A. The "Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty division" is created within the office of the attorney general. The division shall review, oversee and address concerns relating to the provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that have not been implemented or observed in the spirit of Article 2, Section 5 of the constitution of New Mexico and Section 47-1-25 NMSA 1978.
B. The division shall consist of such personnel and have such duties as the attorney general shall designate.
C. The attorney general shall report the findings and recommendations of the division to the legislature annually.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 101, § 1; 2006, ch. 49, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, see the treaty of peace between the United States and Mexico published in Volume 1 of the NMSA 1978 and on NMOneSource.com.
The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, changed the requirement in Subsection C that the division report to the second session of the forth-sixth legislature to a requirement that the division report annually to the legislature.