The governor, the homeland security and emergency management department and the governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state are directed to use, in carrying out the provisions of the All Hazard Emergency Management Act [12-10-1 to 12-10-10 NMSA 1978], the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of existing departments, offices and agencies of the state and its political subdivisions to the maximum extent practicable, and the officers and personnel of all departments, offices and agencies of the state and its political subdivisions are directed to cooperate with and extend their services and facilities to the governor or to the department or to the local coordinators of all hazard emergency management throughout the state upon request.
History: 1953 Comp., § 9-13-23, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 190, § 9; 1973, ch. 247, § 9; 1989, ch. 204, § 15; 2007, ch. 291, § 17.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, changed references from the "department of public safety" to the "homeland security and emergency management department".
The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, inserted "of the technical and emergency support division of the department of public safety" near the beginning of the section, substituted "offices" for "officers" near the middle of the section, and deleted "state" preceding "director" near the end of the section.