FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2005

February 22, 2005

Mr. Speaker:

    Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 813

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1. On page 1, line 23, after the period insert:

    "The program is to support economic development and forest restoration using fungi on waste wood biomass. The biomass may include salt cedar, small diameter thinnings and pinon salvaged from forests and orchard thinnings that may include pecan and apple. The resulting material will be marketable products such as edible mushrooms, animal feed, mushroom compost and other products that can sustain small businesses and recycle waste biomass. The board of regents of New Mexico state university shall report the results of the program expenditures to the appropriate committee of the legislature by the end of fiscal year 2006.",

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

Joe M Stell, Chairman

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against

Yes:      7 

No:       0 

Excused:  None 

Absent:   None 

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