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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
3/15/2007
HB HM 111
SHORT TITLE Regulatory Reform Task Force
SB
ANALYST Schuss
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY07
FY08
FY09 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total Unknown Unknown
Non-
Recurring General
Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SM 62
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Memorial 111 requests that the New Mexico Legislative Council convene a task force to
make recommendations on regulatory reform
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The creation of a task force will have an unknown fiscal impact to the general fund. This will
depend on how many of the 15 members will be eligible for per diem and mileage expenses.
Recommendations by the task force will also have potential fiscal impacts.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
House Memorial 111 states that in 1969, New Mexico adopted the Administrative Procedures
Act, which is comprehensive legislation providing for uniform administrative procedures based
on the 1961 Model State Act adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on uniform
state laws. The Legislature exempted most administrative actions from coverage under the
Administrative Procedures Act.
HM 111 states that the scope and complexity of administrative responsibility has substantially
increased since 1969 and the Legislature needs to reconsider whether the Administrative
Procedures Act should apply to most, if not all, agencies. The Legislature also needs to consider
whether other broad-based regulatory reform will enhance consistency and predictability with
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respect to administrative actions.
The House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico requests that the New Mexico
Legislative Council be requested to convene a regulatory task force to make recommendations
on reform of administrative rulemaking, licensing, enforcement and adjudication processes,
including any necessary reforms to administrative procedures as recommended by the National
Conference of Commissioners on uniform state laws and the American Bar Association.
HM 111 request that the regulatory reform task force be limited to fifteen members, including:
one member, appointed by the Governor, who represents the public interest;
one member, appointed by the Governor, who represents the business community;
one member, appointed by the Governor, who is an attorney licensed to practice
law in the State of New Mexico;
three members, appointed by the Governor, who represent the interests of the
agencies, boards and commissions;
the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General;
three Senators, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, with at
least one of the senators coming from the minority party;
one person, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate who is not a
legislator;
three Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
who is not a legislator
The regulatory reform task force is requested to report its findings and conclusions and any
recommended legislation to the appropriate Interim Legislative Committee by October 2007.
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