A. The "general services department" is created. The department shall consist of those divisions created by law or executive order, as modified by executive order pursuant to Subsection C of this section, including:

(1) the administrative services division;

(2) the facilities management division;

(3) the purchasing division;

(4) the risk management division; and

(5) the transportation services division.

B. The secretary of general services is empowered to organize the department and the divisions specified in Subsection A of this section and may transfer or merge functions between divisions in the interest of efficiency and economy.

C. The governor is empowered to merge divisions of the department or to create additional divisions by executive order in the interest of efficiency or economy.

History: Laws 1983, ch. 301, § 3; 1984, ch. 64, § 1; 1994, ch. 119, § 12; 1995, ch. 161, § 1; 2007, ch. 290, § 10; 2013, ch. 115, § 7.

Cross references. — For public purchases, see Chapter 13 NMSA 1978.

For property control, see Chapter 15, Article 3B NMSA 1978.

For risk management, see 15-7-2 NMSA 1978 et seq.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed the name of the property control division of the general services department to the facilities management division; deleted former Paragraph (2) of Subsection A, which included the building services division in the general services department; and in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A, deleted "property control" and added "facilities management" before "division".

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2013, ch. 115, § 29 provided that on July 1, 2013:

A. all functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, equipment, supplies and other property of the building services division of the general services department shall be transferred to the facilities management division of the general services department;

B. all contracts of the building services division of the general services department shall be binding and effective on the facilities management division of the general services department; and

C. all references in law to the building services division of the general services department shall be deemed to be references to the facilities management division of the general services department.

Laws 2013, ch. 115, § 30 provided that on July 1, 2013:

A. all functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, equipment, supplies and other property of the property control division of the general services department shall be transferred to the facilities management division of the general services department;

B. all contracts of the property control division of the general services department shall be binding and effective on the facilities management division of the general services department; and

C. all references in law to the property control division of the general services department shall be deemed to be references to the facilities management division of the general services department.

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, eliminated the information systems division in the general services department.

The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, substituted "transportation services" for "motor pool" in Paragraph (7) in Subsection A.

The 1994 amendment, effective May 18, 1994, deleted "but not limited to" at the end of Subsection A, added "and" in Paragraph A(6), added Paragraph A(7), and in Subsection B, added "of general services" and deleted "thereof" following "and the divisions."