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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Taylor
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/07
2/27/07 HB
SHORT TITLE Soil & Water Conservation District Assessment
SB 250/aHAGC
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates House Bill 114
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Environment Department (NMED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of HAGC Amendment
The House Agriculture & Water Resources Committee amendment to Senate Bill 250 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.
This amendment to SB 250 is identical to an amendment to HB 11. SB 250 is a duplicate to HB
114.
Synopsis of Original Bill
Senate Bill 250 eliminates the ten year limit on financial assessments approved by referendum by
a soil and water conservation district.
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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.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There is no fiscal impact resulting from this bill.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
This bill allows a levy to be continued indefinitely by annual resolution of the supervisor after it
has been approved by referendum.
DUPLICATION
Senate Bill 250 duplicates House Bill 114.
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