0001|                         HOUSE BILL 470
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                      LORENZO A. LARRANAGA
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0008|     
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER FOR
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0013|     A TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE WATER RESOURCES IN THE MIDDLE RIO
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0014|     GRANDE VALLEY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0015|     
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|       Section 1.  APPROPRIATION.--Two million dollars
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0018|     ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the office
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0019|     of the state engineer for expenditure in fiscal years 1997 and
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0020|     1998 for distribution in the following manner:
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0021|                 (1)  one million five hundred thousand dollars
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0022|     ($1,500,000) to conduct essential assessments of water resources
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0023|     in the middle Rio Grande valley;
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0024|                 (2)  two hundred fifty thousand dollars
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0025|     ($250,000) to continue the operation of the Texas-New Mexico
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0001|     commission; and
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0002|                 (3)  two hundred fifty thousand dollars
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0003|     ($250,000) to achieve a sustainable water supply for critical
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0004|     regions within New Mexico.
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0005|            B.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining
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0006|     at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund.
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0007|       Section 2.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0008|     peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0009|                                                       State of New Mexico
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0010|                    House of Representatives
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0011|   
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0012|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0013|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0016|                                              February 1, 1996
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0017|   
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0019|   Mr. Speaker:
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0020|   
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0021|       Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE,
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0022|   to whom has been referred
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0023|   
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0024|                         HOUSE BILL 470
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0025|                                
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0001|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0002|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0003|   ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
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0004|   
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0005|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0006|   
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0007|   
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<u></u>0010| <u>  </u>                            G. X. McSherry, Chairman
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0014| <u>  </u>
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0015|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0016|   
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0017|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0018|   
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0019|   The roll call vote was<u> 5 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0020|   Yes:          5
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0021|   Excused: Casey, Porter, Stell, Wright
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0022|   Absent:  None
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0023|   
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0001|     H0470AG1                     State of New Mexico
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0002|                    House of Representatives
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0003|   
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0004|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0005|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0008|                                              February 5, 1996
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0009|   
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0011|   Mr. Speaker:
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0012|   
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0013|       Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to
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0014|   whom has been referred
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0015|   
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0016|                         HOUSE BILL 470
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0017|                                 
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0018|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0019|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0020|   
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0021|       1.  On page 2, lines 2 and 3, strike "achieve a sustainable
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0022|   water supply for critical regions within New Mexico" and insert in
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0023|   lieu thereof "continue a statewide interstate stream commission
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0024|   regional water planning program and related water resources
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0025|   assessments".,
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0001|   
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0002|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0003|   COMMITTEE.
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0004|   
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0005|                                Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0010| <u>  </u>                            James Roger Madalena, Chairman
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0014| <u>  </u>
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0015|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0016|   
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0017|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0018|   
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0019|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0020|   Yes:          6
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0021|   Excused: Corley, Knowles, Picraux, Reyes, Ryan
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0022|   Absent:  None
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