Chapter 9, Article 15A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Tourism Department Act”. History: Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 1; 1993, ch. 101, § 6. ANNOTATIONS The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted “Chapter 9, Article 15A NMSA 1978” for “Sections 1 through 7 of this act”.
A. The sports authority division of the department shall: (1) develop an overall strategic plan for recruiting and retaining all forms of professional and amateur sporting events; (2) identify existing infrastructure for sporting activities, identify and propose future infrastructure and locations and identify opportunities for private and public partnerships on infrastructure; (3) foster relationships between […]
A. The “sports advisory committee” is created to advise and support the sports authority division of the department. B. The sports advisory committee consists of twenty-five members of the public appointed by the governor and six ex-officio voting members as follows: (1) the superintendent of regulation and licensing; (2) the secretary of economic development; (3) […]
As used in the Tourism Department Act: A. “commission” means the tourism commission; B. “department” means the tourism department; and C. “secretary” means the secretary of tourism. History: Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 2; 1993, ch. 101, § 7. ANNOTATIONS The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, deleted “economic development and” preceding “tourism” in Subsection […]
The “tourism department” is created in the executive branch. The department shall be a cabinet department and shall consist of, but not be limited to, six divisions as follows: A. the promotion division; B. the New Mexico magazine division; C. the sports authority division; D. the tourism development division; E. the marketing division; and F. […]
The purpose of the Tourism Department Act is to create a cabinet-level department in order to: A. provide a coordinated statewide perspective with regard to tourism activities; B. provide a data base for local and regional tourism groups and serve as a comprehensive source of information and assistance to tourism-related businesses wishing to locate, expand […]
A. The “tourism enterprise fund” is created in the state treasury. Money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it through sales of souvenirs and sundries at visitors centers, web-site-related sales, television special program rights, gifts, grants, fees, penalties, bequests or any other source shall be delivered to the state treasurer and deposited in the […]
The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the “secretary of tourism”. 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 executive cabinet. History: Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 5.
A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the 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, the secretary has every power expressly enumerated in the laws, […]
In addition to the secretary’s responsibility for the overall supervision of the department’s operation in support of the purposes of the Tourism Department Act, the secretary shall: A. work with and provide staff support to the commission in formulating and implementing the state’s five-year tourism plan; B. advise the commission of proposed rules, regulations, projects […]
In addition to the secretary’s responsibility for the overall supervision of the department, the secretary shall: A. encourage the preservation and development of Indian arts and crafts among the Indian tribes and pueblos of the state; B. encourage the preservation of traditional rites and ceremonials of Indian tribes and pueblos to increase knowledge and appreciation […]
A. The “tourism commission” is created. The commission shall be a planning commission administratively attached to the department. The commission shall provide advice to the department on policy matters. The commission shall be responsible for the annual approval and update of the state’s five-year tourism plan. The commission shall consist of seven members who shall […]
The commission shall: A. develop and recommend policies and provide policy and program guidance for the department; B. review, modify and approve annual updates to the state’s five-year tourism plan generated by the department; and C. establish such rules and regulations for its own operations as are necessary to achieve the purposes of the Tourism […]
