Section 6-10-1.1 - Definitions.
6-10-1.1. Definitions.
As used in Chapter 6, Article 10 NMSA 1978:
A. "department" means the department of finance and administration;
B. "deposit" includes share, share certificate and share draft;
C. "eligible governing body" means a local governing body, the governing authority of a tribe or any other governmental or quasi-governmental body created or authorized to be created pursuant to New Mexico statutes;
D. "finance officer" means the chief financial officer of an eligible governing body or a participating government;
E. "local governing body" means a political subdivision of the state, including a school district or a post-secondary educational institution;
F. "participating government" means an eligible governing body or the state treasurer on behalf of the general fund that has invested money in the participating government investment fund;
G. "secretary" means the secretary of finance and administration; and
H. "tribe" means a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or a subdivision or agency of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, located wholly or partially in New Mexico.