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N.M. Stat. § 21-7-29 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 21-7-29
§ 21-7-29. Rio Rancho campus for the university of New Mexico and other institutions
Status: in_force

The board of regents of the university of New Mexico may create a campus of the university in Rio Rancho, which it may operate separately or jointly with any other post-secondary educational institution.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9E-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9E / Section 7-9E-4
§ 7-9E-4. Administration of act
Status: in_force

The department shall administer the Laboratory Partnership with Small Business Tax Credit Act pursuant to the Tax Administration Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 60-2F-24 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2F / Section 60-2F-24
§ 60-2F-24. Appeals
Status: in_force

A. The decision of the board in denying, suspending or revoking any license or permit issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act or imposing any fine shall be subject to review. A licensee or permittee aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .

B. No proceeding to vacate, reverse or modify any final order rendered by the board shall operate to stay the execution or effect of any final order unless the district court, on application and three days' notice to the board, allows the stay. In the event a stay is ordered, the petitioner shall be required to execute the petitioner's bond in a sum the court may prescribe, with sufficient surety to be approved by the judge or clerk of the court, which bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the petitioner of the petitioner's obligation as a licensee or permittee and upon the prompt payment of all damages arising from or caused by the delay in the taking effect or enforcement of the order complained of and for all costs that may be assessed or required to be paid in connection with the proceedings.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-35 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-35
§ 73-21-35. Character of act
Status: in_force

No part of this act shall repeal or affect any other act or any part thereof, it being intended that this act shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objects, and not an exclusive one.
N.M. Stat. § 4-51-2 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 51 / Section 4-51-2
§ 4-51-2. Violation of act; penalty; liability to county
Status: in_force

Any official or employee violating the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not less than one hundred dollars [($100)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], or by imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Any county commissioner, or any other official whose duty it is to allow claims and issue warrants therefor, who issues warrants or evidences of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this act shall be liable to the county for such violations, and recovery may be had against the bondsmen of such official. Any county treasurer or other official whose duty it is to pay warrants and evidences of indebtedness, who shall pay such warrants and evidences of indebtedness contrary to the provisions of this act, shall likewise be liable to the county for such violations, and recovery may be had against his bondsmen.
N.M. Stat. § 15-3B-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 15 / Article 3B / Section 15-3B-12
§ 15-3B-12. Feasibility study of energy sources
Status: in_force

Before a contract is executed for the construction, major alteration or renovation of a state-owned building, the division may have a feasibility study made on the use of energy sources other than fossil fuels for the heating and air conditioning of the proposed building. A copy of the feasibility study shall remain on file with the division and shall be open to public inspection.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-27 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-27
§ 4-38-27. Receipts and expenditures; publication of report
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners of their respective counties at their regular meeting in January in each year shall cause to be prepared a statement of the receipts and expenditures of such county during the year immediately preceding, setting forth the amount of money received from taxes, from licenses and all other sources; setting forth also the amount expended and the particular objects for which in each case every sum of money has been expended; and such statement signed by the chairman and county clerk shall be published.
N.M. Stat. § 8-5-17 — NM Code / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 8-5-17
§ 8-5-17. Attorney general; consumer representation before commission
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general shall represent residential and small business consumers in matters before the public regulation commission as the attorney general deems appropriate.

B. The attorney general:

(1) shall research, study and analyze residential and small business consumer interests;

(2) shall prepare and present briefs, arguments, proposed rates or orders and intervene or appear on behalf of residential and small business consumers before the public regulation commission as a party in interest;

(3) may accept grants and donations in the name of the state to carry out the provisions of this section;

(4) may cooperate with tribal and pueblo governments in New Mexico to ensure that the interests of Indian residential and small business consumers are being represented appropriately before the public regulation commission; and

(5) shall report by December 1 of each year to the legislature and the governor on the activities of his office on behalf of residential and small business consumers.
N.M. Stat. § 24-6B-22 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6B / Section 24-6B-22
§ 24-6B-22. Cooperation between office of the state medical investigator and procurement organization
Status: in_force

A. The office of the state medical investigator shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education.

B. If the office of the state medical investigator receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the office of the state medical investigator and a post-mortem examination is going to be performed, unless the office of the state medical investigator denies recovery in accordance with Section 23 of the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, the office of the state medical investigator or its designee shall conduct a post-mortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the anatomical gift.

C. A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the office of the state medical investigator for transplantation, therapy, research or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the office of the state medical investigator may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude the office of the state medical investigator from performing the medico-legal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the office of the state medical investigator.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-4 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-4
§ 5-16-4. Creation of district
Status: in_force

A. A combination may create a regional spaceport district by contract. Upon the issuance by the authority of a certificate stating that the district has been duly organized according to the provisions of the Regional Spaceport District Act, the district may exercise the functions conferred by the provisions of that act. The authority shall issue the certificate within thirty days of the filing with the authority of a copy of a contract that fulfills all the requirements set forth in this section and a copy of the bylaws and operating procedures of the district. The authority shall cause the certificate to be recorded in each county having territory included in the boundaries of the district. Upon issuance of the certificate by the authority, the district shall constitute a separate political subdivision of the state and shall have all of the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities and disabilities of a political subdivision.

