New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - State Parks Division
Section 16-2-2.1 - State park volunteers.

A. The state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department may develop a program to recruit, train and accept the services of volunteers who support programs administered by the division. Volunteers may provide services for or in aid of interpretive functions, visitor services, conservation measures and development or other activities in and related to state parks and other conservation and natural resource activities administered by the division. Volunteers shall comply with applicable rules and policies of the department and the division.
B. A volunteer shall not be deemed to be a state employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to state employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation and state employee benefits.
C. A volunteer traveling at the request of the state parks division may receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] as well as reimbursement for uniforms, supplies and equipment used for the volunteer's work at the park; provided that the director of the division shall not authorize any reimbursement in excess of the value of services rendered to the division by the volunteer.
D. A volunteer may use state vehicles in the performance of division-related duties subject to those rules governing use of state vehicles by paid staff. A volunteer performing work under the terms of this section and who operates a state vehicle shall be treated for the purposes of insurability and tort claims liability as an employee of the state.
E. A volunteer may use state computers in the performance of division-related duties, subject to those rules, policies and directives governing use of state computers by state employees.
History: Laws 2005, ch. 39, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 39. contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 16 - Parks, Recreation and Fairs

Article 2 - State Parks Division

Section 16-2-1 - Repealed.

Section 16-2-2 - State parks advisory board created; membership; compensation; duties.

Section 16-2-2.1 - State park volunteers.

Section 16-2-3 - Meaning of designations.

Section 16-2-4 - Repealed.

Section 16-2-5 - Director of division; qualifications.

Section 16-2-6 - Repealed.

Section 16-2-7 - Rules and regulations.

Section 16-2-7.1 - Free state park passes to disabled veterans.

Section 16-2-8 - Repealed.

Section 16-2-9 - Concessions in parks; contracts; board of finance approval.

Section 16-2-9.1 - State park passes; vendors.

Section 16-2-10 - Secretary and employees prohibited from having interest in concessions.

Section 16-2-11 - Acquisition of lands for park and recreational purposes; criteria.

Section 16-2-12 - Acquisition of federal land for park and recreational uses.

Section 16-2-13 - Title to park and recreational lands; acceptance.

Section 16-2-14 - Prior donations and grants accepted and confirmed.

Section 16-2-15 - Secretary's power to authorize transfer of park lands.

Section 16-2-15.1 - Elephant Butte lake lease lot lands; release of lease with federal government.

Section 16-2-16 - Procedure for transfer of park lands or recreational areas to state agencies, institutions or public bodies.

Section 16-2-17 - Repealed.

Section 16-2-18 - Acceptance of donations of money, equipment or material.

Section 16-2-19 - State park and recreation revenues; source and disbursement.

Section 16-2-19.1 - Motorboat fuel tax fund; appropriation.

Section 16-2-20 - Short title.

Section 16-2-21 - Purpose of act.

Section 16-2-22 - Bonding authority.

Section 16-2-23 - Form of bonds.

Section 16-2-24 - Sale of bonds.

Section 16-2-25 - Proceeds from sale of bonds.

Section 16-2-26 - Construction.

Section 16-2-27 - Tax exemptions.

Section 16-2-28 - Refunding.

Section 16-2-29 - Security; retirement of bonds.

Section 16-2-30 - Police powers vested in director and state parks employees designated by the secretary.

Section 16-2-31 - Repealed.

Section 16-2-32 - Criminal offenses; penalty.

Section 16-2-33 - State parks division penalty assessment misdemeanors; definition; schedule of assessments.