A. The "natural history and science museum division" is created within the cultural affairs department. The principal facility of this division is the "New Mexico museum of natural history and science" located in Albuquerque. The site shall be held in the name of the state.
B. All property, real or personal, now held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the museum shall be under the control and authority of the board.
C. Funds or other property received by gift, endowment or legacy shall remain under the control of the board and shall, upon acceptance, be employed for the purpose specified.
History: Laws 1980, ch. 128, § 4; 1987, ch. 38, § 2; 1990, ch. 106, § 4; 2004, ch. 25, § 22.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, in Subsection A, changed "office of cultural affairs" to "cultural affairs department", and made other non-substantive amendments.
The 1990 amendment, effective May 16, 1990, substituted "Natural History and Science Museum Division" for "Natural History Museum Division" in the catchline, and, in Subsection A, added "and science" following "natural history" in two places, and substituted "site shall be" for "site will be" in the third sentence.