Sections 1 through 6 [9-28-1 to 9-28-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act”. History: Laws 2007, ch. 291, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 291, § 37 made the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act effective July 1, 2007.
A. The purpose of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act is to establish a department to: (1) consolidate and coordinate homeland security and emergency management functions to provide comprehensive and coordinated preparedness, mitigation, prevention, protection, response and recovery for emergencies and disasters, regardless of cause, and acts or threats of terrorism; (2) act […]
As used in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act: A. “department” means the homeland security and emergency management department; and B. “secretary” means the secretary of homeland security and emergency management. History: Laws 2007, ch. 291, § 3; 2009, ch. 250, § 3. ANNOTATIONS The 2009 amendment, effective April 7, 2009, in Subsection […]
A. The “homeland security and emergency management department” is created in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department. The chief administrative and executive officer of the department is the “secretary of homeland security and emergency management”, who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and hold office at […]
The department shall: A. coordinate the homeland security and emergency management efforts of all state and local government agencies, as well as enlist cooperation from private entities such as health care providers; B. apply for and accept federal funds for homeland security, administer the funds and develop criteria to allocate grants to local governments, tribes, […]
A. The department is authorized to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of homeland security and emergency management programs in which financial or other participation by the federal government is authorized or mandated under state or federal laws, rules or orders. The department may enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government […]
A. On the effective date of this act, all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the office of homeland security or the homeland security advisor of the governor’s office are transferred to the homeland security and emergency management department. B. On the effective date of this act, all functions, personnel, […]
