It is the duty of the state transportation commission to repair and maintain the public roads and highways that provide access to state park and recreation areas and to repair and maintain all roads, bridges and parking areas within the boundaries of the state park and recreation areas that will best serve the needs of the general public.
History: 1953 Comp., § 55-2-11.3, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 165, § 1; 2003, ch. 142, § 37.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted "state transportation commission" for "state highway commission".
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1967, ch. 20, § 2, and Laws 1967, ch. 165, § 1, each enacted a new 55-2-11.1, 1953 Comp. However, since Laws 1967, ch. 20, also contained a Section 3, Laws 1967, ch. 20, §§ 2 and 3, have been compiled as 55-2-11.1 and 55-2-11.2, 1953 Comp. (67-3-17 and 67-3-18 NMSA 1978), and Laws 1967, ch. 165, § 1, has been compiled as 55-2-11.3, 1953 Comp. (67-3-19 NMSA 1978).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges § 200.
39A C.J.S. Highways § 32.