N.M. Stat. § 9-22-14
State benefits division.
The state benefits division shall:
A. provide oversight of veterans' service organizations;
B. develop or coordinate veterans' programs and outreach, including economic
development; and
C. determine eligibility for, conduct or oversee state-funded veterans' services and
benefits, including determining eligibility for veteran property tax exemptions, hunting
and fishing licensing and motor vehicle license plate programs; managing the Vietnam
and children of deceased veterans scholarship programs; and overseeing the military
honors burial program and state veterans' cemeteries, monuments and museums.