Chapter 18, Chapter 18

The board shall: A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum; B. accept and hold title to property for museum use; C. enter into agreements or contracts with private or public organizations, agencies or individuals for the purpose of obtaining real or personal prop…

This act [18-16-1 to 18-16-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Music Commission Act". History: Laws 2009, ch. 13, § 1.

As used in the Music Commission Act: A. "commission" means the music commission; B. "department" means the cultural affairs department; and C. "division" means the arts division of the department. History: Laws 2009, ch. 13, § 2.

compensation. A. The "music commission" is created. The commission is administratively attached to the division. B. The commission is composed of fifteen members appointed by the governor. Members shall be residents of New Mexico, broadly representative of the various fields of m…

The commission shall: A. advise the division, the department, other state agencies and the governor concerning the protection, promotion and preservation of music and the music industry in New Mexico; B. advise the division on music-related policies; C. advise and assist public a…

Sections 1 through 8 [18-17-1 to 18-17-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Veterans Museum Act". History: Laws 2009, ch. 33 § 1.

As used in the Veterans Museum Act: A. "board" means the board of trustees of the museum; B. "director" means the director of the division; C. "division" means the veterans museum division of the cultural affairs department; D. "museum" means the New Mexico veterans museum; and E…

A. The "veterans museum division" is created in the cultural affairs department. The principal facility of the division is the "New Mexico veterans museum" located in Las Cruces. The site shall be held in the name of the state. B. All property, real or personal, now held or subse…

A. The "board of trustees of the New Mexico veterans museum" is created. The board shall consist of eleven voting members who are residents of New Mexico. One of the voting members shall be the secretary of veterans' services or that secretary's designated representative. Ten vot…

The board shall: A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum; B. accept and hold title to all property for the museum's use; C. review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary; D. enter into agreements or contracts with priv…

A. Subject to the authority of the secretary, the administrative and executive officer of the division and the museum is the "director" of the division. B. The secretary shall appoint the director with the approval of the governor from a list of qualified finalists provided by th…

Subject to the policies agreed to by the board, the director: A. shall be responsible for the operation of the museum in accordance with all appropriate statutes and rules; B. shall develop exhibits and programs displaying New Mexico veterans history for the benefit of the public…

The board, the secretary of cultural affairs and the director shall establish and implement a policy to permit New Mexico residents age sixty years and older to enter all publicly accessible exhibit and program areas of the museum, except special exhibits and programs where commi…

A. The "rural libraries endowment fund" is created in the state treasury to support the preservation, development and establishment of rural libraries throughout the state by providing funding for rural libraries' operational and capital needs and funding for the delivery of spec…

A. The "rural libraries grant program" is created. Through that program, the state librarian shall annually disburse, in the form of grants directly benefiting developing rural libraries and established rural libraries and grants for the establishment of developing rural librarie…

The "rural libraries program fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of distributions from the rural libraries endowment fund that are designated for the rural libraries grant program and appropriations, gifts, interest and other money attributed to the fund. Mo…

As used in Sections 18-18-1 through 18-18-4 NMSA 1978, and to the extent allowed by law: A. "developing rural library" means a rural library whose library staff, whether salaried or volunteer, is dedicated to delivering library services to the public for at least fifteen hours pe…