B. A contract establishing a district shall specify the:

(1) name and purpose of the district;

(2) establishment and organization of the board in which all legislative power of the district is vested;

(3) manner of the appointment, term of service and qualifications, if any, of the directors and the procedure for filling vacancies;

(4) officers of the district, the manner of their appointment and their duties;

(5) voting requirements for action by the board;

(6) provisions for the distribution, disposition or division of the assets of the district;

(7) term of the contract and the method by which it may be terminated or rescinded, but the contract shall not be terminated or rescinded so long as the authority has bonds outstanding;

(8) provisions for amendment of the contract;

(9) limitations on the powers granted by the Regional Spaceport District Act that may be exercised by the district; and

(10) conditions required when adding or deleting parties to the contract.

C. A governmental unit shall not enter into a contract establishing a district without holding at least three public hearings in addition to other requirements imposed by law for public notice. The governmental unit shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the governmental unit at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing.

D. Upon the approval of the governor and the combination, the state may join in a contract creating a district. The number of directors of the board to which the state is entitled shall be established in the contract, but in no case shall the state be entitled to less than one director. The governor shall appoint, with the confirmation of the senate, the director or directors representing the state on the board for a term as established by the contract that created the district.
N.M. Stat. § 76-11-6 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 11 / Section 76-11-6
§ 76-11-6. Inspection fees
Status: in_force

A. There shall be paid to the department for all fertilizer and soil conditioner distributed in the state an inspection fee set by the board at a rate not to exceed thirty-five cents ($.35) a ton; provided that sales to manufacturers or exchanges between them are exempted. Fees so collected shall be used for the payment of the costs of inspection, sampling and analysis and other expenses necessary for the administration of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act.

B. On individual packages of fertilizer or soil conditioner containing five pounds or less, there shall be paid in lieu of the annual registration fee of five dollars ($5.00) per brand and grade of fertilizer and each soil conditioner product and the required inspection fee an annual registration fee and inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00). Where a person sells fertilizer or soil conditioner in packages of five pounds or less and in packages over five pounds, the annual registration and inspection fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) applies only to that portion sold in packages of five pounds or less, and that portion sold in packages over five pounds is subject to the inspection fee.

C. A person who distributes a fertilizer or soil conditioner in the state shall file with the department on forms furnished by the department a quarterly statement for the periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 setting forth the number of net tons of each fertilizer or soil conditioner distributed in the state during the quarter. The report is due on or before the last day of the month following the close of each quarter. The inspection fee shall be paid at the time of filing of the statement. If the tonnage report is not filed and the payment of inspection fee is not made within thirty days after the end of the quarter, a collection fee amounting to ten percent, but not less than ten dollars ($10.00), of the amount shall be assessed against the registrant, and the amount of fees due constitutes a debt and becomes the basis of a judgment against the registrant.

D. When more than one person is involved in the distribution of fertilizer or soil conditioner, the first person who has the fertilizer or soil conditioner registered and who distributes to a nonregistrant dealer or consumer is responsible for reporting the tonnage and paying the inspection fee unless the report and payment have been previously made by a prior distributor.
N.M. Stat. § 9-28-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 28 / Section 9-28-1
§ 9-28-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 6 of this act may be cited as the “Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-9
§ 22-1-9. High school diploma; resident military dependents
Status: in_force

A. A New Mexico resident high school student who is required to move out of state because the student's parent is a member of the New Mexico national guard or a branch of the armed forces of the United States and the parent is transferred to an out-of-state location may receive a New Mexico high school diploma under the following conditions:

(1) the student was a New Mexico resident and was regularly enrolled in a New Mexico high school prior to the parent being transferred to an out-of-state location;

(2) the student's parent notified the school district of the move and that the parent and student were retaining their New Mexico residency;

(3) the student transferred to and immediately enrolled in a high school at the new location and received high school credits that meet or exceed New Mexico's requirements for graduation; and

(4) the student has not graduated from high school or received a diploma, high school equivalency credential or any other certification of high school completion or its equivalent.

B. A student who meets the conditions of Subsection A of this section may request the New Mexico school district from which the student transferred to grant a high school diploma. The student shall include with the request for a New Mexico high school diploma:

(1) certification by the parent, and the student if over the age of eighteen, that the parent and student maintained their New Mexico residency;

(2) a transcript from the high school the student attended and a description of the course units to be transferred; and

(3) any other information the school district requires to review the request.

C. The school district shall review the student's high school transcript from the school the student transferred to and determine if the courses and grades meet or exceed New Mexico's requirements for graduation. If the transcript meets New Mexico standards, the school district shall grant the student a high school diploma.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-15 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-15
§ 3-33-15. Improvement district; notice of preliminary hearing
Status: in_force

A. The notice of the preliminary hearing required in Section 3-33-14 NMSA 1978 shall contain:

(1) the time and place when the governing body will hold a preliminary hearing on the proposed improvement;

(2) the estimated cost of the improvement;

(3) the boundary of the improvement district;

(4) the route of the improvement by streets or location of the improvements;

(5) the location of the proposed improvement;

(6) a description of each property to be assessed or against which an improvement district property tax is to be imposed;

(7) the estimated amount of the assessment against or improvement district property tax to be imposed upon each tract or parcel of land; and

(8) the amount of the cost to be assumed by the municipality, if any.

