A. The "waste management education and research consortium" is created and shall be a division of New Mexico state university.
B. Participating institutions in the consortium shall be New Mexico state university, the university of New Mexico, New Mexico institute of mining and technology, Dine college, Sandia national laboratories and Los Alamos national laboratory. The purposes of the consortium are to:
(1) engage in theoretical and practical education of and research on environmental and natural resource issues;
(2) disseminate knowledge acquired through educational programs;
(3) provide assistance in efforts to address environmental and natural resource problems; and
(4) cooperate with state and federal agencies.
C. The board of regents of New Mexico state university shall prepare reports showing the progress and condition of the consortium as the board deems necessary. The reports of the consortium may be printed and distributed by the board as appropriate, and revenue from the sale of the reports shall be paid into the account of New Mexico state university.
D. The consortium may receive appropriations from the legislature through the board and may receive any or other items of value from public or private sources.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 40, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 40 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective on June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 8 - New Mexico State University
Section 21-8-1 - [Objects; admission; rules and regulations.]
Section 21-8-2 - [Construction of other names for college used in statutes.]
Section 21-8-5 - [Powers and duties of board of regents.]
Section 21-8-6 - [Rules; calling meetings of board of regents.]
Section 21-8-7 - [Course of instruction; books; diplomas and degrees; removal of officers.]
Section 21-8-9 - [Agricultural experiment station; direction; federal benefits.]
Section 21-8-10 - [Contracts for acceptance and administration of funds.]
Section 21-8-11 - [Acceptance of congressional grant of 1887 for experiment station.]
Section 21-8-12 - [Acceptance of Adams Act grant for experiment station.]
Section 21-8-13 - [Acceptance of Purnell Act grant for experiment station.]
Section 21-8-14 - [Acceptance of congressional grant of 1890 for New Mexico state university.]
Section 21-8-15 - Authorized to borrow money.
Section 21-8-16 - Board may issue building and improvement bonds.
Section 21-8-17 - Form and conditions of bonds.
Section 21-8-21 - [Income pledged to pay building and improvement bonds.]
Section 21-8-22 - [Payment of interest and principal of building and improvement bonds.]
Section 21-8-23 - [Use of proceeds of building and improvement bonds restricted.]
Section 21-8-24 - [State treasurer's payments relating to building and improvement bonds.]
Section 21-8-25 - [Issuance of building and improvement bonds in series; restrictions.]
Section 21-8-26 - [Bonds exempt from taxation.]
Section 21-8-27 - [Board constituted custodian for grave of Eugene Manlove Rhodes.]
Section 21-8-28 - Building materials research and testing institute established.
Section 21-8-29 - Function of testing institute.
Section 21-8-32 - Institute not conducted for gain.
Section 21-8-33 - Use of services.
Section 21-8-34 - Fees for services.
Section 21-8-35 - Center for broadcasting and international communications established.
Section 21-8-36 - Activities of center.
Section 21-8-38 - International business facilitation center established; duties.
Section 21-8-39 - Waste management education and research consortium created; purpose.
Section 21-8-40 - Water resources research institute created; purpose.
Section 21-8-41 - College assistance migrant program.
Section 21-8-42 - Regional educational technology assistance center created.
Section 21-8-43 - Alliance for underrepresented students created; purpose.
Section 21-8-44 - Public-private partnership for university campus in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.