On the effective date of this act:
A. all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records, files, furniture, equipment and other property of the museum of fine art or the museum of fine art division of the cultural affairs department shall be transferred to the New Mexico museum of art or the New Mexico museum of art division of that department, respectively;
B. all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records, files, furniture, equipment and other property of the museum services division of the cultural affairs department shall be transferred to the museum resources division of that department;
C. all contractual obligations of the museum of fine art or museum of fine art division of the cultural affairs department shall be binding on the New Mexico museum of art or the New Mexico museum of art division of that department, respectively;
D. all contractual obligations of the museum services division of the cultural affairs department shall be binding on the museum resources division of that department;
E. all statutory references to the museum of fine art or museum of fine art division of the cultural affairs department shall be deemed to be references to the New Mexico museum of art or the New Mexico museum of art division of that department, respectively; and
F. all statutory references to the museum services division of the cultural affairs department shall be deemed to be references to the museum resources division of that department.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 269, § 6.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 269 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties
Article 3 - State Museums and Societies
Section 18-3-1 - Museum of New Mexico established; location; property.
Section 18-3-2 - Museum board of regents; appointment; terms; vacancies.
Section 18-3-3 - Museum of New Mexico board of regents; powers and duties.
Section 18-3-3.1 - Admission policy.
Section 18-3-10 - Temporary provision; transfers.
Section 18-3-11 - Laboratory of anthropology; acceptance of deed and title.
Section 18-3-12 - New Mexico museum of art division created; location; board of regents.
Section 18-3-14 - Museum of international folk art division created; location; board of regents.
Section 18-3-15 - Museum of Indian arts and culture division created; location; board of regents.
Section 18-3-16 - State historic sites and monuments division created; board of regents.
Section 18-3-17 - Archaeological services division created; board of regents.
Section 18-3-18 - Museum of New Mexico divisions; directors; powers and duties.