2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties
Section 3A Natural History Museum
Section 18-3A-7 Board; powers and duties.

18-3A-7. Board; powers and duties.

The board shall:

A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum;

B. accept and hold title to all property for museum use;

C. acquire objects of natural history and science of interest to the public and real property for museum use or benefit by purchase, donation or bequest;

D. review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary of cultural affairs;

E. adopt rules as appropriate governing:

(1) the loan of objects and exhibits to qualified institutions and agencies for the purpose of exhibition;

(2) gifts, donations or loans of exhibit or collection materials for museum use;

(3) the licensure of the museum's intellectual property; and

(4) other matters necessary to carry out the provisions of this section;

F. enter into leases with public or private organizations or agencies for the use of museum premises or facilities for periods of time that exceed forty-five days;

G. solicit funds or property of any nature for the development, restoration or equipping of the museum, its collections, exhibits and programs;

H. cooperate with other agencies and political subdivisions of state, tribal and federal governments and private organizations and individuals to the extent necessary to establish and maintain the museum and its programs;

I. subject to other provisions of law and excepting temporary statewide initiatives of the secretary of cultural affairs, impose admission fees to the museum facilities and programs; and

J. establish museum policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the institution subject to the approval of the secretary of cultural affairs.

History: 1978 Comp., 18-3A-7, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 38, 5; 2004, ch. 25, 23; 2015, ch. 19, 5.