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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Silva
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/30/2007
HB 250
SHORT TITLE
Legislative Approval For Highway Restrictions
SB
ANALYST Moser
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
NFI
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDT)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 250 amends NMSA 1978 Comp., Section 67-3-12 which specifies the powers and
duties of the State Transportation Commission by specifying that the power to “designate, dedi-
cate or memorialize a public highway or structure by name" shall be subject to the approval of
the Legislature. HB 250 defines structure to mean “bridge, interchange, transportation facility or
building owned or controlled by the department."
Although the Legislature has delegated under existing law, at Section 67-3- 26 and 67-3-40, to
the Commission and Secretary full supervisory control over the state highway system and other
transportation facilities, HB 250 conditions the naming of public highways and structures by re-
quiring Legislative approval. It appears that the requirement for Legislative approval only ap-
plies to naming of highways and structures, and not to the typical designation a highway as state
highway by number.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
No fiscal impact.