The board shall:

A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum;

B. accept and hold title to all property for museum use;

C. acquire objects of natural history and science of interest to the public and real property for museum use or benefit by purchase, donation or bequest;

D. review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary of cultural affairs;

E. adopt rules as appropriate governing:

(1) the loan of objects and exhibits to qualified institutions and agencies for the purpose of exhibition;

(2) gifts, donations or loans of exhibit or collection materials for museum use;

(3) the licensure of the museum's intellectual property; and

(4) other matters necessary to carry out the provisions of this section;

F. enter into leases with public or private organizations or agencies for the use of museum premises or facilities for periods of time that exceed forty-five days;

G. solicit funds or property of any nature for the development, restoration or equipping of the museum, its collections, exhibits and programs;

H. cooperate with other agencies and political subdivisions of state, tribal and federal governments and private organizations and individuals to the extent necessary to establish and maintain the museum and its programs;

I. subject to other provisions of law and excepting temporary statewide initiatives of the secretary of cultural affairs, impose admission fees to the museum facilities and programs; and

J. establish museum policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the institution subject to the approval of the secretary of cultural affairs.

History: 1978 Comp., § 18-3A-7, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 38, § 5; 2004, ch. 25, § 23; 2015, ch. 19, § 5.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1987, ch. 38, § 5, effective June 19, 1987, repealed former 18-3A-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1980, ch. 128, § 7, relating to the powers of the policy advisory committee, and enacted a new section.

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, amended the powers and duties of the board of trustees of the New Mexico museum of natural history and science; added Subsection C, redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection D; deleted former Subsection D relating to the power to enter into agreements for the purpose of obtaining property for the museum; added Subsections E and F; in former Subsection E, deleted "authorize the director to" and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection G; in Subsection G, after "solicit", deleted "and receive", after "development,", added "restoration or equipping", after "collections", added "exhibits", and after "and", deleted "its"; deleted Subsection F relating to the power to adopt rules; added Subsections H and I; redesignated former Subsection G as Subsection J, and after "subject to the", deleted "decision" and added "approval", and after "affairs", deleted "in event of conflict between the board and the cultural affairs department".

The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, in Subsections C and G, changed "cultural affairs officer" to "secretary of cultural affairs" and made other minor revisions.