0001| SENATE BILL 323 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| FERNANDO R. MACIAS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO WATER RIGHTS; CREATING A WATER RIGHTS TASK FORCE; | 0013| MAKING AN APPROPRIATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. WATER RIGHTS TASK FORCE CREATED--TERMINATION.--The "water rights task force" is created. The task force shall | 0017| function from the date of its appointment until the first day of | 0018| December prior to the first session of the forty-fifth | 0019| legislature. | 0020| Section 2. MEMBERSHIP--APPOINTMENT--VACANCIES.-- | 0021| A. The water rights task force shall be composed of | 0022| six legislative members, six public members and six advisory | 0023| members from the executive branch of government. | 0024| B. Three members of the house of representatives | 0025| shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of | 0001| representatives and three members of the senate shall be | 0002| appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate after | 0003| consultation with and the agreement of a majority of the members | 0004| of the committees' committee. Members shall be appointed from | 0005| each house to give the two major political parties in each house | 0006| the proportional representation on the task force that prevails | 0007| in each house; however, in no event shall either party have less | 0008| than one member from each house on the task force. | 0009| C. Three public members shall be appointed to the | 0010| task force by the speaker of the house of representatives and | 0011| three public members shall be appointed to the task force by the | 0012| president pro tempore of the senate to represent the state's | 0013| ethnic and geographic diversity. The public members of the task | 0014| force shall be paid per diem and mileage in accordance with the | 0015| provisions of the Per Diem and Mileage Act plus reimbursement | 0016| for reasonable actual expenses. | 0017| D. Additionally, the task force shall include six | 0018| advisory members of the executive branch of government appointed | 0019| by the governor. | 0020| E. Vacancies on the task force shall be filled by | 0021| appointment in the same manner as the original appointments. | 0022| F. The speaker of the house of representatives and | 0023| the president pro tempore of the senate shall each designate one | 0024| co-chairman of the task force. | 0025| Section 3. DUTIES.--After its appointment, the water | 0001| rights task force shall hold one organizational meeting to | 0002| develop a work plan and budget for the ensuing interim. The | 0003| work plan and budget shall be submitted to the legislative | 0004| council for approval. Upon approval of the work plan and budget | 0005| by the legislative council, the task force shall examine the | 0006| statutes, constitutional provisions, regulations and court | 0007| decisions governing water law in New Mexico, consult with and | 0008| solicit advice from the state engineer's office and recommend | 0009| legislation or changes, if any are found to be necessary, to the | 0010| legislature. | 0011| Section 4. REPORT.--The water rights task force shall make | 0012| a report of its findings and recommendations for the | 0013| consideration of the legislature. The report and suggested | 0014| legislation shall be made available to the legislative council | 0015| on or before December 15 preceding each legislative session. | 0016| Section 5. STAFF.--The staff for the water rights task | 0017| force shall be provided by the legislative council service. | 0018| Section 6. APPROPRIATION.--Twenty thousand dollars | 0019| ($20,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the | 0020| legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal years 1996 | 0021| through 2001 for the purpose of paying the salaries and expenses | 0022| of the technical, legal and clerical staff, purchase of | 0023| necessary equipment and supplies and reimbursement of the per | 0024| diem and mileage expenses of the water rights task force. Any | 0025| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of | 0001| fiscal year 2001 shall revert to the general fund. Payments | 0002| from the appropriation shall be made upon vouchers signed by the | 0003| director of the legislative council service or his authorized | 0004| representative. | 0005| Section 7. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0006| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0007|  | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| JANUARY 26, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| Mr. President: | 0016| | 0017| Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE BILL 323 | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT | 0022| TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the | 0023| CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| __________________________________ | 0006| SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| S0323CC1 | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0021| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| February 6, 1996 | 0025| | 0001| Mr. President: | 0002| | 0003| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| SENATE BILL 323 | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that | 0008| it DO PASS, and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| __________________________________ | 0015| TOM R. BENAVIDES, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Date ________________________ | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 5 | 0003| No: 0 | 0004| Excused: Rutherford, Tsosie, Vernon, Wray | 0005| Absent: 0 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| S0323CO1 | 0009| | 0010| |