{"data":{"id":"us-nm/9-15f-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"9-15F-7","heading":"Powers and duties of the secretary.","body":"The secretary has the following powers and duties:\nA. develop forms of application for approval of public-private partnerships;\nB. review and approve, modify or disapprove specific geographic areas to be designated as trade port districts;\nC. review and approve or disapprove proposed public-private partnership agreements for a trade port project, subject to final approval by the state board of finance;\nD. modify or terminate existing approvals or designations for failure to meet the requirements of the Trade Ports Development Act;\nE. adopt and promulgate rules establishing the application process and criteria for the preliminary approval of public-private partnership agreements, grants and loans in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978];\nF. approve or disapprove applications for grants or loans from the trade ports development fund for trade port projects;\nG. consult with the department of transportation on technical issues relevant to the secretary's consideration of an application, including compliance with the statewide transportation improvement program;\nH. request updates to any technical information, including any annual certification, provided in connection with an approved application or designation; and\nI. take all other actions necessary to implement the Trade Ports Development Act, including entering into joint powers agreements and retaining legal counsel and experts when appropriate.","path":["Chapter 9 - Executive Department","ARTICLE 15F Trade Ports Development"],"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":"4349700cb00ceb0bf5214054addd16b51592a9199e2aac89668999cd61ef9968","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/9-15f-6","next":"us-nm/9-15f-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}