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	28	+	HOUSE BILL 161
	29	+	56
	30	+	TH LEGISLATURE
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	33	+	STATE
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	35	+	OF
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	37	+	NEW
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	39	+	MEXICO
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	42	+	FIRST SESSION
	43	+	,
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	45	+	2023
	46	+	INTRODUCED BY
	47	+	D. Wonda Johnson
28	48		AN ACT
29	49		RELATING TO INDIAN AFFAIRS; MOVING THE INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL
30	50		OFFICE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
31		-	FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; RENAMING THE INTERTRIBAL
32		-	~~CEREMONIAL~~ OFFICE AS THE INTERTRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL
33		-	~~ASSOCIATION;~~ AMENDING AND RECOMPILING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA
34		-	~~1978~~.
	51	+	FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; RENAMING THE INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL
	52	+	OFFICE AS THE INTERTRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL ASSOCIATION;
	53	+	AMENDING AND RECOMPILING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN
	54	+	APPROPRIATION.
35	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
36	56		SECTION 1. Section 9-15C-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
37	57		Chapter 219, Section 1, as amended) is recompiled as Section
38	58		12-16-1 NMSA 1978 and is amended to read:
39		-	"12-16-1. SHORT TITLE.--Chapter 12, Article ~~16 NMSA~~
40		-	1978 may be cited as the "Intertribal ~~Indian Ceremonial~~
41		-	Act"."
	59	+	"12-16-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Chapter 9, Article 15C ] Chapter
	60	+	12, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Intertribal
	61	+	Ceremonial Act"."
42	62		SECTION 2. Section 9-15C-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
43		-	Chapter 219, Section 2, as amended) is recompiled as Section
44		-	12-16-2 NMSA 1978 and is amended to read:
45		-	"12-16-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Intertribal
46		-	Indian Ceremonial Act:
47		-	A. "association" means the intertribal Indian
48		-	ceremonial association;
49		-	B. "county" means the governing body of McKinley
50		-	county;
51		-	C. "director" means the director of the HB 161/a
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78		-	association; and
79		-	D. "fund" means the intertribal Indian ceremonial
80		-	association fund."
	90	+	Chapter 219, Section 2, as amended) is recompiled as Section
	91	+	12-16-2 NMSA 1978 and is amended to read:
	92	+	"12-16-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Intertribal
	93	+	Ceremonial Act:
	94	+	[A. "department" means the tourism department; ]
	95	+	A. "association" means the intertribal Indian
	96	+	ceremonial association;
	97	+	B. "county" means the governing body of McKinley
	98	+	county;
	99	+	[B.] C. "director" means the director of the
	100	+	[intertribal ceremonial office ] association; and
	101	+	[C.] D. "fund" means the intertribal ceremonial
	102	+	fund
	103	+	[D. "office" means the intertribal ceremonial
	104	+	office; and
	105	+	E. "secretary" means the secretary of tourism ]."
81	106		SECTION 3. Section 9-15C-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
82	107		Chapter 219, Section 3, as amended) is recompiled as Section
83	108		12-16-3 NMSA 1978 and is amended to read:
84		-	"12-16-3. INTERTRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL ASSOCIATION
85		-	CREATED--POWERS AND DUTIES--INTERTRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL
86		-	ASSOCIATION BOARD CREATED.--
87		-	A. The "intertribal Indian ceremonial association"
88		-	is created. The association is administratively attached to
89		-	the local government division of the department of finance
90		-	and administration.
91		-	B. The county shall appoint a director, who shall
92		-	serve at the pleasure of the county. The director shall hire
93		-	and terminate other necessary employees, who shall be subject
94		-	to the provisions of the Personnel Act.
95		-	C. The director shall:
96		-	(1) work with private, local, state and
97		-	federal entities to establish steady funding for the
98		-	intertribal Indian ceremonial;
99		-	(2) supervise the activities of the
100		-	association;
101		-	(3) work with the county to promote the
102		-	intertribal Indian ceremonial; and HB 161/a
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	109	+	"12-16-3. INTERTRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL [OFFICE]
	110	+	ASSOCIATION CREATED--POWERS AND DUTIES--INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL
	111	+	BOARD CREATED.--
	112	+	A. The "intertribal Indian ceremonial [office]
	113	+	association" is created. The [office ] association is
	114	+	administratively attached to the [department ] local government
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	143	+	division of the department of finance and administration .
