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AN ACT

RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT

OF MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION FACILITIES AT THE ONATE

TRAINING CENTER COMPLEX IN SANTA FE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.

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

Section 1. ONATE TRAINING CENTER COMPLEX--MORALE,

WELFARE AND RECREATION FACILITY--ESTABLISHMENT--POWERS AND

DUTIES--PROCEEDS--AUDITS.--

A. As used in this section:

(1) "department" means the department of

military affairs; and

(2) "facilities" means a post exchange,

canteen, barber shop, fitness center, snack bar, transient

housing, billeting operation, laundry or similar facility, the

purpose of which is to enhance the morale and welfare of

military personnel.

B. The department may establish "morale, welfare

and recreation facilities" at the Onate training center

complex in Santa Fe for use by:

(1) active and reserve component members of

the armed forces of the United States;

(2) persons retired from the armed forces of

the United States; and

(3) state and federal civilian employees

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assigned to the department.

C. The facilities shall be established in

accordance with rules of the federal departments of the army

and air force and the national guard governing nonappropriated

fund morale, welfare and recreation activities. The

department of military affairs shall adopt and promulgate

rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

D. The facilities shall be:

(1) separate and apart from the state; and

(2) self-sufficient and shall not receive

any appropriations from the legislature.

E. The department shall establish a system of

bookkeeping and accounting for the proper handling of money

derived from the operation of the facilities. The department

shall establish bank accounts as necessary for the deposit of

revenue from operation of the facilities. Money derived from

operation of the facilities is not state money and shall not

be commingled with money received by the department from state

sources.

F. The department may contract for the operation

of the facilities. Employees of the facilities are not state

employees for any purpose.

G. No obligations or contracts of the facilities

shall be considered to be obligations or contracts of the

state.

H. The department shall require an annual

independent audit each year of the facilities' operations and

may require other audits as necessary. Audits shall be

submitted to the state auditor and the legislative finance

committee within ten days of receipt by the department.

I. Money derived from the operation of the

facilities is appropriated to the department for the continued

operation of the facilities and for the general welfare of

members of the New Mexico national guard.

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