The state transportation commission, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Transportation commissioners, appointed and confirmed by the senate pursuant to Subsection B of Section 67-3-4 NMSA 1978, shall not be removed without prior approval of the senate.
History: 1953 Comp., § 55-2-1.4, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 266, § 4; 1978, ch. 1, § 1; 2003, ch. 55, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For creation of state transportation commission, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 14.
For removal of commissioners, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 14.
The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, rewrote this section.
The 1978 amendment deleted "supreme court jurisdiction" at the end of the catchline, substituted "prior approval of the senate" for "notice of hearing and an opportunity to be heard having first been given such commissioner" at the end of the second sentence and deleted the former last sentence which read: "The supreme court of New Mexico is hereby given exclusive original jurisdiction over proceedings to remove highway commissioners under such rules as it may promulgate and its decision in connection with such matters shall be final."
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges § 38.
39A C.J.S. Highways § 165.