legal services to low income persons in accordance with the act, except to the extent that any statutory authorized fee for administrative costs shall be paid to DFA. No more than fifty percent …

Money disbursed from the fund cannot be used to: A. bring suit against the state of New Mexico; B. acquire land or buildings; C. accumulate or transfer cash; D. provide legal advice or representation on criminal matters; or E. support lobbying, as defined in the Lobbyist Regulati…

Under direction from the commission and pursuant to the state Procurement Code, the division will issue request for proposals (RFPs) for the provision of civil legal services to low-income persons. The form and content of the RFP(s) will be determined by the commission, with assi…

All funded service providers will be required to adhere to state procurement laws, regulations and other procedures established by the division to ensure that all funds are expended in accordance with state law. The division shall require an annual accounting from each organizati…

All disbursements from the fund are contingent upon sufficient revenue credited to the fund. Unexpended or unencumbered balances in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remain in the fund to carry out provisions of the Act in the next fiscal year.

Should additional fund monies become available, the commission may call for and act on additional RFPs from eligible service providers.

Sanctions may include any administrative action, including contract termination, authorized by the commission against a fund recipient for improper, inadequate performance or noncompliance with one or more condition(s) of the contract. Examples of deficient performance by a servi…

The commission may at any time waive or adjust any state imposed regulation relative to the fund rules and administration as long as the waiver or adjustment does not penalize or favor any eligible service provider or violate any state law or other regulation.

A commissioner may participate in a meeting of the commission by means of a conference telephone or other similar communications equipment when it is otherwise difficult or impossible for the commissioner to attend the meeting in person, and participation by such means shall cons…

All eligible nonprofit organizations within the state of New Mexico applying for civil legal services funds.

NMSA 1978, Section 34-14-1(2001); NMSA 1978, Section 34-6-40; and NMSA 1978, Section 35-6-1.

Permanent

January 31, 2002

The objective is to establish procedures for the allocation and disbursement of revenue from the civil legal services fund.

A. "Act" means NMSA 1978, Section 34-14-1(2001), entitled civil legal services commission. B. "Civil legal services" means a full range of free legal services provided by attorneys or attorney-supervised staff in noncriminal matters to low-income persons living in New Mexico. The…

The 2001 New Mexico Legislature enacted Laws of 2001, Chapter 277, now codified as the act, creating the civil legal services fund and the civil legal services commission. The fund has been established in the state treasury and is to be used to pay for civil legal services to low…

To be eligible to contract for monies with the commission service providers shall provide to the division documentation that they: A. are nonprofit organizations, tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c) or its successor or organized and operated exclusively for…

New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department, P.O. Box 1149 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1149, (505) 827-5522

A. The secretary will designate a contact within the department for the purpose of providing information and assistance to potential applicants. Assistance may include non-binding advice, counsel, and consultation regarding all aspects of a possible eligible project. If the secre…

A. An eligible entity shall submit an application to the secretary in a form prescribed by the department. The application must be accompanied by an overview of the project, which shall include a description of the project, the total cost of the project and the proposed use of th…

A. The applicant shall submit a financial feasibility study which must include: (1) a project construction or asset acquisition schedule identifying the timing, amount, and source of all cash required; and (2) a description of the methods used in preparing the financial feasibili…

A. The department will review the application submitted. When the application is complete, the department will so notify the applicant. B. The secretary will perform an analysis of the application to support findings and recommendations for the commission. The secretary shall the…

A. The secretary will negotiate the terms of agreements deemed necessary to comply with any requirements of preliminary approval, and to prudently provide for the protection of public funds while furthering the purposes of this rule. B. These agreements shall include, but not be …

A. The department may, at its discretion and consistent with state law, provide all or part of the work connected with the project. For work performed by the department, the following provisions apply: (1) The department shall account for all costs of the project in the normal co…

For federal-aid and state highway improvement projects, plans and specifications must be in compliance with the latest version of the department's design manual. For non federal-aid projects, the applicant shall certify that the project complies with the design manual. All constr…

When funds for repayment are derived from fees or tolls on the project, or the project or asset is collateral for the financial assistance, the department may require that certain standards and procedures be used in maintenance of the project.

A. The applicant shall agree to provide collateral and security for repayment, or other protections as the secretary may deem necessary; repay the financial assistance at specified interest rates over specified time periods according to repayment schedules, including agreed upon …

This rule will apply to all entities seeking from the state infrastructure bank funding.

Adoption of these regulations is pursuant to authority granted to the state highway commission and state highway and transportation department under NMSA 1978, Sections 9-1-5, 67-3-11, 67-3-28, 67-3-69, 67-3-70.

Permanent.

May 31, 1999, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section or paragraph.

A. There exists an account in the custody of the state treasurer known as the state infrastructure bank. The department shall use money deposited in the bank to encourage investment in transportation systems, including facilities that contribute to the multimodal and intermodal t…

A. "Bank" means the state infrastructure bank account in the state road fund. B. "Commission" means the New Mexico state highway commission. C. "Construction" means construction as defined by Title 23, United States Code, Section 101 which includes preliminary studies required to…

A. Financial assistance is given by the bank based on application. B. All actions of the bank will be in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations. Grant financing will not be considered. No actions will be knowingly taken which would result in the …

A. A public entity authorized by law to construct, maintain, or finance an eligible project is eligible to apply to the department for financial assistance. B. The following projects are eligible for financial assistance: Construction of a federal-aid highway, including required …

New Mexico Council for Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities, 435 Saint Michael's Drive, Building D, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

A. The council shall verify and revise the fair market prices on an as needed basis. B. The council shall revise the fair market prices in accordance with the changing market conditions to ensure that contracted services offer the best value for state agencies and local public bo…

The certification procedure to determine eligible provider members shall consist of a two part process: A. Certification of eligibility as a qualified individual with a disability or community rehabilitation program as defined by statute. B. Verification of ability to perform the…

A. The council shall establish a procedure for approval of a central nonprofit agency that shall hold contracts, facilitate the equitable distribution of orders for services to be procured by state agencies and local public bodies and market approved services to state agencies an…

A. The council shall ensure that the central nonprofit agency has an approved operations manual that details all policies and procedures for operation of the central nonprofit agency. B. The council shall establish a fee to be paid to the central nonprofit agency on the basis of …

A. It is the council's responsibility to identify, respond to, and equitably distribute, to as broad a base of eligible participants as possible, all relevant contract opportunities. B. The council reserves the authority to make final contract distribution decisions based on the …

A. The council shall ensure that the: (1) work provides opportunities for integration with non-disabled persons; (2) work provides fair pay based on prevailing wages; (3) work provides equitable opportunities for the employment of people with disabilities; and (4) services provid…

All state agencies and local public bodies.

NMSA 1978, Section 13-1C-1 through Section 13-1C-7.

Permanent.

03/30/2007, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This regulation establishes certain procedures with respect to purchasing of services from persons with disabilities and clarifies which services provided by persons with disabilities are suitable for sale to state agencies and local public bodies.