The employment security department is hereby designated and constituted the agency of the state of New Mexico for the purpose of such act, with full power to establish such public employment offices throughout the state of New Mexico as it may deem necessary to fully carry out the purposes, to employ such agents, clerks and employees as are necessary therefor, with full power to cooperate with all authorities of the United States having powers or duties under said act of congress and to do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits of said act in the promotion and maintenance of a system of public employment offices. All funds made available to this state under said act of congress shall, upon receipt thereof, be paid into the general fund of the state treasury and are hereby appropriated therefrom to be expended by the department as provided by the act of congress and by this act [50-8-1, 50-8-2 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1934 (S.S.), ch. 15, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 57-602; 1953 Comp., § 59-8-2; Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 31; 1979, ch. 280, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the federal act referred to in this section, see 29 U.S.C. , ch. 15, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 57-602; 1953 Comp., § 59-8-2; Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 31; 1979, ch. 280, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the federal act referred to in this section, see 29 U.S.C. §§ 49 to 49c and 49d to 49k.
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