N.M. Stat. § 21-14-14
Title to property acquired from proceeds of bond issue.
All property acquired from the proceeds of a bond issue shall be taken in the name
of the board of education or the board of regents of the parent institution. In the event
an independent public college entity evolves from the branch community college, the
property so held by the board of education or the board of regents of the parent
institution shall be transferred and conveyed to the governing body of the new
independent public college entity. No transfer or conveyance shall take place without
the express approval of the board of educational finance.