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N.M. Stat. § 19-10-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-22
§ 19-10-22. Validation of existing leases; contest of claims; relinquishment for conversion; terms of new lease; fees
Status: in_force

All oil and gas leases issued by the commissioner of public lands prior to the effective date of this amendment which have not expired, or which have not been legally canceled for nonperformance by the lessee or assignee, are hereby declared to be valid and existing contracts with the state of New Mexico according to their terms and provisions, and the obligation of the state and of the commissioner to observe and conform to the terms and provisions thereof is hereby recognized. In any case where two or more persons claim a valid lease on the same tract or tracts of land under the provisions of this section, then the rights of the conflicting claimants shall be determined by the commissioner subject to right of appeal from the decision of the commissioner as provided by law.

The legal owner and holder of any lease or leases issued by the commissioner prior to March 12, 1929, if not in default of any of the provisions thereof, may relinquish the same to the state and upon application filed at the time of filing such relinquishment, the commissioner shall issue the applicant a new lease upon the form prescribed by Section 2 of this act. The primary term of the new lease issued pursuant to such relinquishment shall be the unexpired term of the original lease and as long thereafter as oil and gas in paying quantities, or either of them, is produced from the leased premises by the lessee, and the new lease shall provide for the payment of the annual rental prevailing in the district wherein the lands affected are situated, but not less than the rental provided in the original lease. In converting such lease, as herein provided, the commissioner shall prescribe a reasonable filing fee for the filing of the relinquishment and application, and the lessee shall not be required to pay any rental in addition to the rental provided in the lease relinquished for the current year in which the lease is relinquished, except the difference, if any, between the amount of rental provided in the old lease and that to be provided in the new lease. The provisions of Chapter 125 of the 1929 Session Laws, and of this act relating to sales of leases within a restricted district upon competitive bidding, or by sealed bids, or at public auction, shall not apply to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 29-6-2 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 6 / Section 29-6-2
§ 29-6-2. Board of directors; elections; commissions as emergency and voluntary state police
Status: in_force

A. The control, management, supervision and power of internal organization is vested in a board of directors composed of not less than one member from each troop of the New Mexico mounted patrol elected by the members of the organization to serve for a term of two years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The first election hereunder shall be held and conducted at such time and pursuant to such rules promulgated by the governor. Succeeding elections shall be pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the qualified and active board of directors.

B. The director of the New Mexico state police [division of the department] may, at the expense of members of the New Mexico mounted patrol, execute and deliver to each member of the mounted patrol proper pocket commissions as emergency and voluntary state police, the same to be effective only upon specific request of the New Mexico state police in each instance of service. Such commissions shall bear the written approval of the governor of New Mexico; such commissions shall automatically expire and new ones issued and delivered upon each change in the directorship of the New Mexico state police or the governorship.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-8.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-8.2
§ 7-1-8.2. Information required to be revealed
Status: in_force

A. The department shall:

(1) furnish returns and return information required by a provision of the Tax Administration Act to be made available to the public by the department;

(2) answer all inquiries concerning whether a person is or is not a registered taxpayer for tax programs that require registration, but nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the department to answer inquiries concerning whether a person has filed a tax return;

(3) furnish, upon request for inspection by a member of the public pursuant to:

(a) Section 7-1-28 or Section 7-1-29 NMSA 1978 , the taxpayer name, abatement, refund or credit amount, tax program or business tax credit and the date the abatement, refund or credit was issued; and

(b) Section 7-1-21 NMSA 1978 , the installment agreement; and

(4) with respect to the taxes on gasoline and special fuel imposed by the Gasoline Tax Act and the Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act, make available for public inspection at monthly intervals a report covering the number of gallons of gasoline, ethanol blended fuels and special fuel received and deducted and the amount of tax paid by each person required to file a gasoline tax return or special fuel tax return or pay gasoline tax or special fuel excise tax in the state of New Mexico.

