Section 18-11-9 – Director; powers and duties.
Consistent with the policies agreed to by the board and the secretary of cultural affairs, the director: A. may: (1) solicit and receive funds or property, including federal funds and public and private grants, for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs; (2) as authorized by the secretary, enter into contracts related […]
Section 18-11-10 – Museum admission policy.
The board shall establish a policy to allow New Mexico residents age sixty years and over to enter all publicly accessible exhibit and program areas, except special exhibits and programs for which commissions or royalties are paid by contract, free of charge every Wednesday that is not a holiday that the museum is open. History: […]
Section 18-12-1 – Short title.
Chapter 18, Article 12 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “National Hispanic Cultural Center Act”. History: Laws 1993, ch. 42, § 1; 1999, ch. 56, § 1; 2003, ch. 403, § 3. ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, deleted “of New Mexico” following “Hispanic Cultural Center” near the end of the section. […]
Section 18-12-2 – Definitions.
As used in the National Hispanic Cultural Center Act: A. “board” means the board of directors of the center; B. “center” means the national Hispanic cultural center; C. “division” means the Hispanic cultural division of the cultural affairs department; and D. “director” means the director of the division.” History: Laws 1993, ch. 42, § 2; […]
Section 18-12-3 – Hispanic cultural division; creation; property.
A. The “Hispanic cultural division” is created within the cultural affairs department. The principal facility of this division shall be known as the “national Hispanic cultural center”. B. All property, real or personal, now held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the center shall be under the control and authority of the board. C. […]
Section 18-12-4 – Board of directors; created; appointment; terms; officers.
A. The “board of directors of the national Hispanic cultural center” is created. The board shall consist of fifteen residents of New Mexico. Thirteen public members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the appointees shall be employees of state institutions of higher education or appropriate […]
Section 18-12-5 – Board; powers and duties.
A. The board shall: (1) exercise trusteeship over the collections of the center; (2) accept and hold title to all property for the center’s use; (3) review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary of cultural affairs; (4) acquire objects relating to Hispanic culture and history of interest to […]
Section 18-10-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 5 [18-10-1 to 18-10-5 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Abandoned Cultural Properties Act”. History: Laws 1989, ch. 211, § 1.
Section 18-10-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Abandoned Cultural Properties Act: A. “lender” means a person whose name appears on the records of the museum or, in the event of the death of the person, the successor in interest to the property as the person entitled to property held in the museum; B. “loan” means all deposits of […]
Section 18-10-3 – Abandonment of property.
A. Property on loan to a museum shall be deemed abandoned: (1) if, since the expiration date of the loan, seven years have passed with no written notice of termination of the loan from the lender to the museum; or (2) if the loan has no expiration date, at least seven years have passed since […]