N.M. Stat. § 6-18-15
Liberal construction; alternative authority.
The authority granted by the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act shall be
liberally construed so that the purposes and powers provided for may be carried out in
effective, efficient and convenient manners by public bodies. The authority granted by
that act is supplemental to and provides alternatives for authority granted by other law,
and a public body shall have the authority to exercise powers under that act
notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of other laws, or may elect to use the authority
of that act in part and the authority of other laws in part with respect to an issue of
bonds. Home rule municipalities may, at their option, use the provisions of that act for
any bonds they are authorized to issue, but nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict
their home rule powers.