SENATE BILL 53

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2019

INTRODUCED BY

Jeff Steinborn

AN ACT

RELATING TO STATE PARKS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO ENSURE THAT STATE PARKS ARE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL NEW MEXICANS.

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

     SECTION 1. Section 16-2-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1935, Chapter 57, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:

     "16-2-7. RULES [AND REGULATIONS].--The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules [for each park as circumstances may demand] to the end that each state park may be made as [nearly self-supporting] affordable for, accessible to and inclusive of all New Mexico residents as possible. The secretary shall also adopt rules to regulate the construction and maintenance of boat docks for a lake that is a part of a state park."

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