Chapter 9, Chapter 9

reporting. A. The sustainable economy task force shall: (1) develop a strategic plan in fiscal year 2022 to transition the state economy away from reliance on natural resource extraction; provided that the strategic plan shall adhere to the requirements set forth in Subsection C …

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…

Sections 9-15-60 through 9-15-66 may be referred to as the "Military Base Planning and Impact Act". History: 1978 Comp., § 9-15-60, enacted by Laws 2025, ch. 99, § 1.

As used in the Military Base Planning and Impact Act: A. "commission" means the military base planning commission; B. "defense community" means a political subdivision, including a municipality, county or special district, that encompasses a portion of or is within a service area…

duties. A. The "office of military base planning and support" is created, which is administratively attached to the economic development department. The department shall provide administrative services to the office. B. The governor shall appoint a director of the office of milit…

A. The "military base planning commission" is created, which is administratively attached to the economic development department. The department shall provide administrative services to the commission. B. The commission consists of twelve members, eleven of whom are appointed by …

The commission shall: A. obtain and evaluate information about the federal government's considerations, plans, policies and initiatives relating to assigned base missions; B. obtain and evaluate information relating to the impact of federal assigned base missions on the state's e…

and limitations. A. The "military base impact fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. The department shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the military office to…

On or before November 30, 2025, and on or before November 30 in each subsequent year, the military office shall provide a report to the governor and to the interim legislative committee tasked with examining economic development issues on the status of the fund, the projects that…

In addition to the secretary's responsibility for the overall supervision of the department's operation in support of the purposes of the Economic Development Department Act, the secretary shall: A. work with and provide staff support to the commission in formulating and implemen…

The secretary, in addition to other duties, shall serve as lead agency in coordination of the census program at the state data center. History: Laws 1983, ch. 296, § 21; 1991, ch. 21, § 16; 1998, ch. 63, § 2.

Chapter 9, Article 15A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Tourism Department Act". History: Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 1; 1993, ch. 101, § 6.

The sports authority division of the department shall: A. develop an overall strategic plan for recruiting and retaining various forms of professional and amateur sporting events; B. identify existing infrastructure for sporting activities, identify and propose future infrastruct…

A. The "sports advisory committee" is created to advise and support the sports authority division of the department. B. The sports advisory committee consists of the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee, who shall serve as chair of the committee, and ten memb…

A. The "marketing excellence bureau" is created in the marketing division of the department. B. The marketing excellence bureau shall: (1) serve as a centralized collection of marketing-focused expertise, knowledge and resources to support the program goals of executive branch ag…

As used in the Tourism Department Act: A. "commission" means the tourism commission; B. "department" means the tourism department; and C. "secretary" means the secretary of tourism. History: Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 2; 1993, ch. 101, § 7.

The "tourism department" is created in the executive branch. The department shall be a cabinet department and shall consist of, but not be limited to, six divisions as follows: A. the promotion division; B. the New Mexico magazine division; C. the sports authority division; D. th…

The purpose of the Tourism Department Act is to create a cabinet-level department in order to: A. provide a coordinated statewide perspective with regard to tourism activities; B. provide a data base for local and regional tourism groups and serve as a comprehensive source of inf…

fund] created; fund administration. A. The "tourism enterprise fund" is created in the state treasury. Money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it through sales of souvenirs and sundries at visitors centers, web-site-related sales, television special program rights, gifts, g…

The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the "secretary of tourism". 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 the executive c…

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…

In addition to the secretary's responsibility for the overall supervision of the department's operation in support of the purposes of the Tourism Department Act, the secretary shall: A. work with and provide staff support to the commission in formulating and implementing the stat…

crafts and culture. In addition to the secretary's responsibility for the overall supervision of the department, the secretary shall: A. encourage the preservation and development of Indian arts and crafts among the Indian tribes and pueblos of the state; B. encourage the preserv…

The following information created, obtained or maintained by the department is not subject to inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978]: A. proprietary technical or business information related to the development of specific mar…

administratively attached to the department. A. The "tourism commission" is created. The commission shall be a planning commission administratively attached to the department. The commission shall provide advice to the department on policy matters. The commission shall be respons…

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 tourism plan generated by the department; and C. establish such rules and regulations for its …

This act [9-15D-1 to 9-15D-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Green Jobs Act". History: Laws 2009, ch. 275, § 1.

