§ 49-6-9 NMSA 1978

Such board of trustees shall have the power, under the direction of said court, to lease, sell or mortgage any part or parts of said tract of land, for such price and upon such terms or conditions as may by said court and said board be deemed advisable and use the proceeds thereof for such purposes as said board and court may deem to be for the best interests of the community for the benefit of which said grant was made.