Chapter 9 — Chapter 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…

ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 82, effective July 1, 1987, recompiled former 9-10-10 NMSA 1978 as 75-5-1 NMSA 1978; but since Laws 1987, ch. 192, had already enacted Article 5 of Chapter 75, the section was compiled as 75-6-1 NMSA 1978.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1982, ch. 10, § 9, repealed 9-10-11 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 254, § 112, relating to the exemption of the interstate stream commission from the authority of the secretary of natural resources, effective July 1, 1982. ARTICLE 11 Taxation …

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, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia and Zuni; the Jicarilla Apache Nation…

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…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 176, § 2 repealed 9-11-6.3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1995, ch. 31, § 4, relating to payment methods of any amount due the state under any law or program administered by the department, effective June 18, 1999. For provisions of former sec…

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…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 20, § 136A repealed 9-11-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 249, § 8, relating to exemption of certain subordinates' final decision- making authority from the authority of the secretary, effective July 1, 1986.

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…

A. The community development block grant programs shall be administered by the local government division of the department of finance and administration. B. The New Mexico community development council shall determine the recipients and amounts of community development block gran…

Sections 9-15-1 through 9-15-36 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Economic Development Department Act". History: Laws 1983, ch. 297, § 1; 1988, ch. 81, § 1; 1991, ch. 21, § 9; 2020, ch. 65, § 2.

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…

duties. A. The "economic development commission" is created. The commission shall be a planning commission administratively attached to the department. B. The commission shall: (1) provide advice to the department on policy matters; (2) oversee the economic development grant prog…

The commission shall: A. develop and recommend policies and provide policy and program guidance for the department; B. review, modify and approve annual updates to the state's five-year economic development plan generated by the department; C. advise, assist and promote the depar…

A. The administrative services division of the department shall provide administrative services to the department, including: (1) keeping all official records of the department; (2) providing personnel administration, financial management, procurement and budget preparation servi…

definitions. A. The New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the department shall: (1) increase outdoor recreation-based economic development, tourism and ecotourism in the state; (2) recruit out-of-state-based outdoor recreation businesses to locate in New Mexico; (3) promote s…

membership; duties. A. The "outdoor recreation advisory committee" is created and administratively attached to the New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the department. The director of the New Mexico outdoor recreation division, or the director's designee, shall serve as the …

and outdoor recreation infrastructure fund; created. The "special projects and outdoor recreation infrastructure fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund and money otherwise accruing …

grant criteria. A. The "outdoor equity grant program" is created in the department to be administered by the New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the department. B. Each fiscal year, competitive grants shall be awarded to applicants for the sole purpose of funding outdoor re…

A. The "outdoor equity grant program fund" is created in the state treasury. All appropriations, gifts, devises, grants and donations received shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the New Mexico outdoor recreation division to car…

development agencies. The department shall cooperate with local and regional development agencies, including: A. coordinating activities of the department and local or regional development agencies; B. assisting in gathering information on local and regional assets; C. assisting …

A. The creative industries division shall: (1) increase and advance creative industry-based economic development in New Mexico; (2) support entrepreneurs and small businesses in creative industries; (3) assist organizations that support creative industry companies and workers; (4…

A. The "creative industries fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund and money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any ot…

A. The "technology and innovation division" is created in the department. In addition to any organizational units, programs or funds that the secretary assigns to the technology and innovation division, the division consists of the office of strategy, science and technology. B. T…

created; members; duties. A. The "technology and innovation network advisory board" is created in the technology and innovation division of the department. The advisory board consists of an executive committee and any subcommittees created by the executive committee. The advisory…

executive committee; subcommittees; composition and duties. A. There is created within the technology and innovation network advisory board an executive committee. B. The executive committee is composed of the following members of the technology and innovation network advisory bo…

participation; administration. A. The department shall establish and administer the "technology innovation prize program". The prize program shall provide: (1) no less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the top award recipient; (2) no less than one million dollars ($1,000…

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-15-16, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 21; repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 133, § 16.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-15-17, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 22; repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 133, § 16.