SENATE BILL 554

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2006

INTRODUCED BY

James G. Taylor

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CENTER FOR REGIONAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS AND FOR RESEARCH GRANTS, DOCUMENTARIES AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES.

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

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years for the center for regional studies to provide for undergraduate and graduate fellowships, scholarships and internships; to support faculty research and encourage faculty recruitment; to produce film documentaries and collaborations about New Mexico and the United States-Mexico southwest borderlands; and to increase library collections and archives. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

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