As used in the Indian Affairs Department Act: A. 'department' means the Indian affairs department; and B. 'secretary' means the secretary of Indian affairs. History: Laws 2004, ch. 18, § 3 and Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2004, ch. 18, § 3 and Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 3 enacted identical new sections of law, effective May 19, 2004. Both were compiled as 9-21-3 NMSA 1978.
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