N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-18
Prohibited actions.
The authority shall not:
A. deal in securities within the meaning of or subject to securities law, securities
exchange law or securities dealer law of the United States or the state or of another
state or jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, except as authorized in the New Mexico
Exposition Center Authority Act; or
B. issue bills of credit or accept deposits of money for time on demand deposit or
administer trusts or engage in any form or manner, or in the conduct of, a private or
commercial banking business, or act as a savings bank or savings and loan association
or another kind of financial institution except as authorized in the New Mexico
Exposition Center Authority Act.