Chapter 9, Chapter 9

duties. A. The department of environment shall: (1) coordinate efforts across the state to clean up and reclaim former uranium mine and mill sites. The energy, minerals and natural resources department; the Indian affairs department; the office of natural resources trustee; the s…

A. The "uranium mining reclamation revolving fund" is created in the state treasury. The uranium mining reclamation revolving fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and money received by the department of environment or the energy, minerals and natural resource…

As used in the Department of Environment Act: A. "board" means the environmental improvement board; B. "department" means the department of environment created under the Department of Environment Act; and C. "secretary" means the secretary of environment. History: Laws 1991, ch. …

The purpose of the Department of Environment Act is to establish a single department to administer the laws and exercise the functions relating to the environment formerly administered and exercised by the health and environment department. History: Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 3.

There is created in the executive branch the "department of environment". The department shall be a cabinet department and shall include, but not be limited to, an information technology division and the programs and functions of the environmental improvement division. All refere…

A. The administrative head of the department is the "secretary of environment", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. The secretary shall serve and have all the duties, responsibilities and authority of …

A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the department. It is his duty to manage all operations of the department and to administer and enforce the laws with which he or the department is charged. B. To perform his duties, the secretary has every powe…

specified by law; access to information. Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be s…

The secretary shall appoint with the approval of the governor "directors" of divisions established within the department. The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 8.

The secretary shall establish within each division such "bureaus" as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Department of Environment Act. He shall employ a "chief" to be the administrative head of each bureau. The chief and all subsidiary employees of the departme…

Chapter 9, Article 8 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Health Care Authority Act". History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 1; 2007, ch. 325, § 2; 2023, ch. 205, § 1; 2024, ch. 39, § 1.

The secretary shall establish within each division such bureaus as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Health Care Authority Act. The secretary shall employ a chief to be administrative head of any such bureau. The chief and all subsidiary employees o…

A. The governor shall appoint advisory committees to the authority's income support division and may appoint other advisory committees as needed. Creation of the advisory committees shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Reorganization Act [9-1-1 to 9-1-10 NM…

secretary; single state agency status. A. The authority is authorized to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of health care and human services programs in which financial or other participation by the federal government is authorized or mandated under fede…

As used in the Health Care Authority Act: A. "authority" means the health care authority; and B. "secretary" means the secretary of health care authority. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 2; 2023, ch. 205, § 2; 2024, ch. 39, § 2.

The purpose of the Health Care Authority Act is to establish a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating to health facility licensure and health care purchasing and regulation. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 3; 1…

The "health care authority" is created in the executive branch. The authority is a cabinet department and consists of: A. the office of the secretary of health care authority; B. the administrative services division; C. the information technology division; D. the behavioral healt…

A. The administrative head of the health care authority is the "secretary of health care authority", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the dutie…

A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the authority. It is the secretary's duty to manage all operations of the authority and to administer and enforce the laws with which the secretary or the authority is charged. B. To perform duties of office, th…

specified by law; access to information. Those organizational units of the authority and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be su…

the authority. Subject to appropriation, the authority shall: A. contract for behavioral health treatment and support services, including mental health, alcoholism and other substance abuse services; B. establish standards for the delivery of behavioral health services, including…

exchange. The medical assistance division of the authority shall cooperate with the New Mexico health insurance exchange to share information and facilitate transitions in enrollment between the exchange and medicaid. History: Laws 2013, ch. 54, § 9; 2023, ch. 205, § 9; 2024, ch.…

The following agencies are administratively attached to the authority: A. the commission on the status of women; and B. the group benefits committee. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 9; 1979, ch. 203, § 8; 1987, ch. 342, § 15; 2004, ch. 18, § 16; 200…

The secretary shall appoint with the approval of the governor "directors" of divisions established within the authority and a director of communications. The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-9, …

This act [9-9-1 to 9-9-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Military Affairs Act". History: 1978 Comp., § 9-9-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 258, § 1.

The purpose of the Military Affairs Act is to transfer to the adjutant general the administration of all laws and the exercise of all functions formerly exercised by the New Mexico department of civil air patrol. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-9-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 258, § 2.

