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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Cisneros		DATE TYPED:	3/15/03		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Wastewater Treatment & Disposal Committee				SB	738/aSCONC/aHFl#1
					ANALYST:		Wilson

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
			$2.0	Recurring	General Fund

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received From

Environment Department (ED)

State Land Office (SLO)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of the HFl Amendment

The House Floor Amendment #1 increases the membership of the committee from five to seven members and requires one member to be a representative of the agricultural industry regulated by the ED.

Synopsis of the SCONC Amendment

The Senate Conservation Committee amendment adds a requirement for the wastewater technical advisory committee to have a representative from the New Mexico home builders association.

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 738 creates the wastewater technical advisory committee to provide standardized objective evaluation of wastewater treatment and disposal technologies for both large- and small-flow domestic, commercial and agricultural wastewater systems.

The committee shall consist of five members to be appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the ED secretary and shall include:

(1) a wastewater treatment system engineer with at least ten years of experience in wastewater system design and construction;

(2) a faculty member from a university or college located within New Mexico with a minimum of a master's degree in biological science, microbiology, soil science or engineering, and with a minimum of ten years of work or academic experience with wastewater treatment or wastewater treatment facility management;

(3) a representative from the New Mexico state university water utilities technical assistance program; and

(4) a certified wastewater operator with at least ten years of experience.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

ED will be required to pay per diem and mileage to the five members of the committee at least four times a year for a total of approximately $2,000 annually.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

ED staff and attorneys will be required to provide assistance to the committee as needed.

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