A. The "sports advisory committee" is created to advise and support the sports authority division of the department.

B. The sports advisory committee consists of twenty-five members of the public appointed by the governor and six ex-officio voting members as follows:

(1) the superintendent of regulation and licensing;

(2) the secretary of economic development;

(3) the secretary of tourism;

(4) the secretary of taxation and revenue;

(5) the chief counsel to the governor; and

(6) the governor's deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs.

C. An ex-officio member may designate in writing another person to attend meetings of the committee and to the same extent and with the same effect act in the ex-officio member's stead.

D. Public members shall be appointed for four-year terms expiring on January 1 and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Members serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The governor may fill any vacancies on the committee for the remainder of an unexpired term.

E. The committee shall have two co-chairs appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an ex-officio member and one of whom shall be a public member. The committee may elect such other officers as it deems necessary to carry out its duties.

F. Public members of the committee shall receive per diem and mileage as provided for nonsalaried public officers 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.

G. Representation on the committee shall resemble the demographics of New Mexico in conjunction with the three congressional districts.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 286, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 287, § 3.

Compiler's notes. — Laws 2007, ch. 286, § 3 and Laws 2007, ch. 287, § 3 enacted identical sections, effective June 15, 2007. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 2007, ch. 287, § 3. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.