The members of the state transportation commission shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 44, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 58-201; 1953 Comp., § 55-2-1; Laws 1961, ch. 178, § 1; 1963, ch. 43, § 5; 2003, ch. 142, § 26.
Cross references. — For creation of state transportation commission, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 14.
For removal of highway commissioners, jurisdiction, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 14.
The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted "transportation commissioners" for "highway commissioners" in the section heading and the section.
Drawing of per diem allowance prohibited. — State highway commissioners (now state transportation commissioners), as unsalaried state officers, may not draw the statutory per diem allowance while engaged in official state business at their residence or personal business premises. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-20.
Membership in retirement association. — Members of the state highway commission (state transportation commission) are not eligible for membership in the public employees retirement association. 1965 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 65-29.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39A C.J.S. Highways § 58.
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