After the appropriations made for payment of the bonds authorized by the following acts:
Laws 1951, Chapter 24; Laws 1947, Chapter 46; Laws 1949, Chapter 111; Laws 1953, Chapter 99; Laws 1953, Chapter 149; Laws 1953, Chapter 169; Laws 1953, Chapter 170; Laws 1955, Chapter 122; Laws 1955, Chapter 123; Laws 1955, Chapter 124; Laws 1955, Chapter 125; Laws 1955, Chapter 203 there is hereby appropriated out of the proceeds from all taxes collected under the provisions of Laws 1937, Chapter 103, as amended, a sufficient amount of money each year to pay any interest and to retire the maturing principal of bonds issued under this act [72-14-36, 72-14-38 to 72-14-42 NMSA 1978] to the extent that water revenues are not sufficient to meet the interest and principal payments. In the event water revenues are not sufficient to meet the interest and principal payments, the severance taxes are used for that purpose, and thereafter water revenues are in excess of the amounts required to meet current liabilities, the excess water revenues shall be used to repay the amount of severance taxes used.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-34-38, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 190, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1951, ch. 24, relating to severance taxes, was repealed by Laws 1971, ch. 65, § 7 and Laws 1977, ch. 102, §§ 4 and 6. For the present provisions of the Severance Tax Act, see Chapter 7, Article 26 NMSA 1978.
Laws 1947, ch. 46, Laws 1949, ch. 111, Laws 1953, ch. 169 and Laws 1955, ch. 124, related to insane asylum bonds.
Laws 1953, ch. 149 and Laws 1955, ch. 122, related to penitentiary bonds.
Laws 1953, ch. 170, related to mental hospital bonds.
Laws 1955, ch. 203, related to building and institution severance tax bonds.
Laws 1937, ch. 103, which related to severance taxes, was repealed by Laws 1959, ch. 52, § 29, Laws 1971, ch. 65, § 7, and Laws 1977, ch. 102, §§ 4 and 6.