0001|                        SENATE BILL 349
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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|                          PETE CAMPOS
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
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0013|     SEVERANCE TAX BONDS TO PERFORM UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE
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0014|     ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS AT NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY LOCATED
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0015|     IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION; DECLARING AN
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0016|     EMERGENCY.
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0017|     
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0018|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0019|       Section 1.  SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--PURPOSE FOR WHICH ISSUED--APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.--The state board of finance may issue
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0020|     and sell severance tax bonds in compliance with the Severance
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0021|     Tax Bonding Act in an amount not exceeding one million dollars
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0022|     ($1,000,000) when the board of regents of New Mexico highlands
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0023|     university certifies the need for the issuance of the bonds. 
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0024|     The state board of finance shall schedule the issuance and sale
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0025|     of the bonds in the most expeditious and economical manner
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0001|     possible upon a finding by the board that the project has been
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0002|     developed sufficiently to justify the issuance and that the
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0003|     project can proceed to contract within a reasonable time.  The
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0004|     state board of finance shall further take the appropriate steps
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0005|     necessary to comply with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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0006|     amended.  The proceeds from the sale of the bonds are
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0007|     appropriated to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands
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0008|     university for the purpose of performing utilities
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0009|     infrastructure enhancement projects at New Mexico highlands
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0010|     university located in San Miguel county.  Any unexpended or
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0011|     unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1999
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0012|     shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund.  If the board of
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0013|     regents of New Mexico highlands university has not certified the
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0014|     need for the issuance of the bonds by the end of fiscal year
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0015|     1998, the authorization provided in this section shall be void.
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0016|       Section 2.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0017|     peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0018|                                - 2 -     
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0019|   
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0020|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0021|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0024|                                              JANUARY 26, 1996
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0001|   Mr. President:
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0003|     Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                           SENATE BILL 349
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0007|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT
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0008|   TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the FINANCE
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0009|   COMMITTEE.
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0011|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0016|                              __________________________________
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0017|                              SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman 
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0021|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0022|             (Chief Clerk)                        (Chief Clerk)
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0025|                     Date ________________________
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