The adjutant general shall establish, within each division, such "bureaus" as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Military Affairs Act. He shall employ a "chief" to be the administrative head of [any] such bureaus. The chief [chiefs] and all subsidiary employees…

Chapter 9, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Taxation and Revenue Department Act". History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 249, § 1; 1986, ch. 20, § 121.

All employment positions in the department, except for the positions of secretary and division director, are covered by and subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. The secretary is the appointing authority. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-10,…

of employment. A. An employee of the department who has access to or who is assigned to perform work associated with driver's licenses shall submit to a background investigation as required by the secretary. B. An applicant seeking employment with the department who may have acce…

The attorney general is the legal adviser [advisor] to the secretary, but the secretary may employ other counsel and, in so doing, shall consult the attorney general. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-11, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 249, § 13.

A. The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with other states, the district [District] of Columbia or with any appropriate authority empowered to administer multistate cooperative agreements for the exchange of information, the reciprocal, joint or common enforcement a…

A. The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the Pueblos of Acoma, Cochiti, Jemez, Isleta, Laguna, Nambe, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia and Zuni; the Jicarilla Apache N…

A. The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the Navajo Nation for the exchange of information and the reciprocal, joint or common enforcement, administration, collection, remittance and audit of tax revenues of the party jurisdictions. B. Money collected by the de…

The taxation and revenue department shall develop and implement a program to conduct audits and related investigations with respect to royalties paid for oil and gas and other minerals produced from federal lands within New Mexico. Pursuant to the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Mana…

investigations division. A. The secretary shall employ police officers as commissioned tax fraud enforcement officers as needed in the tax fraud investigations division of the department to enforce the tax laws or to investigate fraud and other crimes that may affect the collecti…

agency. The department, by competitive bid, may select one or more collection agencies to collect or assist in the collection of an obligation due to the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to a tax or law administered by the department, provided that the oblig…

As used in the Taxation and Revenue Department Act: A. "department" means the taxation and revenue department created under the Taxation and Revenue Department Act; and B. "secretary" means the secretary of taxation and revenue. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-2, enacted by Laws 1977…

The purpose of the Taxation and Revenue Department Act is to establish a single, unified department to administer all laws and exercise all functions relating to taxation, revenue and vehicles charged to the department. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-3, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 249…

There is created in the executive branch the "taxation and revenue department". The department shall be a cabinet department and shall consist of, but not be limited to, seven divisions as follows: A. the audit and compliance division; B. the property tax division; C. the revenue…

A. The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the "secretary of taxation and revenue." The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold that office at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve in…

A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the department. It is the secretary's duty to manage all operations of the department and to administer and enforce the laws with which the secretary or the department is charged. B. To perform these duties, the…

In addition to the powers granted to the secretary in Section 9-11-6 NMSA 1978, the secretary is authorized to set, by regulation, after notification to the legislative finance committee, fees to cover the expense of providing additional services for the convenience of the public…

orders; presumption of correctness. A. The secretary is empowered and directed to issue and file as required by law all regulations, rulings, instructions or orders necessary to implement and enforce any provision of any law the administration and enforcement of which the departm…

A. The department is authorized to require where practical, in lieu of: (1) the filing of paper documents, the filing by electronic or optical means of any return, application, report or other document required under any law or program administered by the department; and (2) a pa…

Each division in the department, whether established by law or order of the secretary, shall be headed by a "director." Directors shall be appointed by the secretary with the approval of the governor. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-8, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 249, § 9.

The divisions of the department may have established within them organizational units to be known as "bureaus". Bureaus shall be headed by a "chief" appointed by the secretary. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-9, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 249, § 10.

Sections 1 through 7 [9-6-5.1, 9-14-1 to 9-14-3 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Executive Planning Act". History: Laws 1983, ch. 296, § 1.

The purpose of the Executive Planning Act is to achieve a coordinated and effective planning mechanism by which the executive branch will foster implementation of a comprehensive planning effort for the state of New Mexico through consolidation of the strategic planning effort fo…

and duties. There is created in the office of the governor an executive planning group, to be called the governor's office of policy and planning. Staff members of the governor's office of policy and planning shall be appointed by the governor, and shall be called governor's poli…