0001| HOUSE BILL 1 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| MICHAEL OLGUIN | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT; APPROPRIATING | 0013| FUNDS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, SECOND | 0014| SESSION, 1996, AND FOR LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE | 0015| COUNCIL SERVICE, THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE | 0016| LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE, THE SENATE RULES | 0017| COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE SENATE CHIEF | 0018| CLERK'S OFFICE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0019| | 0020| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0021| Section 1. There is appropriated for the expense of the | 0022| legislative department of the state of New Mexico for the | 0023| forty-second legislature, second session, for per diem and | 0024| mileage of the members, for salaries of employees and for other | 0025| expenses of the legislature, the sum of two million nine hundred | 0001| twenty-two thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars ($2,922,717) | 0002| or so much thereof as may be necessary for such purposes. | 0003| Section 2. The expenditures referred to in Section 1 above | 0004| are as follows: | 0005| A. per diem for members of the senate-- $94,500; | 0006| B. per diem for members of the house of | 0007| representatives ----------------------------------- $157,500; C. mileage traveled by members of the senate going | 0008| to and returning from the seat of government by the usually | 0009| traveled route, one round trip -------------------- $3,294; | 0010| D. mileage traveled by members of the house of | 0011| representatives going to and returning from the seat of | 0012| government by the usually traveled route, one round trip | 0013| --------------------------------------------------- $4,895; | 0014| E. salaries and employee benefits of senate | 0015| employees------------------------------------------ $787,162; | 0016| F. salaries and employee benefits of house of | 0017| representatives employees-------------------------- $956,412; | 0018| G. for expense of the senate not itemized above, | 0019| one hundred fifty-six thousand four hundred seventy-five dollars | 0020| ($156,475). No part of this item may be transferred to salaries | 0021| or employee benefits; | 0022| H. for expense of the house of representatives not | 0023| itemized above, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). | 0024| No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or employee | 0025| benefits; | 0001| I. the expenditures for the house shall be disbursed | 0002| on vouchers signed by the speaker and chief clerk of the house; | 0003| the expenditures for the senate shall be disbursed on vouchers | 0004| signed by the chairman of the committees' committee and the | 0005| chief clerk of the senate; and | 0006| J. for session expenses of the legislative council | 0007| service, the joint billroom and joint legislative switchboard, | 0008| five hundred twelve thousand four hundred seventy-nine dollars | 0009| ($512,479) to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the director | 0010| of the legislative council service. Following adjournment of | 0011| the session, expenditures authorized under Subsections E through | 0012| H of this section shall be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the | 0013| director of the legislative council service. | 0014| Section 3. Typewriters and computers purchased by the | 0015| legislature are to be placed in the custody of the legislative | 0016| council service by the chief clerks of the respective houses as | 0017| soon after the session as practicable. Typewriters and | 0018| computers used for two consecutive regular sessions and not | 0019| needed for legislative use may be offered for resale to state | 0020| agencies, public officials, public institutions and local public | 0021| bodies at the original price paid by the legislature less ninety | 0022| dollars ($90.00), and the proceeds shall be deposited in the | 0023| legislative information system fund. Any typewriters and | 0024| computers purchased by the legislature and held for a period of | 0025| more than two consecutive regular sessions may be sold at a | 0001| price found to be the fair market price by the New Mexico | 0002| legislative council, and the proceeds shall be deposited in the | 0003| legislative information system fund. | 0004| Section 4. Under the printing contracts entered into for | 0005| the forty-second legislature, second session, the chairman of | 0006| the committees' committee of the senate, subject to the approval | 0007| of the committee, and the speaker of the house of | 0008| representatives are authorized and directed to provide for the | 0009| printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials | 0010| and joint memorials introduced in the senate or house, the | 0011| printing of the weekly bill locator and the printing of all | 0012| necessary stationery required for use in the respective houses. | 0013| They are further directed to provide for the purchase of all | 0014| supplies necessary for use in the respective houses within the | 0015| appropriation provided. The orders for printing, stationery and | 0016| supplies shall be approved by the chairman of the committees' | 0017| committee in the senate or by the speaker for the house. | 0018| Section 5. For the second session of the forty-second | 0019| legislature, bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials | 0020| and joint memorials delivered to the printer shall be returned | 0021| by the printer to the joint billroom within forty-two hours | 0022| after they are ordered to be printed. The billroom personnel | 0023| shall supply a complete file of bills, resolutions, joint | 0024| resolutions, memorials, joint memorials and other printed | 0025| distribution materials to the following: | 0001| A. two copies to each member of the house and | 0002| senate; | 0003| B. one copy to each county clerk, district judge, | 0004| radio or television station and newspaper and to the general | 0005| library of each state-supported institution of higher learning; | 0006| and | 0007| C. upon written request therefor, one copy to each | 0008| state department, commission, board, institution or agency, each | 0009| elected state official, each incorporated municipality, each | 0010| district attorney, each ex-governor, each member of congress and | 0011| each public school district in the state. | 0012| Section 6. Any person not enumerated in the preceding | 0013| section may secure a complete file of the bills, resolutions, | 0014| joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials of the | 0015| legislature by depositing with the legislative council service | 0016| the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), which deposit | 0017| shall be paid to the state treasurer to the credit of the | 0018| legislative expense fund. Additional single copies of items of | 0019| legislation shall be sold for fifty cents ($.50) unless the | 0020| director of the legislative council service shall, because of | 0021| its length, assign a higher price not to exceed ten cents ($.10) | 0022| per page. Copies of a daily bill locator, other than those | 0023| copies furnished each member of the respective houses, shall be | 