{"data":{"id":"us-nm/68-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"68-4-3","heading":"Forest and watershed advisory board created; membership; appointments; terms; compensation.","body":"A. The \"forest and watershed advisory board\" is created and is administratively attached to the energy, minerals and natural resources department. The board consists of the following members:\n(1) the New Mexico state forester;\n(2) the state engineer or the state engineer's designee;\n(3) the commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's designee;\n(4) the secretary of economic development or the secretary's designee;\n(5) the secretary of environment or the secretary's designee;\n(6) the director of the department of game and fish [department of wildlife] or the director's designee;\n(7) the state fire marshal or the fire marshal's designee; and\n(8) three public members appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted to the governor jointly by the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives:\n(a) one of whom shall be a representative of the forest products industry;\n(b) one of whom shall be a representative of local government interests, such as a member of New Mexico counties or the soil and water conservation commission; and\n(c) one of whom shall be a representative of an academic or nonprofit conservation organization with a focus on ecological restoration science.\nB. Public members of the board shall serve until their successors have been appointed.\nC. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for transaction of business. The board shall elect a chair from among its members.\nD. Members of the board are entitled to receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.","path":["Chapter 68 - Timber","ARTICLE 4 Forest and Watershed Restoration"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18571/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"2a8f156c02a8bc05cfc180b70d02d71f800ab31222b0a12d91a2c716f2d99a3c","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/68-4-2","next":"us-nm/68-4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}