New Mexico Statutes Chapter 9. Executive Department § 9-15-59. Sustainable economy task force; duties; strategic plan; reporting

(1) develop a strategic plan in fiscal year 2022 to transition the state economy away from reliance on natural resource extraction; provided that the strategic plan shall adhere to the requirements set forth in Subsection C of this section and shall be updated annually through fiscal year 2027; and

(2) no later than October 1 of each year, report on the strategic plan to the legislative finance committee, the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and any other appropriate interim legislative committee.

(1) provide policies to promote:

(2) address recommendations provided in current and future economic studies and development efforts, including those from state agencies, institutions of higher learning, national laboratories and business incubators;

(3) be developed in consultation with the communities that will be affected by the provisions of the plan, including Indian nations, tribes and pueblos located wholly or partly in New Mexico, local governments and local communities; and

(4) include a plan to implement the recommendations of the study titled the “New Mexico Clean Energy Workforce Development Study” that was commissioned by the workforce solutions department and published in June 2020 and expand the development of jobs with family-sustaining wages and benefits, opportunities for advancement and safe working conditions in industries engaged in sustainable economic development for New Mexico workers, prioritizing disproportionately impacted communities.