Section 7. Definitions

A. "Approved activities" means activities conducted at a community center that are approved through procedures established by the board of trustees. B. "Board of trustees" means the governing body of a community land grant that is governed as a political subdivision of the state pursuant to 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1. C. "Certificate of coverage" means the liability certificate issued by the director pursuant to Title 1, Chapter 6, Part 5 NMAC. D. "Community center" means any structure that is owned by a community land grant and managed by and at the direction of the community land grant's board of trustees for the benefit of the community land grant as a whole, and excludes any structure used or designated for habitation, whether or not currently inhabited. E. "Community land grant" means a land grant governed as a political subdivision of the state pursuant to 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1. F. "Coverage" means the type of protection provided against specific risks or losses. G. "Director" means the general services department, risk management division director. H. "Division" means the general services department, risk management division. I. "Member" means a person who is a member of a community land grant that is governed as a political subdivision of the state pursuant to 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1. 1.6.6 NMAC 2 J. "Official activity" or "official activities" means activities of the community land grant that are approved by, and undertaken at the direction of, the board of trustees of the community land grant, for the governance and operation of the community land grant as a governmental entity, and that are the type of activity typically undertaken by governmental entities in New Mexico. K. "Public liability fund" means the fund described in 1978 NMSA, Section 41-4-23 of the Tort Claims Act. L. "Trustee" means a member of a board of trustees of a community land grant that is governed as a political subdivision of the state pursuant to 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1

governmental entity, and that are the type of activity typically undertaken by governmental entities in New Mexico. K. "Public liability fund" means the fund described in 1978 NMSA, Section 41-4-23 of the Tort Claims Act. L. "Trustee" means a member of a board of trustees of a community land grant that is governed as a political subdivision of the state pursuant to 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1. [1.6.6.7 NMAC - N, 7/30/2010] 1.6.6.8 PROVIDING COVERAGE UPON APPLICATION AND PAYMENT FOR OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES AND APPROVED ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY LAND GRANTS GOVERNED AS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE: A. Community land grants that wish to obtain tort claims coverage from the division shall make application for such coverage by providing information requested by the director. B. The director shall annually determine the assessment which the community land grant is to pay for tort claims coverage to the public liability fund. In conjunction with this assessment, the director may require purchase of supplemental events coverage for specified approved activities, such as an event with large attendance. C. Tort claims coverage for any community land grant is contingent upon prompt payment of the annual assessment by the community land grant to the public liability fund. D. Tort claims coverage for any community land grant is contingent upon the community land grant continuing to be managed, controlled and governed by a board of trustees consistent with 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1. E

endance. C. Tort claims coverage for any community land grant is contingent upon prompt payment of the annual assessment by the community land grant to the public liability fund. D. Tort claims coverage for any community land grant is contingent upon the community land grant continuing to be managed, controlled and governed by a board of trustees consistent with 1978 NMSA, Chapter 49, Article 1. E. Tort claims coverage for any community land grant is limited to: (1) official activities of the community land grant as explicitly authorized by its board of trustees for the governance and operation of the community land grant as a governmental entity, and that are the type of activity typically undertaken by governmental entities in New Mexico, and that are not excluded by virtue of being business enterprise activity; and (2) approved activities of the community land grant that are not excluded by virtue of being business enterprise activity. F. The tort claims coverage provided to a community land grant for any risk for which immunity has been waived under the Tort Claims Act, shall be as described in the liability certificate of coverage promulgated by the division.