0024| supplied by the legislative council service at a charge of | 0025| seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the entire session. | 0001| Section 7. There is appropriated from the general fund to | 0002| the legislative council service for fiscal year 1997, unless | 0003| otherwise indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the | 0004| director of the legislative council service, the following: | 0005| A. Personal Services $ 1,808,400 | 0006| Employee Benefits 573,900 | 0007| Travel 62,500 | 0008| Maintenance & Repairs 48,500 | 0009| Supplies & Materials 41,200 | 0010| Contractual Services 202,900 | 0011| Operating Costs 253,600 | 0012| Other Operating Costs 100,000 | 0013| Capital Outlay 77,500 | 0014| Out-of-State Travel 58,000 | 0015| Total $3,226,500; | 0016| B. for travel expenses of legislators other than New | 0017| Mexico legislative council members, on legislative council | 0018| business, for committee travel, staff and other necessary | 0019| expenses for other interim committees and for other necessary | 0020| legislative expenses for fiscal year 1997, the sum of four | 0021| hundred forty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($441,200); | 0022| provided that the New Mexico legislative council may transfer | 0023| amounts from the appropriation in this subsection, during the | 0024| fiscal year for which appropriated, to any other legislative | 0025| appropriation where they may be needed; | 0001| C. for pre-session expenditures and for necessary | 0002| contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session | 0003| preparation, the sum of three hundred fifty-two thousand three | 0004| hundred dollars ($352,300); and | 0005| D. for a human resource study to evaluate | 0006| legislative staff compensation, the sum of forty thousand | 0007| dollars ($40,000). | 0008| Section 8. There is appropriated from the general fund to | 0009| the legislative finance committee for fiscal year 1997, to be | 0010| disbursed on vouchers signed by the chairman of the committee or | 0011| his designated representative, the following: | 0012| Personal Services $1,406,500 | 0013| Employee Benefits 419,100 | 0014| Travel 86,900 | 0015| Maintenance & Repairs 11,200 | 0016| Supplies & Materials 20,200 | 0017| Contractual Services 178,000 | 0018| Operating Costs 104,000 | 0019| Capital Outlay 12,200 | 0020| Out-of-State Travel 34,500 | 0021| Total $2,272,600. | 0022| Section 9. There is appropriated from the general fund to | 0023| the legislative education study committee for fiscal year 1997, | 0024| to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chairman of the | 0025| committee or his designated representative, the following: | 0001| Personal Services $ 407,600 | 0002| Employee Benefits 115,000 | 0003| Travel 37,500 | 0004| Maintenance & Repairs 15,000 | 0005| Supplies & Materials 11,500 | 0006| Contractual Services 11,500 | 0007| Operating Costs 15,000 | 0008| Capital Outlay 17,700 | 0009| Out-of-State Travel 11,500 | 0010| Total $ 642,300. | 0011| Section 10. There is appropriated from the general fund to | 0012| the legislative council service for the interim duties of the | 0013| senate rules committee the sum of forty-six thousand six hundred | 0014| dollars ($46,600) for fiscal year 1997. | 0015| Section 11. There is appropriated from the general fund to | 0016| the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year | 0017| 1997 for the operation of the house chief clerk's office, to be | 0018| disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative | 0019| council service, the following: | 0020| Personal Services $ 175,548 | 0021| Employee Benefits 53,591 | 0022| Travel 2,100 | 0023| Maintenance & Repairs 45 | 0024| Supplies 1,000 | 0025| Contractual Services 1,500 | 0001| Operating Costs 3,724 | 0002| Out-of-State Travel 16,500 | 0003| Total $ 254,008. | 0004| Section 12. There is appropriated from the general fund to | 0005| the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year | 0006| 1997 for the operation of the senate chief clerk's office, to be | 0007| disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the legislative | 0008| council service, the following: | 0009| Personal Services $ 170,217 | 0010| Employee Benefits 53,157 | 0011| Travel 2,100 | 0012| Maintenance & Repairs 100 | 0013| Supplies 1,000 | 0014| Contractual Services 1,500 | 0015| Operating Costs 3,900 | 0016| Out-of-State Travel 11,472 | 0017| Total $ 243,446. | 0018| Section 13. CATEGORY TRANSFER.--Amounts set out in | 0019| Sections 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 of this act are provided for | 0020| informational purposes only and may be freely transferred among | 0021| categories. | 0022| Section 14. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0023| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0024|  State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0003| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| January 16, 1996 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0012| whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE BILL 1 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Max Coll, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted Not Adopted | 0003| | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 16 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 16 | 0010| Excused: Casey, Salazar | 0011| Absent: none | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| H0001AF1 | 0015| | 0016| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0017| SECOND SESSION | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| January 23, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| Mr. President: | 0023| | 0024| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| HOUSE BILL 1 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0007| | 0008| 1. On page 7, line 4, strike "and". | 0009| | 0010| 2. On page 7, between lines 4 and 5, insert new Subsections D | 0011| and E as follows: | 0012| | 0013| "D. for the purpose of hiring or contracting for the | 0014| services of financial consultants or policy analysts to evaluate | 0015| and monitor the effectiveness of making lump sum appropriations to | 0016| select state agencies, contingent upon the enactment into law by | 0017| the second session of the forty-second legislature a general | 0018| appropriation act that makes lump sum appropriations to select | 0019| state agencies, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars | 0020| ($250,000); | 0021| | 0022| E. for a statewide legislative internship program, the | 0023| sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and". | 0024| | 0025| 3. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly. | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| 4. On page 8, lines 13 and 14, strike "forty-six thousand six | 0009| hundred dollars ($46,600)" and insert in lieu thereof "twenty-one | 0010| thousand six hundred dollars ($21,600)". | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| _____________________________ | 0019| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted____________________ Not Adopted_____________________ | 0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Date ______________ | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 11 | 0010| No: 0 | 0011| Absent: Benavides, Donisthorpe | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| |