RELATING TO AGRICULTURE; REPEALING THE APPLE COMMISSION ACT; PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PROMOTE NEW MEXICO APPLES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. TEMPORARY PROVISION--TRANSFER OF PROPERTY--CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS--NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO PROMOTE NEW MEXICO APPLES.--

A. On the effective date of this act, all money, appropriations, records, files, furniture, equipment and other property of the New Mexico apple commission shall be transferred to the New Mexico department of agriculture.

B. On the effective date of this act, all obligations of the New Mexico apple commission shall be binding on the New Mexico department of agriculture.

C. The New Mexico department of agriculture shall use the assets of the New Mexico apple commission to promote New Mexico apples.

Section 2. REPEAL.--Sections 76-23-1 through 76-23-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter 33, Sections 1 through 9) are repealed.