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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Crook
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/07
2/26/07 HB 114/aSCONC
SHORT TITLE Soil & Water Conservation District Assessment
SB
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates Senate Bill 250
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Environment Department (NMED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SCONC Amendment
The Senate Conservation Committee amendment to House Bill 114 restores some deleted
language and now states that after the initial authorization of an assessment is approved, the
supervisors shall adopt a resolution in each following year authorizing the levy. To extend an
assessment beyond the period of time originally authorized and approved by referendum, the
supervisors shall adopt a new resolution extending the period of time originally authorized.
Synopsis of Original Bill
House Bill 114 eliminates the ten year limit on financial assessments approved by referendum by
a soil and water conservation district.
The bill also eliminates language that allows extension of the period of time originally approved
in the referendum. After the initial authorization is approved by referendum, the soil and water
conservation district supervisor shall adopt a resolution in each subsequent year authorizing the
levy.