HOUSE BILL 831

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005

INTRODUCED BY

Peter Wirth

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE PLAN FOR COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF NEW MEXICO'S ADMISSION TO STATEHOOD.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the historic preservation division of the cultural affairs department for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 and subsequent fiscal years to research, design and create a statewide master plan for commemorating the centennial of New Mexico's admission to statehood in 1912 that focuses on historic preservation, educational programs and activities and the contributions of all peoples and cultures throughout New Mexico's history. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

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