FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2019

February 28, 2019

Mr. Speaker:

    Your AGRICULTURE & WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 17

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 1, line 11, after "RIGHT", insert "SERVED BY AN ACEQUIA OR COMMUNITY DITCH".

     2. On page 2, line 6, after "B.", strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 7 and 8 and on line 9, strike "the" and insert in lieu thereof "The".

     3. On page 3, line 3, before "A", insert the subsection designation "D.".

     4. On page 3, line 7, after "years", insert the following:

"; provided that pursuant to the rules or bylaws duly adopted by its members, an acequia or community ditch may require that any water use lease of a water right served by the acequia or community ditch, or any water use lease in which a water right is moved into and then served by the acequia or community ditch, shall be subject to approval by the commissioners of the acequia or community ditch in accordance with the procedures for approval of changes in point of diversion or place or purpose of use as provided in Subsection E of Section 73-2-21 NMSA 1978 and Sections 72-5-24.1 and 73-3-4.1 NMSA 1978.".,

     5. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.