Consistent with the policies agreed to by the board and the secretary of cultural affairs, the director:

A. may:

(1) solicit and receive funds or property, including federal funds and public and private grants, for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs;

(2) as authorized by the secretary, enter into contracts related to the programs and operations of the museum, including services related to the location, acquisition, preservation, restoration, salvage or development of culturally related sites, structures or objects in the state;

(3) as authorized by the board, lend collections or materials to qualified persons for purposes of exhibition and study and borrow collections or materials from other persons for like purposes;

(4) conduct facilities rentals for forty-five days or less and such retail sales as appropriate for the operation of the museum; and

(5) publish journals, books, reports and other materials as appropriate to the operation of the museum; and

B. shall:

(1) administer and operate the museum in accordance with applicable statutes and rules;

(2) develop exhibits and programs of an educational nature for the benefit of the public and in particular the students of the state;

(3) recommend acquisitions to the board, by donation or other means, of collections and related materials appropriate to the mission of the museum;

(4) direct research, preservation and conservation as is appropriate to render the collections beneficial to the public;

(5) cooperate with educational institutions and other agencies and political subdivisions of state, tribal and federal governments to establish, maintain and extend the programs of the museum;

(6) employ and discharge personnel necessary for the operation of the museum in accordance with the provisions of the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978];

(7) propose budgets for operations and capital improvements;

(8) collect admission fees as determined by the board; and

(9) perform such other appropriate duties as may be delegated by the board, the secretary of cultural affairs or the governor or as may be provided by law.

History: Laws 1980, ch. 128, § 9; 1987, ch. 38, § 7; 1990, ch. 106, § 7; 1991, ch. 242, § 3; 1978 Comp., § 18-3A-9, repealed and reenacted by Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 6.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 2015, ch. 19, § 6 repealed former 18-3A-9 NMSA 1978, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 2015.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, in Subsection I, added "subject to the provisions of Section 18-3A-9.1 NMSA 1978" at the beginning and substituted "a museum of natural history and science" for "natural history and science museums" at the end and made a minor stylistic change in Subsection K.

The 1990 amendment, effective May 16, 1990, inserted "state" preceding "cultural affairs officer" in the introductory phrase and added "and science" following "natural history" in Subsections C and I.