The "technology enterprise division" is created as a division of the economic development department. The division shall:
A. enhance the business climate to encourage the start-up, relocation, development and growth of technology-based industry in New Mexico;
B. promote an expanded, diversified technology-based economy, emphasizing areas that:
(1) derive from the state's technological strengths;
(2) provide a commercial advantage;
(3) lend themselves to a distributed technology-based industry network; and
(4) utilize imaginative state, federal and private partnerships; and
C. attain sufficient levels of human, financial and physical resources to support in-state industries and attract new industries to New Mexico.
History: 1978 Comp., § 9-15-16, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 21.
Emergency clauses. — Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 47 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 27, 1991.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1991, ch. 21, § 21 repealed former 9-15-16 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1988, ch. 88, § 11, relating to short title of the Research and Development Act, and enacted a new section, effective March 27, 1991.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 15 - Economic Development Department
Section 9-15-2 - Findings and purpose.
Section 9-15-4 - Department established.
Section 9-15-5 - Secretary of the economic development department; appointment.
Section 9-15-6 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-15-7 - Secretary; additional duties.
Section 9-15-7.1 - Additional planning duties of secretary.
Section 9-15-11 - Economic development commission created; membership; duties.
Section 9-15-12 - Commission; powers and duties.
Section 9-15-12.1 to 9-15-13 - Repealed.
Section 9-15-14 - Administrative services division; duties.
Section 9-15-14.1 - New Mexico outdoor recreation division; duties; definitions.
Section 9-15-14.2 - Outdoor recreation advisory committee; creation; membership; duties.
Section 9-15-14.4 - Outdoor equity grant program; created; administration; grant criteria.
Section 9-15-14.5 - Outdoor equity grant program fund; created.
Section 9-15-15 - Department cooperation with local and regional development agencies.
Section 9-15-16 - Technology enterprise division created.
Section 9-15-17 - Director; duties.
Section 9-15-18 - Proprietary information.
Section 9-15-19 - Technology enterprise fund created.
Section 9-15-19.1 - State match fund created.
Section 9-15-19.2 - New Mexico 9000 program enterprise fund; created; purpose.
Section 9-15-21 to 9-15-27 - Repealed.
Section 9-15-29 - Definitions.
Section 9-15-30 - Mexican affairs division created; duties.
Section 9-15-30.1 - Division of international trade created; duties.
Section 9-15-31 - Director; duties.
Section 9-15-32 - Office established.
Section 9-15-34 - Duties of the department.
Section 9-15-34.1 - Business incubators; conditions for state expenditures.
Section 9-15-35 - Program created; purposes.
Section 9-15-36 - Fund created.
Section 9-15-37 - Short title.
Section 9-15-39 - Definitions.
Section 9-15-40 - Designation as the lead state agency.
Section 9-15-41 - Defense conversion; department duties.
Section 9-15-50 - Duties (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 9-15-51.1 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
Section 9-15-52 - Short title.
Section 9-15-53 - Definitions.
Section 9-15-54 - Minority business assistance program; department duties and powers.
Section 9-15-55 - Minority business assistance fund created.
Section 9-15-56 - Economic development tax incentives; guidelines.
Section 9-15-57 - Solo-worker program.
Section 9-15-58 - Sustainable economy task force; created; staff.
Section 9-15-59 - Sustainable economy task force; duties; strategic plan; reporting.