As used in the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Act:

1. A. "commission" means the New Mexico youth conservation corps commission;
2. B. "corps" means the New Mexico youth conservation corps;
3. C. "corps member" means a person enrolled in the corps;
4. D. "department" means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;
5. E. "nonprofit organization" means any organization that has been granted an exemption from federal income tax by the United States commissioner of internal revenue as an organization described in Section 501(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or renumbered;
6. F. "project" means an activity that can be completed in six months or less, results in a specific identifiable service or product that otherwise would not be accomplished with existing funds and does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the sponsor;
7. G. "resident" means an individual who has resided in New Mexico for at least six months before applying for employment with the corps; and
8. H. "sponsor" means any local unit of government, state agency, federal agency, nonprofit organization or federally recognized Native American tribe.

History: Laws 1992, ch. 91, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 1992, ch. 91 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1992, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

Cross references. — For Section 501(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, see 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).

The youth conservation corps commission, which is administratively attached to the New Mexico energy, minerals and natural resources department, is subject to the Procurement Code. — The Procurement Code applies to every expenditure by state agencies and local public bodies for the procurement of items of tangible personal property, services and construction, and therefore, the youth conservation corps commission (YCCC), which is administratively attached to the New Mexico energy, minerals and natural resources department and which transfers funds from the state to competitively selected recipients to carry out public projects with corps members, is subject to the Procurement Code, because the distribution of YCCC funds to develop, administer and manage public projects for its youth corps members is a service as defined in the Procurement Code. 2024 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 24-12.