The purpose of the Executive Reorganization Act is to allow for more efficient management of the executive branch by creating an executive cabinet composed of secretaries of departments; to eliminate overlapping and duplication of effort; and to provide for administrative and budgetary controls within this organizational structure. It is also the intent of the legislature to provide for an orderly transfer of powers, duties and functions of the various state agencies to such departments with a minimum of disruption of governmental services and functions and with a minimum expense; and to this end, the governor shall begin immediately making such studies and preparations and taking such actions as are necessary to implement the provisions of all reorganization legislation enacted by the first session of the thirty-third legislature.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-29B-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 248, § 2.
Emergency clauses. — Laws 1977, ch. 248, § 14 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 7, 1977.
Compiler's notes. — The reorganization laws enacted by the first regular session of the thirty-third legislature are Laws 1977, chs. 245 to 258.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 1 - Executive Reorganization
Section 9-1-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 9-1-3 - Cabinet created; members; powers and duties.
Section 9-1-4 - Cabinet departments; structure.
Section 9-1-5 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-1-6 - Adjunct agencies.
Section 9-1-7 - Administratively attached agency; relationships.
Section 9-1-8 - Creation of agencies; prohibition.
Section 9-1-10 - Reorganization plan; no abatement of actions.
Section 9-1-11 - Merger; executive order.
Section 9-1-12 - Preservation of powers of policy-making boards.
Section 9-1-13 - Temporary provision; certain licensing functions; executive order transfer.