N.M. Stat. § 6-10-25
Declaration of policy.
All moneys of the state, except permanent funds and income derived therefrom and
those funds the investment of which is otherwise authorized by law, not needed to meet
expenses of state government for the ensuing quarter year should be invested in
interest-bearing time deposits or short-term United States government securities. No
funds other than those necessary to meet expenses should be permitted to remain in
noninterest-bearing accounts in state depositories.