HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL 739

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

AN ACT

RELATING TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS; REQUIRING THAT THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HIRE A MANAGER AND AN ARCHITECT FOR DESIGNING, LANDSCAPING, REPAIRING, MAINTAINING AND RENOVATING FORT STANTON.

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

     Section 1. FORT STANTON--MANAGER AND ARCHITECT.--As funds become available, the cultural affairs department shall employ a:  

          A. full-time manager to oversee the protection, preservation and maintenance of Fort Stanton and its interpretive displays for public use; and

          B. full-time historical architect to develop preservation plans for Fort Stanton and its historic structures, create reports and investigate and develop archaeological remains and cultural landscapes at Fort Stanton.

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