HOUSE BILL 1105

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICANA STUDIES PROGRAM.

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

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 for the Charlie Morrisey research hall to repair and maintain existing storage facilities for archival materials; to maintain and improve display space; to provide base resources for faculty-led research teams; to support research-oriented study-abroad programs to Africa and other locations in the black diasporas; and to support student research. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.

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