9-15A-10: Duties of the sports authority division.

The sports authority division of the department shall:

A. develop an overall strategic plan for recruiting and retaining various forms of professional and amateur sporting events;

B. identify existing infrastructure for sporting activities, identify and propose future infrastructure and locations and identify opportunities for private and public partnerships on infrastructure;

C. inventory all high school and college sports venues, including the date of the venue's original construction and the venue's seating capacity;

D. inventory all public and private sports venues, including little league fields, soccer fields, indoor basketball courts and ice rinks;

E. foster relationships between sporting event organizers and event sponsors;

F. foster relationships among state and local agencies and provide advice and direction needed to increase the number and quality of sporting events held in New Mexico; and

G. make recommendations to the legislature to enhance sports opportunities for students and young athletes.