	144	+	B. The [governor] county shall appoint a director,
	145	+	who shall serve at the pleasure of the [governor ] county. The
	146	+	director shall hire and terminate other necessary employees,
	147	+	who shall be subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act.
	148	+	C. The director shall:
	149	+	(1) work with [the department ] private, local,
	150	+	state and federal entities to establish steady funding for the
	151	+	intertribal ceremonial;
	152	+	(2) supervise the activities of the [office ]
	153	+	association;
	154	+	(3) work with the [department ] county to
	155	+	promote the intertribal ceremonial; and
129	156		(4) prepare an annual budget and an annual
130		-	report on the activities of the association.
131		-	D. The association shall:
132		-	(1) administer an annual intertribal ~~Indian~~
	157	+	report on the activities of the [office ] association.
	158	+	D. The [office] association shall:
	159	+	(1) administer an annual intertribal
133	160		ceremonial;
134	161		(2) cooperate with and assist public and
135		-	private entities that seek to promote recognition of
136		-	~~ceremonies~~ significant to Indian nations, tribes and pueblos;
137		-	(3) function as the coordinating ~~association~~
138		-	for all services and activities pertaining to the ~~intertribal~~
139		-	~~Indian~~ ceremonial;
	162	+	private entities that seek to promote recognition of ceremonies
	163	+	significant to Indian nations , tribes and pueblos;
	164	+	(3) function as the coordinating [office ]
	165	+	association for all services and activities pertaining to the
	166	+	intertribal ceremonial;
140	167		(4) adopt rules in accordance with the State
141		-	Rules Act to carry out the duties of the association;
142		-	(5) accept gifts, grants, donations,
143		-	bequests and devises from any source to be used to carry out
144		-	its duties;
145		-	(6) enter into contracts; and
146		-	(7) charge admission, parking and
147		-	concessions fees, give prizes and premiums, create
148		-	sponsorships and other forms of advertising, arrange
149		-	entertainments and do all things the association may consider
150		-	proper for the conduct of the intertribal Indian ceremonial
151		-	and not otherwise prohibited by law.
152		-	E. The "intertribal Indian ceremonial association
153		-	board" is created. The board shall consist of nine members, HB 161/a
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180		-	including the director, who shall serve ex officio, and eight
181		-	members, appointed by the county, who shall serve terms of
182		-	five years each. All intertribal Indian ceremonial
183		-	association board members shall be bona fide residents of the
184		-	county or surrounding counties, and at least a majority of
185		-	the members shall be Native American. A board member shall
186		-	not be removed during the term of office except for cause,
187		-	following notice and an opportunity for a hearing."
	196	+	Rules Act to carry out the duties of the [office ] association;
	197	+	(5) accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests
	198	+	and devises from any source to be used to carry out its duties;
	199	+	(6) enter into contracts; and
	200	+	(7) charge admission, parking and concessions
	201	+	fees, give prizes and premiums, create sponsorships and other
	202	+	forms of advertising, arrange entertainments and do all things
	203	+	the [office] association may consider proper for the conduct of
	204	+	the intertribal ceremonial and not otherwise prohibited by law.
	205	+	E. The "intertribal ceremonial board" is created.
	206	+	The board shall consist of [eight ] nine members, including the
	207	+	director, who shall serve ex officio, [the secretary or the
	208	+	secretary's designated representative and six ] and eight
	209	+	members, appointed by the [governor ] county, who shall serve
	210	+	terms of five years each [provided that the governor's first
	211	+	appointments shall be made of two board members for one-year
	212	+	terms, two for two-year terms, one for a three-year term and
	213	+	one for a four-year term ]. All intertribal ceremonial board
	214	+	members shall be bona fide residents of the [state ] county or
	215	+	surrounding counties, and at least a majority of the members
	216	+	shall be Native American. A board member shall not be removed
	217	+	during the term of office except for cause, following notice
	218	+	and an opportunity for a hearing."
188	219		SECTION 4. Section 9-15C-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
189	220		Chapter 219, Section 4, as amended) is recompiled as Section
190		-	12-16-4 NMSA 1978 and is amended to read:
191		-	"12-16-4. INTERTRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL ASSOCIATION
192		-	FUND CREATED--ADMINISTRATION.--The "intertribal Indian
193		-	ceremonial association fund" is created in the state
194		-	treasury. Money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it
195		-	through sales, gifts, grants, fees, penalties, bequests or
196		-	any other source shall be delivered to the state treasurer
197		-	and deposited in the fund. Money in the fund is
198		-	subject to
199		-	appropriation
200		-	to the local government division of the
201		-	department of finance and administration for the purpose of
202		-	carrying out the intertribal Indian ceremonial. Money in the
203		-	fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert.
