Section 20-10-3 - Awards fund.
20-10-3. Awards fund.
There is established an awards fund which shall be under the control of the adjutant general, the military personnel officers of the army and air national guard, and the director of the state programs office of the department of military affairs. The awards fund shall promptly arrange for suitable presentations to award recipients. The fund is authorized to make such reasonable expenditures from sources provided or authorized so as to procure and distribute state medals, ribbons and devices consistent with Chapter 20, Article 10 NMSA 1978. The fund shall procure sufficient quantitites [quantities] of awards to allow recipients to purchase from the board replacements for lost or soiled awards. The fund may charge a reasonable sum for replacement or miniature awards, with proceeds being retained in the awards fund for future procurement of awards. Moneys in the awards fund shall be maintained in a checking account and shall not revert annually to the state treasury.