New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
| New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources | |
| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $158,340 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $149,204,700 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the governor |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
| Vacant | |
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The New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources is an appointed state executive position in the New Mexico state government.
As head of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, the secretary is responsible for making the state a leader in energy development, protecting the environment, managing sustainable forests, and improving the state park system.[1]
Current officeholder
The current New Mexico Secretary of Energy Minerals and Natural Resources is Melanie Kenderdine (nonpartisan). Kenderdine assumed office in 2024.
Authority
The secretary's powers are derived from Chapter 9, Article 5A of the New Mexico Statutes.
Article 5A, Section 5:
| A. The administrative head of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is the "secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet.
B. An appointed secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting his appointment.[2] |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The secretary is appointed by the Governor of New Mexico with the consent of the New Mexico Senate.[2]
Vacancies
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Duties
The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources serves as the head of the Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources. The secretary provides policy direction for the department and handles its communications with the governor, state legislature, and other state agencies. The secretary also provides administrative oversight for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, the Game Commission, the Youth Conservation Corps, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Transportation Safety Coordinator.[3]
Additional duties also include the development of a watershed restoration strategy for the state focused on the removal of overabundant woody vegetation, particularly non-native species, and the restoration of the state's natural ecology.[4]
Divisions
The New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources consists of the following divisions:[5]
- Administrative Services
- Energy Conservation & Management
- State Forestry
- Mining & Minerals
- Oil Conservation
- State Parks
State budget
- See also: New Mexico state budget and finances
The budget for the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources in Fiscal Year 2024 was $149,204,700.[6]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $158,340, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the secretary received a salary of $156,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the secretary received a salary of $156,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the secretary received a salary of $128,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the secretary received a salary of $125,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
Salary information for the secretary was not available in 2017, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner received a salary of $106,050, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner received a salary of $106,050, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the secretary received a salary of $106,050, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the secretary received a salary of $100,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2010
In 2010, the secretary received a salary of $133,280, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
1220 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505-476-3200
Fax: 505-476-3220
Email: Deputy Secretary Todd Leahy
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, "EMNRD," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Office of the Secretary," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Justia, "NM Stat § 9-5A-10 (2019)," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, "Home," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "New Mexico General Appropriation Act of 2023," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States," Sept. 30, 2020
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed Jan. 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 22, 2011
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