The "facilities management division" is created within the department. The director shall be appointed by the secretary with the governor's consent.

History: 1953 Comp., § 6-2-25, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 43, § 1; 1977, ch. 247, § 68; 1983, ch. 301, § 45; 1978 Comp., § 15-3-1, recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 15-3B-3 by Laws 2001, ch. 319, § 3; 2013, ch. 115, § 17.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed the name of the property control division of the general services department to the facilities management division; in the title of the section, deleted "property control" and added "facilities management" before "division", and deleted "property control" and added "facilities management" before "division".

The 2001 amendment, effective July, 1, 2001, recompiled former 15-3-1 NMSA 1978, as this section; deleted "general services" preceding "department", deleted "of the division" following "director" and deleted "of general services" following "secretary".

Title of act. — The title of Laws 1968, ch. 43, did not violate N.M. Const., art. IV, § 16. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-64.

Binding on judiciary. — The provisions of Laws 1968, ch. 43 (compiled as 15-3-1 (now 15-3B-3 NMSA 1978), 15-3-9 (repealed) to 15-3-11 (now 15-3B-6 NMSA 1978), 15-3-14 (now 15-3B-7 NMSA 1978) to 15-3-16 (repealed), and 15-3-31 (repealed) NMSA 1978) and the rules promulgated thereunder, are binding on the judicial branch unless the supreme court determines that such compliance would unreasonably impede or impair the functions of the judiciary. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-64.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 81A C.J.S. States § 141.