204		-	Interest and earnings from the fund shall be credited to the
205		-	fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made on warrant
206		-	drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant HB 161/a
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233		-	to vouchers signed by the director or the director's
234		-	authorized representative."
235		-	SECTION 5. TEMPORARY PROVISION--INTERTRIBAL INDIAN
236		-	CEREMONIAL ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS.--The terms of office of
237		-	the members serving on the intertribal Indian ceremonial
238		-	association board on the effective date of this act shall end
239		-	on July 1, 2023, and new members shall be appointed for a
240		-	term of office that shall begin on July 2, 2023 according to
241		-	the provisions of Section 12-16-3 NMSA 1978.
	249	+	12-16-4 NMSA 1978 and is amended to read:
	250	+	"12-16-4. INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL FUND CREATED--
	251	+	ADMINISTRATION.--The "intertribal ceremonial fund" is created
	252	+	in the state treasury. Money appropriated to the fund or
	253	+	accruing to it through sales, gifts, grants, fees, penalties,
	254	+	bequests or any other source shall be delivered to the state
	255	+	treasurer and deposited in the fund. Money in the fund is
	256	+	appropriated to the [office ] local government division of the
	257	+	department of finance and administration for the purpose of
	258	+	carrying out the intertribal ceremonial. Money in the fund at
	259	+	the end of any fiscal year shall not revert. Interest and
	260	+	earnings from the fund shall be credited to the fund.
	261	+	Disbursements from the fund shall be made on warrant drawn by
	262	+	the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to
	263	+	vouchers signed by the director or the director's authorized
	264	+	representative."
	265	+	SECTION 5. TEMPORARY PROVISION--INTERTRIBAL CEREMONIAL
	266	+	BOARD MEMBERS.--The terms of office of the members serving on
	267	+	the intertribal ceremonial board on the effective date of this
	268	+	act shall end on July 1, 2023, and new members shall be
	269	+	appointed for a term of office that shall begin on July 1, 2023
	270	+	according to the provisions of Section 12-16-3 NMSA 1978.
242	271		SECTION 6. TEMPORARY PROVISION--TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS,
243	272		PERSONNEL, MONEY, APPROPRIATIONS, PROPERTY, CONTRACTUAL
244	273		OBLIGATIONS AND STATUTORY REFERENCES.--
245		-	A. On the effective date of this act, all
246		-	functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records,
247		-	furniture, equipment, supplies and other property of the
248		-	intertribal ceremonial office of the tourism department are
249		-	transferred to the local government division of the
250		-	department of finance and administration.
251		-	B. On the effective date of this act, all
252		-	contractual obligations of the intertribal ceremonial office
253		-	of the tourism department are binding on the local government
254		-	division of the department of finance and administration.
255		-	C. On the effective date of this act, all
256		-	references in law to the intertribal ceremonial office of the
257		-	tourism department shall be deemed to be references to the HB 161/a
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	302	+	A. On the effective date of this act, all
	303	+	functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records,
	304	+	furniture, equipment, supplies and other property of the
	305	+	intertribal ceremonial office of the tourism department are
	306	+	transferred to the local government division of the department
	307	+	of finance and administration.
	308	+	B. On the effective date of this act, all
	309	+	contractual obligations of the intertribal ceremonial office of
	310	+	the tourism department are binding on the local government
	311	+	division of the department of finance and administration.
	312	+	C. On the effective date of this act, all
	313	+	references in law to the intertribal ceremonial office of the
	314	+	tourism department shall be deemed to be references to the
284	315		intertribal Indian ceremonial association of the local
285	316		government division of the department of finance and
286	317		administration.
287	318		SECTION 7. TEMPORARY PROVISION--RECOMPILATION
288	319		INSTRUCTIONS.--Section 9-15C-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005,
289	320		Chapter 219, Section 5) is recompiled as Section 12-16-5 NMSA
290	321		1978.
291		-	SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
	322	+	SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION.--Three hundred thousand dollars
	323	+	($300,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the local
	324	+	government division of the department of finance and
	325	+	administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 to employ a
	326	+	full-time director to manage and oversee the intertribal Indian
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	355	+	ceremonial association and for operational expenses of the
	356	+	association. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining
	357	+	at the end of fiscal year 2024 shall revert to the general
	358	+	fund.
	359	+	SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
292	360		provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.
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