New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - Cultural Properties
Section 18-6-7 - Historic preservation division; planning; fiscal administration and cooperation for purposes of the cultural properties act.

A. The state historic preservation officer of the historic preservation division of the cultural affairs department shall, with the concurrence of the committee, prepare a long-range plan for the preservation of cultural properties, including but not limited to the identification, acquisition, restoration and protection of historic and cultural properties and the maintenance and expansion of statewide historic and prehistoric site data bases.
B. The historic preservation division shall administer funds that are received, controlled and disbursed for the purposes of the Cultural Properties Act [18-6-1 to 18-6-17 NMSA 1978], unless such funds are specifically granted or appropriated to another agency.
C. Consistent with the Cultural Properties Act, the historic preservation division shall cooperate in all matters with the committee and other divisions of the cultural affairs department.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-27-10, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 223, § 7; 1977, ch. 246, § 37; 1978, ch. 92, § 2; 1980, ch. 151, § 36; 1983, ch. 296, § 18; 1986, ch. 10, § 4; 2004, ch. 25, § 29.
The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, in Subsection A, changed "office of cultural affairs" to "cultural affairs department"; and in Subsection B, changed "museum division" to "historic preservation division".

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties

Article 6 - Cultural Properties

Section 18-6-1 - Short title.

Section 18-6-2 - Purpose of act.

Section 18-6-3 - Definitions.

Section 18-6-4 - Committee created; membership; compensation; voting; term; chairman; meetings.

Section 18-6-5 - Committee; powers and duties.

Section 18-6-6 - Cultural affairs department; powers and duties relating to the cultural properties act.

Section 18-6-7 - Historic preservation division; planning; fiscal administration and cooperation for purposes of the cultural properties act.

Section 18-6-8 - State historic preservation officer; appointment; qualifications; duties.

Section 18-6-8.1 - Review of proposed state undertakings.

Section 18-6-9 - Cultural property; unauthorized excavation, injury or destruction; criminal damage to property.

Section 18-6-9.1 - Cultural property; unauthorized appropriation; larceny.

Section 18-6-9.2 - Cultural property; unauthorized damage or appropriation; civil penalties.

Section 18-6-9.3 - Cultural property; forfeiture of instruments.

Section 18-6-10 - Cultural properties on private land.

Section 18-6-11 - Permit required for excavation of archaeological sites; penalty.

Section 18-6-11.1 - Confidentiality of site location.

Section 18-6-11.2 - Permit required for excavation of unmarked burials; penalty.

Section 18-6-12 - Emergency classification pending investigation.

Section 18-6-13 - Repealed.

Section 18-6-14 - State historian.

Section 18-6-15 - State archaeologist.

Section 18-6-16 - Preparation and sale of cultural properties publications; revolving fund; report.

Section 18-6-17 - Designation of state historic sites; reservation of lands for historic site care and management.

Section 18-6-18 - Short title.

Section 18-6-19 - Purpose.

Section 18-6-20 - Definitions.

Section 18-6-21 - Fund created; administration.

Section 18-6-22 - Loan program; duties of division and committee.

Section 18-6-23 - Loans; criteria.

Section 18-6-24 - Short title.

Section 18-6-25 - Definitions.

Section 18-6-26 - Remains designated for reburial.

Section 18-6-27 - Designation of reburial grounds site.