Section 12-13A-5 - Powers and dutiesA. The commission shall provide a forum for discussion and resolution of issues of mutual concern to the governments of New Mexico and Chihuahua.B. The commission may: (1) identify projects that can be cooperatively pursued by New Mexico and Chihuahua;(2) create avenues of communication between New Mexico and Chihuahua concerning cultural, artistic, economic and industrial affairs;(3) confer with New Mexican and Chihuahuan cultural, artistic, economic and industrial leaders to determine the best methods and procedures to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico-Chihuahua Commission Act;(4) promote legislation to further the goals of the commission; and(5) communicate with state or province international commissions in other states or nations in order to obtain information about successful international intergovernmental cooperative activities or models.C. The governor of New Mexico may negotiate with appropriate officials from Chihuahua to create cooperative projects to be implemented by Chihuahua and New Mexico or to resolve issues of mutual concern to New Mexico and Chihuahua. The governor may implement the agreements reached through those negotiations or projects developed, provided that an agreement that has a fiscal impact on New Mexico and requires an appropriation shall require an act of the legislature.