1. A. The "office of military base planning and support" is created, which is administratively attached to the economic development department. The department shall provide administrative services to the office.
2. B. The governor shall appoint a director of the office of military base planning and support.

3. C. The director of the office of military base planning and support shall:

   1. (1) employ, under the authorization of the governor's chief of staff, the staff necessary to carry out the work of the office of military base planning and support and the military base planning commission;
   2. (2) support the commission;
   3. (3) inform the governor and the governor's chief of staff about issues impacting the military bases in the state, including infrastructure requirements, environmental needs, military force structure possibilities, tax implications, property considerations and issues requiring coordination and support from other state agencies;
   4. (4) serve as a liaison with the community organizations whose purpose is to support the long-term viability of the military bases;
   5. (5) communicate with the staff of the state's congressional delegation; and
   6. (6) identify issues, prepare information and provide for presentations necessary for the commission to carry out its duties.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 166, § 1; 2003, ch. 170, § 1; 2004, ch. 16, § 1; 2015, ch. 123, § 1; 1978 Comp., 9-15-48 recompiled as § 9-15-62 by Laws 2025, ch. 99, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2025, ch. 99, § 6 recompiled former 9-15-48 NMSA 1978 as 9-15-62 NMSA 1978, effective June 20, 2025.

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, revised the appointment authority of the office of military base planning and support and revised the reporting responsibilities of the director of the office of military base planning and support; in Subsection B, after "The", deleted "governor’s homeland security adviser" and added "governor"; in Paragraph (1) of Subsection C, after "governor’s", deleted "homeland security adviser" and added "chief of staff"; and in Paragraph (3) of Subsection C, after "governor’s", deleted "homeland security adviser" and added "chief of staff".

The 2004 amendment, effective February 27, 2004, amended this section to move the office of military base planning and support from the secretary of economic development to the governor's homeland security advisor.