B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the release of information that would violate an agreement between the state and the federal internal revenue service for sharing of information or any provision or rule of the federal Internal Revenue Code to which a state is subject.
N.M. Stat. § 48-7-24 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 7 / Section 48-7-24
§ 48-7-24. Attorney fees
Status: in_force

Attorney's fees shall be awarded to the prevailing party in any action brought under this act.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-5
§ 32A-3B-5. Notification to family; release from protective custody
Status: in_force

A. When the department takes a child into protective custody and the child is not released to the child's parent, guardian or custodian, the department shall provide written notice as soon as possible, and in no case later than twenty-four hours, to the child's parent, guardian or custodian, with a statement of the reasons for taking the child into protective custody.

B. When the department releases a child placed in protective custody to the family, the department shall refer the family for voluntary family services.

C. When the department releases a child from protective custody and the child's parent, guardian or custodian refuses to allow the child to return home, the department shall file a petition pursuant to the provisions of the Abuse and Neglect Act.

D. If the department is not releasing the child to the parent, guardian or custodian within two days, the department shall notify the tribe if the child is an Indian child.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-14
§ 21-21A-14. Rights of holders of bonds
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of the Educational Assistance Act or any coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, except as the rights given pursuant to that act may be restricted by such trust agreement or resolution, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted by that act or under such trust agreement or resolution or under any other contract executed by the foundation pursuant to that act, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by that act or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the foundation or by any officer thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 1-10-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-9
§ 1-10-9. Ballots; errors and omissions
Status: in_force

A. If an error or omission has occurred in the printed ballot, the district court, upon petition of any voter, may order the county clerk to forthwith correct the error or supply the omission, or immediately show cause why the error should not be corrected or the omission should not be supplied.

B. If any error occurs in the printing on the ballot of the name of any candidate or in the designation of the office for which he is nominated, the ballot shall nevertheless be counted for such candidate for the office for which he was nominated as shown by the certificate of nomination.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-19
§ 12-12-19. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act:

A. “ accident ” means an event involving hazardous materials that may cause injury to persons or damage to property or release hazardous materials to the environment;

B. “ administrator ” means the hazardous materials emergency response administrator;

C. “ board ” means the hazardous materials safety board;

D. “ chief ” means the chief of the New Mexico state police;

E. “ commission ” means the state emergency response commission;

F. “ department ” means the homeland security and emergency management department;

G. “ emergency management ” means the ability to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, recover and restore the scene of an institutional, industrial, transportation or other accident;

H. “ first responder ” means the first law enforcement officer or other public service provider with a radio-equipped vehicle to arrive at the scene of an accident;

I. “ hazardous materials ” means hazardous substances, radioactive materials or a combination of hazardous substances and radioactive materials;

J. “ hazardous substances ” means flammable solids, semisolids, liquids or gases; poisons; corrosives; explosives; compressed gases; reactive or toxic chemicals; irritants; or biological agents, but does not include radioactive materials;

K. “ orphan hazardous materials ” means hazardous substances, radioactive materials, a combination of hazardous substances and radioactive materials or substances used in the manufacture of controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act where an owner of the substances or materials cannot be identified;

L. “ plan ” means the statewide hazardous materials emergency response plan;

M. “ radioactive materials ” means any material or combination of materials that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. Materials in which the estimated specific activity is not greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram of material are not considered to be radioactive materials unless determined to be so by the hazardous and radioactive materials bureau of the water and waste management division of the department of environment for purposes of emergency response pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act;

N. “ responsible state agency ” means an agency designated in Subsection D of Section 12-12-21 NMSA 1978 with responsibility for managing a certain type of accident or performing certain functions at the scene of such accident; and

O. “ secretary ” or “ state director ” means the state director of homeland security and emergency management.
N.M. Stat. § 3-22-2 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 22 / Section 3-22-2
§ 3-22-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature of the state of New Mexico hereby declares that the historical heritage of this state is among its most valued and important assets and that it is the intention of the Historic District and Landmark Act to empower the counties and municipalities of this state with as full and complete powers to preserve, protect and enhance the historic areas and landmarks lying within their respective jurisdictions as it is possible for this legislature to permit under the constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Mexico and subject to the specific duties and responsibilities respecting historical matters already granted or to be granted under other statutes of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 6-5-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 6-5-2.1
§ 6-5-2.1. Division; additional duties
Status: in_force