As used in the Green Jobs Act: A. "department" means the higher education department; B. "fund" means the green jobs fund; C. "green industries" means industries that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality by reducing waste and pollution or producing…

A. The department, in coordination with existing apprenticeship programs administered by the department and the public education department, shall develop a state plan for the development of green jobs training programs with a focus on rural and tribal communities no later than t…

A. The "green jobs fund" is created in the state treasury and shall consist of money transferred to the fund pursuant to the provisions of the federal Green Jobs Act of 2007 and other transfers, appropriations, distributions, gifts, grants and donations to the fund made for the p…

No later than December 1 of each year, the department shall report to the legislature and to the governor on its activities during the previous fiscal year in administering the provisions of the Green Jobs Act. The report shall include: A. details concerning all grants made for t…

This act [9-15E-1 to 9-15E-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Bioscience Development Act". History: Laws 2017, ch. 134, § 1.

As used in the Bioscience Development Act: A. "authority" means the New Mexico bioscience authority; B. "bioscience" means the scientific areas represented by life sciences and biotechnology that are included in the five industries recognized by the United States department of la…

directors; membership. A. The "New Mexico bioscience authority" is created as a public-private partnership, which shall be formed pursuant to the Nonprofit Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Article 8 NMSA 1978], representing a collaborative among state government, research institution…

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, members of the board of directors are public officers subject to the provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act [Chapter 10, Article 16 NMSA 1978]. B. Members of the board of directors shall not, within one year of having ser…

A. The authority shall: (1) advise the governor, the economic development department, the legislature and the New Mexico finance authority oversight committee on methods, proposals, programs and initiatives that may stimulate investment in bioscience industries and provide additi…

A. The executive director shall, in consultation with the board of directors, direct the affairs and business of the authority. B. The authority may contract with any other competent private or public organization or individual to assist in the fulfillment of its duties. History:…

A. The "bioscience development fund" is created in the state treasury. Separate accounts within the fund may be created for any project. Money in the fund, subject to appropriation by the legislature, may be expended by the authority for the purposes of carrying out the provision…

The authority shall submit a report of its activities to the governor and to the appropriate interim committees of the legislature not later than October 1 of each year. History: Laws 2017, ch. 134, § 8.

Sections 1 through 13 [9-15F-1 to 9-15F-13 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Trade Ports Development Act". History: Laws 2025, ch. 86, § 1.

The construction of a trade port project pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement is a public work for the purposes of the Public Works Minimum Wage Act [13-4-10 to 13-4-17 NMSA 1978], the Subcontractors Fair Practices Act [13-4-31 to 13- 4-42 NMSA 1978] and the Public …

A. A private partner shall: (1) have no employee related to the secretary or another employee of the economic development department responsible for reviewing public-private partnership agreements; and (2) not hire the secretary or another employee of the economic development dep…

The state board of finance shall have the following powers and duties pursuant to the Trade Ports Development Act: A. the review and provision of final approval or disapproval of all public-private partnership agreements, pursuant to the requirements of Subsection D of Section 8 …

By December 1, 2025, and by December 1 of each year thereafter, the secretary shall provide a report to the governor and the legislative finance committee regarding: A. trade port districts and trade port projects approved by the secretary; B. a description of the businesses and …

As used in the Trade Ports Development Act: A. "private partner" means an individual, a foreign or domestic corporation, a general partnership, a limited liability company, a limited partnership, a joint venture, a business trust, a public benefit corporation, a nonprofit entity …

A. A private partner or a public partner may propose a specific geographic area for designation as a trade port district pursuant to Subsection B of Section 7 [9-15F-7 NMSA 1978] of the Trade Ports Development Act. B. A proposed trade port district shall meet as many of the follo…

For all proposed trade port projects, in deciding whether to approve a proposed grant, loan and public-private partnership agreement, the secretary shall consider at least the following criteria: A. the extent to which the proposed trade port project will further the development …

A. The "trade ports advisory committee" is created. The economic development department shall provide necessary administrative services to the committee. B. The trade ports advisory committee is composed of: (1) the secretary of economic development or the secretary's designee; (…

The trade ports advisory committee has the following duties: A. meet quarterly and at such other times as deemed necessary by the chair; B. review and recommend approval, modification or disapproval of specific geographic areas to be designated as trade port districts; C. review …

The secretary has the following powers and duties: A. develop forms of application for approval of public-private partnerships; B. review and approve, modify or disapprove specific geographic areas to be designated as trade port districts; C. review and approve or disapprove prop…