New Mexico § 15-10-1 - Capitol buildings planning commission created
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§ 15-10-1. Capitol buildings planning commission created
A. The “capitol buildings planning commission” is created. The commission shall be composed of four members of the legislature, two from each
house, appointed by the New Mexico legislative council, the secretary of general services
or the secretary's designee, the state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee,
the secretary of transportation or the secretary's designee, the secretary of cultural
affairs or the secretary's designee, the secretary of finance and administration or
the secretary's designee, the commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's designee
and the chair of the supreme court building commission or the chair's designee. B. The commission shall: (1) study and plan for the long-range facilities needs of state government in the
greater metropolitan areas of Las Cruces, Santa Fe and Albuquerque and, after developing
an initial master plan for the state facilities in those areas, conduct a review of
state properties throughout the state for the development of an overall master plan; (2) review proposed lease-purchase agreements pursuant to Section 15-10-2 NMSA 1978; (3) work with the general services department and other state agencies in developing
recommendations for addressing deferred maintenance on state facilities and disposal
strategies for aging facilities no longer able to serve their mission; and (4) utilizing life cycle costing, work with the general services department in developing
recommendations regarding whether the state should lease, lease-purchase or purchase
needed additional facilities. C. The legislative council service shall provide staff for the commission in coordination
with the staff architect and other staff of the facilities management division of
the general services department. D. The commission shall meet regularly and shall report annually to the legislature
on an annual update of the master plan for the long-range facilities needs of state
government in the greater metropolitan areas of Las Cruces, Santa Fe and Albuquerque
and throughout the state.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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