The sports authority division of the department shall:A. develop an overall strategic plan for recruiting and retaining various forms of professional and amateur sporting events;B. identify existing infrastructure for sporting activities, identify and propose future infrastructure and locations and identify opportunities for private and public partnerships on infrastructure;C. inventory all high school and college sports venues, including the date of the venue's original construction and the venue's seating capacity;D. inventory all public and private sports venues, including little league fields, soccer fields, indoor basketball courts and ice rinks;E. foster relationships between sporting event organizers and event sponsors;F. foster relationships among state and local agencies and provide advice and direction needed to increase the number and quality of sporting events held in New Mexico; andG. make recommendations to the legislature to enhance sports opportunities for students and young athletes. History: Laws 2007, ch. 286, § 2; 2007, ch. 287, § 2; 2023, ch. 202, § 1.ANNOTATIONSThe 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, revised the duties of the sports authority division of young athletes. History: Laws 2007, ch. 286, § 2; 2007, ch. 287, § 2; 2023, ch. 202, § 1.ANNOTATIONSThe 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, revised the duties of the sports authority division of the tourism department; redesignated former Paragraphs A(1) and A(2) as Subsections A and B respectively; added new Subsections C and D; redesignated former Paragraphs A(3) and A(4) as Subsections E and F, respectively; deleted former Subsection B; and added Subsection G.
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