The division shall:

A. coordinate all procedures for financial administration and financial control and integrate them into an adequate and unified system, including the devising, prescribing and installing of processing documents, records and procedures for state agencies;

B. collect and maintain the necessary information to produce ledgers, journals, registers and other supporting records and analyses;

C. maintain information that adequately supports all entries in the state general ledger;

D. verify and control state agency compliance with allotments;

E. conduct all central accounting and fiscal reporting for the state as a whole and produce interim statewide financial reports and the state's comprehensive annual financial statements;

F. prescribe, develop, operate and maintain a uniform statewide accounting system network;

G. prescribe and approve the installation of any changes in the statewide accounting system network as necessary to secure and maintain internal control and facilitate the recording of accounting data in order to prepare reliable and meaningful statements and reports;

H. prescribe the uniform classification of accounts to be used by state agencies;

I. operate a central payroll system;

J. perform monthly reconciliations with the balances and accounts kept by the state treasurer and adopt and promulgate rules regarding reconciliation for state agencies;

K. prescribe and revise procedures, techniques and formats for electronic data transmission to improve the flow of data among state agencies;

L. monitor reversion of unexpended general fund balances by September 30 of each year;

M. promulgate rules relating to the acceptance of credit, charge and debit cards for the payment of fees, taxes and other charges assessed by state agencies;

N. store and maintain records electronically;

O. establish, with the attorney general's approval, a procedure for electronic signatures;

P. maintain accounts and information as necessary to show the sources of state revenues and the purposes for which expenditures are made and provide proper accounting controls to protect state finances;

Q. make improvements in the state's model accounting practices, systems and procedures;

R. assist state agencies in resolving financial questions or problems;

S. have access to and authority to examine books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence files and other records, bank accounts, money and other property of a state agency; and

T. consult with the state auditor to promote better financial statement reporting.
N.M. Stat. § 5-10-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 5-10-7
§ 5-10-7. Regional plans; joint powers agreement; regional government
Status: in_force

A. Two or more municipalities, two or more counties or one or more municipalities and counties may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act to develop a regional economic development plan, which may consist of existing local plans. The parties to the agreement shall be deemed a regional government for the purposes of the Local Economic Development Act.

B. The joint powers agreement shall require that the governing body of each local government approve public support for each economic development project. The agreement may also provide for appointment of a project manager who shall be responsible for the management of projects and project funds. The agreement may provide for a regional body consisting of representatives from the governing bodies of each local government that is a party to the agreement and may determine the powers and duties of that body in implementing the regional government's plan and providing public support for projects.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-8 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-8
§ 72-17-8. Board of directors
Status: in_force

The governing body of the authority hereby created is a board of directors consisting of five qualified electors of the authority. All powers, rights, privileges and duties vested in or imposed upon the authority are exercised and performed by and through the board of directors; provided that the exercise of any executive, administrative and ministerial powers may be, by the board, delegated and redelegated to officers and employees of the authority. Except for the first directors appointed as provided and except for any director chosen to fill an unexpired term, the term of each director runs for six years. Each director, subject to such exceptions, shall serve a six-year term, and each director shall serve until a successor has been duly chosen and qualified.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4B / Section 72-4B-1
§ 72-4B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Water Data Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-23C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 23C / Section 32A-23C-3
§ 32A-23C-3. Licensed early childhood care programs; requirements
Status: in_force

A. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules to establish specific standards for licensure and registration of licensed early childhood care programs that provide care for children from birth to five years of age. As part of these standards, the department shall establish and implement a voluntary rating scale and determine levels that accord with levels of service quality. The standards shall ensure that the health, safety, social-emotional support, school readiness and staff qualifications components are consistent in accordance with the tier levels that the department has established by rule. The department shall use the tiered ratings it has established to pay higher rates for higher-rated individual licensed early childhood care program providers. Standards for licensed early childhood care programs shall:

(1) specify the purpose and outcomes of services that constitute the program;

(2) define high-quality service delivery and continuous quality improvement;

(3) provide a common framework for early childhood care service delivery and accountability across all early childhood care programs;

(4) be designed to promote child well-being, early education, social-emotional support and an emphasis on school readiness;

(5) allow for the collection, aggregation and analysis of common data;

(6) be grounded in best practices geared toward optimal health and developmental outcomes; and

(7) establish foundational and continuing education requirements for staff.

B. A licensed early childhood care program shall:

(1) ensure the health and safety of children while they are in care;

(2) comply with the department's background check requirements for all staff members, educators and volunteers in licensed early childhood care programs;

(3) provide positive discipline and guidance;

(4) continually evaluate program performance;

(5) collect data on program activities and outcomes for reporting in accordance with the tier levels that the department has established in rule, pursuant to Section 4 of the Early Childhood Care Accountability Act;

(6) be culturally and linguistically appropriate;

(7) measure the promotion of positive development and appropriate early childhood educational practices, in accordance with the tier levels that the department has established in rule, pursuant to Section 4 of the Early Childhood Care Accountability Act;

(8) ensure that enrolled children are up-to-date with immunizations, in accordance with state law;

(9) train staff on reporting any suspected child abuse and neglect to the department's protective services division and to local authorities;

(10) ensure that the program has established and shared with parents a curriculum statement that supports school readiness; and

(11) follow a curriculum that is aligned with child development functional areas, including the New Mexico early learning guidelines, in accordance with the tier levels that the department has established by rule.
N.M. Stat. § 7-4-21 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 7-4-21
§ 7-4-21. Construction of act
Status: in_force

The Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
N.M. Stat. § 52-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 4 / Section 52-4-4
§ 52-4-4. Temporary provision; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

A. The director shall adopt and promulgate regulations and contract with a peer review organization pursuant to Section 52-4-2 NMSA 1978 no later than October 1, 1990.

B. The director shall establish a baseline period of no less than six months, adjusted for seasonal variations, for the purpose of providing data for the calculations required pursuant to Subsection C of this section no later than January 1, 1991.

C. For the one-year period ending December 31, 1991, the director shall issue a report concerning the results of the utilization review program as provided in Section 52-4-3 NMSA 1978 no later than December 1, 1992. If the director determines that based on such data the program has not resulted in a ten percent reduction in the utilization and cost of services subject to the utilization program, he shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate regulations, after notice and public hearings, to establish schedules of maximum charges for fees that are payable to health care providers as defined in Section 52-4-1 NMSA 1978 . Such schedules shall be annually revised.

D. For the purposes of calculating the percentage as provided in Subsection C of this section, a comparison of both baseline and utilization program data shall be performed. Factors that shall be considered include, but are not limited to:

(1) severity and frequency of illness or injury;

(2) average length of stay of hospitalization;

(3) number of admissions per one hundred workers' compensation claims;

(4) number of services provided per one hundred workers' compensation claims; and

(5) factors that may affect the utilization and cost of medical services provided under the Workers' Compensation Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-5 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-5
§ 3-24-5. Electric utility; eminent domain power
Status: in_force

Any municipality owning, operating or proposing to construct an electric utility has the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring property for the use of the electric utility according to the procedure for condemnation as provided by the Eminent Domain Code.
N.M. Stat. § 46-14-6 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 14 / Section 46-14-6
§ 46-14-6. Powers of trust director
Status: in_force

A. Subject to Section 7 of the Uniform Directed Trust Act, the terms of a trust may grant a power of direction to a trust director.

B. Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:

(1) a trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the director under Subsection A of this section; and

(2) trust directors with joint powers shall act by majority decision.