FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2023

February 2, 2023

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 195

 

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

 

    1. On pages 3 and 4, strike Section 5 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:

 

    "SECTION 5. Section 68-2-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, Chapter 208, Section 1) is amended to read: 

 

"68-2-7. FOREST FIRE AND SUPPRESSION DEFINED.--As used in the

Forest Conservation Act:

 

         A. "forest fire" means a fire burning uncontrolled on lands covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, grain or other [inflammable] vegetation; and

 

        B. "suppression" means all of the activities to

extinguish, limit or contain forest fire spread."".

 

    2. On page 6, line 2, strike "prevention and".

 

    3. On page 6, line 18, strike "prevention and".

 

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS & FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

Matthew McQueen, Chairman

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against

Yes:      11

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

 

 

 

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