HOUSE BILL 739

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Nora Espinoza

AN ACT

RELATING TO FORT STANTON; REQUIRING THAT THE FORT STANTON DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HIRE A MANAGER AND AN ARCHITECT.

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

     Section 1. Section 9-6-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 126, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "9-6-13. DUTIES AND POWERS.--

          A. The Fort Stanton development commission shall:

                (1) plan, assemble, dispose of and acquire furnishings, art, landscaping materials and plants and other decorations for the public areas of Fort Stanton;

                (2) monitor and report on the status of maintenance of Fort Stanton and recommend to the legislature actions necessary to repair, maintain and renovate the grounds and improvements; [and]

                (3) develop statewide interest in Fort Stanton and develop a comprehensive plan for the most appropriate and beneficial use of Fort Stanton; and

                (4) as funding becomes available, hire a:

                     (a) full-time manager to oversee the protection, preservation and maintenance of Fort Stanton and its interpretive displays for public use; and

                     (b) full-time historical architect to develop preservation plans for Fort Stanton and its historic structures, create reports and investigate and develop archaeological remains and cultural landscapes at Fort Stanton.

          B. The commission may:

                (1) utilize the assistance of individuals, the [office of] cultural affairs department, other state agencies and nonprofit charitable corporations in carrying out its duties;

                (2) accept on behalf of the state from any private or other public sources money, gifts, donations and bequests for use by the commission in carrying out its duties; and

                (3) enter into public promotions of its endeavors and publish such materials as it deems appropriate to promote the purposes of the commission."

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