§ 12-13A-2 NMSA 1978

The purposes of the New Mexico-Chihuahua Commission Act are to establish a framework in which New Mexico and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, can work to develop mutually beneficial programs to resolve challenges along the international border common to both states, to maximize the possibilities for economic development and to open and institutionalize lines of communication between the public and private sector leaders of the states.