§ 21-1-21.1 NMSA 1978

The staff architect of a university, or the commission on higher education [higher education department] in the case of state educational facilities that do not employ a staff architect, shall review all plans for the construction or major enlargement of a state educational facility prior to the execution of a contract for such work and shall certify to the state board of finance that adequate parking is provided for the use of staff employed in the facility, students who attend classes or events in the facility and members of the public reasonably expected to enter the facility. If adequate parking is not provided for, no contract may be entered into.