N.M. Stat. § 64-1-19
Aviation division; additional powers and duties.
The division may:
A. contract with any agency of the federal government to perform specified aviation
services;
B. accept federal grants for the administration and performance of such aviation
services;
C. employ necessary personnel and pay other administrative costs from federal
grant funds in accordance with a budget approved by the department of finance and
administration without regard to other restrictions or limitations imposed on the division's
budget.