B. If the owners are found within the county, the notices shall be personally served on them at least thirty days prior to the day of the hearing. The notice shall also be published in a newspaper published in the municipality once each week for four successive weeks. The last publication shall be at least three days before the day of the preliminary hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-1 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-1
§ 2-8F-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “2021 Senate Redistricting Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 6-30-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 30 / Section 6-30-4
§ 6-30-4. Colonias infrastructure board created
Status: in_force

A. The “colonias infrastructure board” is created.

B. The board shall consist of seven voting members as follows:

(1) the secretary of finance and administration or the secretary's designee from the department of finance and administration;

(2) the secretary of environment or the secretary's designee from the department of environment;

(3) the chief executive officer of the authority or the chief executive officer's designee from the authority;

(4) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(5) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(6) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(7) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

C. The members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (4) through (7) of Subsection B of this section shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, be residents of the colonias area and have experience in capital project development or administration, and they may receive per diem and mileage as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

D. There shall be five advisory, nonvoting members of the board as follows:

(1) the executive director of the south central council of governments or the director's designee;

(2) the executive director of the southwest New Mexico council of governments or the director's designee;

(3) the executive director of the southeastern New Mexico economic development district or the director's designee;

(4) the executive director of the New Mexico association of counties or the director's designee; and

(5) the executive director of the New Mexico mortgage finance authority or the director's designee.

E. The board shall choose a chair and vice chair from among its members and such other officers as it deems necessary. A majority of members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for an action to be taken by the board. The board shall meet whenever a voting member submits a request in writing to the chair, but not less than quarterly.

F. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public and subject to the Open Meetings Act and, at each meeting, the board shall provide an opportunity for public comment.
N.M. Stat. § 28-10-5.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 10 / Section 28-10-5.1
§ 28-10-5.1. Housing modification for persons with a disability permanent fund; investment; distribution
Status: in_force

A. The “housing modification for persons with a disability permanent fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money appropriated to the fund and any gifts, donations or bequests made to the fund. Money in the fund shall be invested by the state investment officer as land grant permanent funds are invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 8 NMSA 1978 , and earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year and shall not be expended for any purpose, except that an annual distribution shall be made to the fund for persons with a disability in accordance with Subsection B of this section.

B. On July 1 of fiscal year 2002 and on July 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, an annual distribution shall be made from the housing modification for persons with a disability permanent fund to the disability fund in an amount equal to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) until that amount is less than an amount equal to five percent of the average of the year-end market values of the housing modification for persons with a disability permanent fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years. Thereafter, the amount of the annual distribution shall be five percent of the average of the year-end market values of the housing modification for persons with a disability permanent fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10C-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10C / Section 12-10C-2
§ 12-10C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act:

A. “ emergency or disaster ” means an event so declared by the governor or president of the United States; and

B. “ volunteer emergency responder ” means a person who is a member in good standing of a volunteer fire department, an emergency medical service, a search and rescue team or a law enforcement agency or who is enrolled by the state or a political subdivision of the state for response to an emergency or disaster.
N.M. Stat. § 4-22-2 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 22 / Section 4-22-2
§ 4-22-2. Addition to Roosevelt county
Status: in_force

That all that portion of the territory described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of township four south of range thirty east, thence south on range line to the southwest corner of township five south of range thirty east; thence east on said township line which is also the first standard parallel south, to the northwest corner of township six south of range thirty-two east; thence south on range line to the southwest corner of township seven south of range thirty-two east; thence east on township line to the northwest corner of township eight south of range thirty-four east; thence south on range line between ranges thirty-three and thirty-four east to the southwest corner of township eight south of range thirty-four east; thence east along the township line between townships eight and nine south to its intersection with the western boundary line of the state of Texas; thence in a northerly direction along the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico to the southeast corner of Roosevelt county; thence west along township line to the southwest [southeast] corner of township five south of range thirty east; thence north on range line to the northeast corner of township five south, range thirty east; thence west along township line to the place of beginning, be and it hereby is annexed to the county of Roosevelt as a part and portion thereof for every purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-39
§ 4-38-39. Duties of board
Status: in_force

The board shall meet with the county commissioners and advise them on all matters concerning the offices of county officials and on all matters concerning administration of public matters of the county. Each member of the board shall familiarize himself with all matters of a public nature in his respective county, and each member of the advisory board shall make suggestions and recommendations for more efficient administration of county finances, county government or any other function of the county. The advisory board shall encourage cooperation between various county officials and bring about mediation when several county officials fail or neglect to cooperate in exercising their duties whenever the lack of cooperation becomes detrimental to the efficiency of county government.