New Mexico Statutes Chapter 65. Motor Carriers § 65-2A-7.1. Findings

A. the federal Older Americans Act of 1965  1 was enacted in part to allow older Americans to continue “meaningful activity within the widest range of civic, cultural, education and training and recreational opportunities”;

B. federal funding through Title III B of the Older Americans Act of 1965 supplements, but does not supplant, funding for transportation services for older Americans; and

C. the Older Americans Act of 1965 specifically authorizes the solicitation of voluntary contributions for services supplemented by Title III B funding as long as the solicitation is not coercive.