The "minority business assistance fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and bequests made to the fund. Income from the fund shall be credited to the fund and money in the fund shall not revert or be transferred to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. Money in the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to the department for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Minority Business Assistance Act [9-15-52 to 9-15-55 NMSA 1978]. Expenditures from the fund shall be made on warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of economic development.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 180, § 4.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 180, § 5 made the Minority Business Assistance Act effective July 1, 2007.
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Section 9-15-12.1 to 9-15-13 - Repealed.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Section 9-15-21 to 9-15-27 - Repealed.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.