Section 18-17-6 – Director; appointment; qualifications.
A. Subject to the authority of the secretary, the administrative and executive officer of the division and the museum is the “director” of the division. B. The secretary shall appoint the director with the approval of the governor from a list of qualified finalists provided by the board of trustees. C. The position of director […]
Section 18-17-7 – Director; powers; duties.
Subject to the policies agreed to by the board, the director: A. shall be responsible for the operation of the museum in accordance with all appropriate statutes and rules; B. shall develop exhibits and programs displaying New Mexico veterans history for the benefit of the public and with particular concern for the interests of the […]
Section 18-17-8 – Museum admission policy.
The board, the secretary of cultural affairs and the director shall establish and implement a policy to permit New Mexico residents age sixty years and older to enter all publicly accessible exhibit and program areas of the museum, except special exhibits and programs where commissions or royalties are paid by contract, free of charge every […]
Section 18-18-1 – Rural libraries endowment fund; distributions.
A. The “rural libraries endowment fund” is created in the state treasury to support the preservation, development and establishment of rural libraries throughout the state by providing funding for rural libraries’ operational and capital needs and funding for the delivery of specialized services to rural libraries. B. The rural libraries endowment fund consists of appropriations […]
Section 18-18-2 – Rural libraries grant program; specialized services.
A. The “rural libraries grant program” is created. Through that program, the state librarian shall annually disburse, in the form of grants directly benefiting developing rural libraries and established rural libraries and grants for the establishment of developing rural libraries in cities, towns and villages without libraries, money from the rural libraries program fund. The […]
Section 18-18-3 – Rural libraries program fund created.
The “rural libraries program fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of distributions from the rural libraries endowment fund that are designated for the rural libraries grant program and appropriations, gifts, interest and other money attributed to the fund. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of a fiscal […]
Section 18-18-4 – Definitions.
As used in Sections 18-18-1 through 18-18-4 NMSA 1978, and to the extent allowed by law: A. “developing rural library” means a rural library whose library staff, whether salaried or volunteer, is dedicated to delivering library services to the public for at least fifteen hours per week and on at least two days each week; […]
Section 18-17-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 8 [18-17-1 to 18-17-8 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Veterans Museum Act”. History: Laws 2009, ch. 33 § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 33, § 10 made Laws 2009, ch. 33 § 1 effective July 1, 2009.
Section 18-17-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Veterans Museum Act: A. “board” means the board of trustees of the museum; B. “director” means the director of the division; C. “division” means the veterans museum division of the cultural affairs department; D. “museum” means the New Mexico veterans museum; and E. “secretary” means the secretary of cultural affairs. History: […]
Section 18-17-3 – Veterans museum division created; location; property.
A. The “veterans museum division” is created in the cultural affairs department. The principal facility of the division is the “New Mexico veterans museum” located in Las Cruces. The site shall be held in the name of the state. B. All property, real or personal, now held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the […]