{"data":{"id":"us-nm/9-15a-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"9-15A-10","heading":"Duties of the sports authority division.","body":"The sports authority division of the department shall:\nA. develop an overall strategic plan for recruiting and retaining various forms of professional and amateur sporting events;\nB. identify existing infrastructure for sporting activities, identify and propose future infrastructure and locations and identify opportunities for private and public partnerships on infrastructure;\nC. inventory all high school and college sports venues, including the date of the venue's original construction and the venue's seating capacity;\nD. inventory all public and private sports venues, including little league fields, soccer fields, indoor basketball courts and ice rinks;\nE. foster relationships between sporting event organizers and event sponsors;\nF. 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\nG. make recommendations to the legislature to enhance sports opportunities for students and young athletes.","path":["Chapter 9 - Executive Department","ARTICLE 15A Tourism Department"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18509/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"3abac7731be9338566058b5c98fc7fdc76790e20e44db327c2e5ada580ba2aa0","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/9-15a-9","next":"us-nm/9-15a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}