N.M. Stat. § 5-18-11
Powers and duties of a district.
A. The district board shall:
(1)
establish guidelines and standards for renewable energy improvements to
be made to property included in the district;
(2)
establish guidelines and procedures for a property owner to enter into an
agreement with the district board to include property in the district;
(3)
establish guidelines for the documentation required from a property owner
prior to property being included in the district of the owner's contracts or agreements for
purchase and installation of renewable energy improvements;
(4)
establish the amount of and impose special assessments for the financing
of the renewable energy improvements, including the costs of bond issuance, debt
service and administrative costs of the district and the municipality or county in which
the district is located; and
(5)
enter into contracts, agreements and trust indentures to obtain credit
enhancement or liquidity support for its bonds and process the issuance, registration,
transfer and payment of its bonds and the disbursement and investment of proceeds of
the bonds.
B. The district board may enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of the district
on such terms and with such persons as the board determines to be appropriate.