The legislature shall appropriate to the New Mexico state university annually the amount necessary, out of the moneys of the state, except moneys reserved for the payment of the public debt, for the purpose of complying with this act [76-10-11 to 76-10-22 NMSA 1978] and to fulfill and carry out its purposes.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-12-31, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 68, § 12.