Chapter 18 — Chapter 18

The board shall: A. establish museum policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the museum subject to the approval of the secretary of cultural affairs; B. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum; C. accept and hold title to all property for mu…

A. Subject to the authority of the state cultural affairs officer, the executive officer of the division and museum shall be the "director" of the division and museum. B. The director shall be appointed by the state cultural affairs officer with the approval of the governor from …

Consistent with the policies agreed to by the board and the secretary of cultural affairs, the director: A. may: (1) solicit and receive funds or property, including federal funds and public and private grants, for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs; …

Chapter 18, Article 12 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "National Hispanic Cultural Center Act". History: Laws 1993, ch. 42, § 1; 1999, ch. 56, § 1; 2003, ch. 403, § 3.

As used in the National Hispanic Cultural Center Act: A. "board" means the board of directors of the center; B. "center" means the national Hispanic cultural center; C. "division" means the Hispanic cultural division of the cultural affairs department; and D. "director" means the…

A. The "Hispanic cultural division" is created within the cultural affairs department. The principal facility of this division shall be known as the "national Hispanic cultural center". B. All property, real or personal, now held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the …

A. The "board of directors of the national Hispanic cultural center" is created. The board shall consist of fifteen residents of New Mexico. Thirteen public members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the appointees shall be employ…

A. The board shall: (1) exercise trusteeship over the collections of the center; (2) accept and hold title to all property for the center's use; (3) review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary of cultural affairs; (4) acquire objects r…

A. The executive director of the Hispanic cultural division shall be appointed by the state cultural affairs officer or his successor, with the approval of the governor, from a list of qualified finalists provided by the board of directors. B. Subject to the authority of the stat…

Consistent with the policies of the secretary of cultural affairs and the board, the director: A. may: (1) solicit and receive funds or property, including federal funds and public and private grants, for the development of the center, its collections and its programs; (2) as aut…

The members of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. History: Laws 1993, ch. 42, § 8.

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 above to enter all publicly accessible visual arts exhibit areas, except special exhibits where commission or royalties are paid…

This act [18-13-1 to 18-13-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Historic Landscape Act". History: Laws 2003, ch. 234, § 1.

As used in the Historic Landscape Act: A. "board" means the board of trustees of the historic landscape trust; B. "historic landscape" means a historic manmade or cultural landscape: (1) that is limited in scope; (2) generally comprising a plaza, square, park, garden, terrace, st…

The "historic landscape trust" is created. It is a public nonprofit corporation and shall be organized pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Act. History: Laws 2003, ch. 234, § 3.

A. The trust shall be governed by the board. The members of the initial board shall be: (1) two individuals who are New Mexico licensed landscape architects; (2) an attorney licensed to practice law in the state; (3) a New Mexico certified public accountant; (4) three New Mexico …

The initial board shall prepare and file articles of incorporation and bylaws. The articles shall state as the purposes of the trust: A. the preservation of significant historic landscapes in the state; B. the identification of sites in the state deserving of inclusion in the his…

The bylaws of the trust shall provide for the employment of an executive director and shall specify his duties. History: Laws 2003, ch. 234, § 6.

The initial board shall seek private and public funding for the trust and is authorized to accept gifts and grants of both private and public funds. The "historic landscape trust fund" is created in the state treasury. All funds accepted by the initial board shall be deposited in…

Chapter 18, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "New Mexico Film Museum Act". History: Laws 2003, ch. 250, § 1; 2006, ch. 47, § 1.

As used in the New Mexico Film Museum Act: A. "board" means the board of trustees of the museum; and B. "museum" means the New Mexico film museum. History: Laws 2003, ch. 250, § 2.

A. The "New Mexico film museum" is created within the cultural affairs department. The museum shall be located in Santa Fe. B. All real or personal property held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the museum shall be under the control and authority of the board. C. Fun…

A. The board of trustees of the museum is created. B. The board shall consist of eleven members who are residents of New Mexico, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In making the appointments, the governor shall give due consideration to the geogr…

The members of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. History: Laws 2003, ch. 250, § 5.

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…

History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 1; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 165, § 7.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 2; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 165, § 7.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 3; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 165, § 7.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 4; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 165, § 7.

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…