Section 5-14-3 - Authorized local governmental entities.
5-14-3. Authorized local governmental entities.
The following local governmental entities are authorized to impose a convention center fee:
A. a qualified municipality if the governing body of the qualified municipality has by resolution authorized the development and construction of a civic and convention center within the qualified municipality; and
B. a county, provided that:
(1) a qualified municipality within the county has enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee; and
(2) the qualified municipality and the county have entered into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 NMSA 1978] to collect the revenue from the convention center fee and to expend the revenue as required in the Civic and Convention Center Funding Act [5-14-1 NMSA 1978].