Chapter 9 — Chapter 9

There is created in the executive branch the "corrections department". The department shall be a cabinet department and consist of, but not be limited to, six divisions as follows: A. the adult institutions division; B. the adult probation and parole division; C. the training aca…

rehabilitation program. A. The corrections department shall establish a demonstration, prison-based drug rehabilitation program for inmates. B. The department is authorized to collaborate with a private organization that has expertise in establishing a prison-based drug rehabilit…

A. The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the "secretary of corrections." 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 exec…

A. The secretary of corrections is responsible to the governor for the operation of the corrections 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, t…

education scholarship program. A. The secretary of corrections may enter into an agreement with the board of regents of the New Mexico military institute under which the institute would offer corrections education scholarships to New Mexico residents interested in careers in corr…

Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, "directors" of such divisions as are established within the department. The directors so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. History: 19…

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

A. The administrative services division shall provide administrative services to the department, including: (1) keeping all official records of the department; (2) providing clerical services in the areas of personnel and budget preparation; and (3) providing clerical, record-kee…

legislative report. On or before December 15 of each year, the secretary shall provide a report to each member of the legislature describing the state's comprehensive law enforcement and criminal justice plan and the programs and projects funded under this plan. The report shall …

Chapter 9, Article 4A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Cultural Affairs Department Act". History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 1; 2007, ch. 269, § 1.

The administrative services division shall provide administrative services to the department, including: A. keeping all official records of the department; B. providing clerical services in the areas of personnel and budget preparation; and C. providing clerical, record-keeping a…

History: 1941 Comp., § 3-3-931, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 74, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 4- 12-31; Laws 1977, ch. 246, § 24; 1978 Comp., §18-3-8; 1980, ch. 151, § 28; 2004, ch. 25, § 20; recompiled as 9-4A-11 by Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 52; recompiled as § 18-3-11 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

The "museum resources division" is created within the department. The museum resources division shall provide support in exhibitions, statewide education services, publishing and other services requested by the museums or the secretary. History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 12; 2007, ch.…

History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 13; 2007, ch. 269, § 4; 1978 Comp., § 9-4A-13, recompiled § 18-3-12 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 14; 1978 Comp., § 9-4A-14, recompiled § 18-3-13 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 15; 1978 Comp., § 9-4A-15; recompiled as § 18-3-14 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 16; 1978 Comp., § 9-4A-16, recompiled as § 18-3-15 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 17; 2013, ch. 67, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 9-4A-17, recompiled as § 18-3-16 NMSA 1978 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 18; 1978 Comp., § 9-4A-18, recompiled as § 18-3-17 by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 19.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 44, § 1.

The purpose of the Cultural Affairs Department Act is to create a single, unified department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered and executed by the office of cultural affairs. History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 2.

museum ethical guidelines. A. The "museum collections fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund is a nonreverting fund, and income from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the cultural affairs department, and money in the…

The "cultural affairs department enterprise fund" is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided by law, the fund consists of appropriations to the fund, revenue generated by the department, proceeds from the disposition of department proper…

use. A. The "state museums improvements and exhibits fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of: (1) money appropriated and transferred to the fund; (2) gifts, grants, donations and bequests; and (3) fifteen percent of the state museums' admission fees, faciliti…

The "cultural affairs facilities infrastructure fund" is created in the state treasury. The cultural affairs department shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to that department to pay the costs of planning, engineering, designing, constructing, renovati…

created; membership; cultural affairs department to staff; termination. (Effective until December 31, 2026.) A. The "semiquincentennial commission" is created in the cultural affairs department to plan, promote and implement public celebrations and commemorations of the two hundr…

December 31, 2026.) A. The semiquincentennial commission may cooperate with the United States semiquincentennial commission created by Public Law 114-196, other national and state organizations engaged in commemoration and celebration of the United States semiquincentennial and o…

December 31, 2026.) A. The semiquincentennial commission shall consult, cooperate with and seek advice from appropriate state departments and agencies, public schools, post- secondary educational institutions, local public bodies, learned societies and historical, patriotic, phil…

2026.) A. The semiquincentennial commission shall submit to the governor a report incorporating specific recommendations for the ceremonial, educational and scholastic commemoration of the United States semiquincentennial in the state by December 31, 2024. The report shall recomm…

As used in the Cultural Affairs Department Act: A. "department" means the cultural affairs department; and B. "secretary" means the secretary of cultural affairs. History: Laws 2004, ch. 25, § 3.

The "cultural affairs department" is created in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department and includes the following divisions: A. the administrative services division; B. the arts division; C. the historic preservation division; D. the library division; E. the…

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

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 the secretary's d…

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

Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, "directors" of divisions established within the department. The directors so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2004, ch.…

The secretary may establish within each division such "bureaus" as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Cultural Affairs Department Act. The secretary shall appoint a "chief" to be the administrative head of a bureau. The chief and all subsidiary emplo…

Sections 1 through 7 [9-5A-1 to 9-5A-7 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Act". History: Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 1.

additional duties. The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall develop a comprehensive watershed restoration strategy that sets guidelines for coordination with state and federal land management agencies and political subdivisions, including the soil and water c…

uranium mine reclamation coordinator. The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall create a uranium mine reclamation coordinator position and employ additional staff as needed to coordinate the department's uranium mine and mill site reclamation activities and ef…

The purpose of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Act is to establish a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions formerly administered and exercised by the energy and minerals department and the natural resources department. History:…

A. There is created in the executive branch the "energy, minerals and natural resources department". The department shall be a cabinet department and shall include but not be limited to the following organizational units: (1) the administrative services division; (2) the state pa…

In addition to the duties assigned to each division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department by the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources: A. the administrative services division shall provide clerical, recordkeeping and administrative support to the…

appointment. A. The administrative head of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is the "secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. An…

The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, directors of the divisions established within the energy, minerals and natural resources department. Division directors are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article…

As used in the NMSA 1978, "state park and recreation division" means the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department. History: Laws 1997, ch. 149, § 3.

The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall establish, within each division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, such bureaus as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Act. He …

A "state alternative fuel program manager" is created in the energy conservation and management division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, and his duties shall include: A. promoting, coordinating and monitoring the implementation of state clean alternative…

secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources; duties. The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall conduct a practical demonstration of a grid-interconnected, real-time, net-metered, solar photovoltaic system and an ultra-high-efficiency co-generation fuel…

Chapter 9, Article 5B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Act". History: Laws 1992, ch. 91, § 1; 2019, ch. 117, § 5.

A. The "New Mexico youth conservation corps 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 commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions…