New Mexico Statutes Chapter 9. Executive Department § 9-4A-24. Temporary provision; semiquincentennial commission created; membership; cultural affairs department to staff; termination. (Effective until December 31, 2026.)

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The “semiquincentennial commission” is created in the cultural affairs department to plan, promote and implement public celebrations and commemorations of the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the declaration of independence and the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States of America on July 4, 2026.

B. The commission consists of the following members:

(1) the governor, who shall serve as the honorary chair of the commission;

(2) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;

(3) the president pro tempore of the senate or the president pro tempore's designee;

(4) the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's designee;

(5) the secretary of cultural affairs or the secretary's designee;

(6) the secretary of higher education or the secretary's designee;

(7) the secretary of Indian affairs or the secretary's designee;

(8) the secretary of public education or the secretary's designee;

(9) the secretary of tourism or the secretary's designee;

(10) the adjutant general of the New Mexico national guard or the adjutant general's designee;

(11) the state historian who shall convene the first meeting; and

(12) four public members appointed by the governor.

C. The cultural affairs department shall provide staff support to the commission.

D. Public members of the commission shall be appointed for the life of the commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

E. Public members of the commission shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

F. The commission shall terminate on December 31, 2026.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 9. Executive Department § 9-4A-24. Temporary provision; semiquincentennial commission created; membership; cultural affairs department to staff; termination. (Effective until December 31, 2026.) - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-9-executive-department/nm-st-sect-9-4a-24/

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