There is hereby established a “New Mexico petroleum recovery research center” which shall be a division of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology and under the direction of its board of regents. History: 1953 Comp., § 73-27-28, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 143, § 1.
The objectives and duties of the New Mexico petroleum recovery research center shall be as follows: A. to engage in theoretical and practical research into the recovery of petroleum and other energy resources; B. to disseminate the knowledge acquired; C. to assist, in all legal ways, persons and entities in the state in their efforts […]
A. The board of regents shall cause to be prepared such reports showing the progress and condition of the center as the board may deem necessary or useful. B. The reports of the center shall be printed as the board of regents may direct and the reports may be distributed or sold by the board […]
The center may receive appropriations from the state directly or through the board of regents and may receive any or other items of value from public or private sources. History: 1953 Comp., § 73-27-31, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 143, § 4.
