A. There is established a "bureau of geology and mineral resources" of the state that is a division of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology and under the direction of its board of regents. The board shall appoint, as a director, a suitable person to be known as the director of the bureau of geology and mineral resources and, upon his nomination, such assistants and employees as the board deems necessary. The board may also determine the compensation of all persons employed by the bureau of geology and mineral resources, including the director, and may remove them in accordance with established personnel procedures.
B. The director of the bureau of geology and mineral resources shall be known as the state geologist.
History: Laws 1927, ch. 115, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 88-501; 1941 Comp., § 67-101; 1953 Comp., § 63-1-1; Laws 1989, ch. 17, § 1; 2001, ch. 246, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the New Mexico institute of mining and technology, see 21-11-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, substituted "bureau of geology" for "bureau of mines" throughout the section; in Subsection A, substituted "division" for "department", and substituted "in accordance with established personnel procedures" for "at will".
The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, designated the formerly undesignated provisions as Subsection A, while substituting "institute of mining and technology" for "School of Mines" in the first sentence and making minor stylistic changes throughout the subsection, and added Subsection B.
Law reviews. — For article, "Turgot's Brief on Mines and Quarries: An Early Economic Analysis of Mineral Land Tenure," see 25 Nat. Resources J. 267 (1985).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 53A Am. Jur. 2d Mines and Minerals §§ 255, 256, 257.
58 C.J.S. Mines and Minerals § 11.