0001| HOUSE BILL 129
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| HENRY KIKI SAAVEDRA
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0008| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO THE STATE FAIR; CLARIFYING THAT THE STATE FAIR IS A
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0012| STATE AGENCY FOR ALL PURPOSES; CREATING A FUND; AMENDING,
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0013| REPEALING AND ENACTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.
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0014|
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 16-6-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1913,
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0017| Chapter 46, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
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0018| "16-6-4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION--ANNUAL FAIR--
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0019| EXHIBITS--PREMIUMS.--
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0020| A. The state fair commission shall have power and
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0021| authority to hold annually on suitable grounds a state fair at
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0022| which shall be exhibited livestock, poultry, vegetables,
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0023| fruits, grains, grasses and other farm products, minerals, ores
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0024| and other mining exhibits, mining machinery and farm implements
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0025| and all other things which the commissioners or a majority
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0001| thereof deem consonant with the purposes of a state fair for
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0002| the purposes of advancing the agricultural, horticultural and
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0003| stock raising, mining, mechanical and industrial pursuits of
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0004| the state [and shall have the care of its property and be
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entrusted with the entire direction of its business and its
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financial affairs consistent with the provisions of Sections
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16-6-15 and 16-6-16 NMSA 1978].
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0008| B. The state fair commission, among other duties,
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0009| shall [prepare] adopt [publish and enforce all necessary]
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0010| and promulgate pursuant to the State Rules Act rules for the
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0011| management of the New Mexico state fair, its meetings and
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0012| exhibitions and for the guidance of its officers, employees and
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0013| exhibitors [The commission shall determine the duties,
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compensation and tenure of office of all of its officers and
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employees and may remove from office or discharge any person
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appointed or employed by it at will and shall have the power to
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appoint].
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0018| C. Within the limitations of available
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0019| appropriations and applicable laws, including the Personnel
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0020| Act, the commission shall employ and fix the compensation of
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0021| those persons necessary to discharge its duties, including all
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0022| necessary fairgrounds police to keep order on the grounds and
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0023| in the buildings of the state fair. The fairgrounds police so
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0024| appointed shall be vested with the same authority for such
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0025| purposes as peace officers.
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0001| D. The commission shall have the power to charge
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0002| entrance fees and admissions and lease stalls, stand and
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0003| restaurant sites, give prizes and premiums, arrange
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0004| entertainments and do all things [which] that by the
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0005| commission may be considered proper for the conduct of the
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0006| state fair not otherwise prohibited by law.
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0007| E. The commission shall prohibit the sale or
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0008| consumption of alcoholic beverages on the grounds of the state
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0009| fair except in controlled access areas within the licensed
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0010| premises. The commission or its designees shall meet with the
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0011| director of the alcohol and gaming division [of the department
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of regulation and licensing] and other parties in interest to
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0013| designate the controlled access areas on which the sale and
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0014| consumption of alcoholic beverages may be permitted. As used
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0015| in this subsection, "alcoholic beverages" means distilled or
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0016| rectified spirits, potable alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin
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0017| and aromatic bitters bearing the federal internal revenue strip
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0018| stamps or any similar alcoholic beverage, including blended or
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0019| fermented beverages, dilutions or mixtures of one or more of
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0020| the foregoing containing more than one-half of one percent
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0021| alcohol, but excluding medicinal bitters."
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0022| Section 2. Section 16-6-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1913,
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0023| Chapter 46, Section 7, as amended) is repealed and a new
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0024| Section 16-6-8 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
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0025| "16-6-8. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE FAIR FUND CREATED--
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0001| DISPOSITION.--
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0002| A. The "state fair fund" is created in the state
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0003| treasury. The fund shall consist of all fees, charges and
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0004| other revenue received by the state fair commission and all
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0005| appropriations, gifts, devises, bequests, grants and donations
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0006| made to the fund. Money in the fund is first pledged as
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0007| security for bonds pursuant to Section 16-6-17 NMSA 1978 and
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0008| outstanding loans of the state fair commission. Money not
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0009| pledged as security for bonds and outstanding loans may be
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0010| expended by the state fair commission pursuant to appropriation
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0011| by the legislature and budgets approved by the state budget
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0012| division. Interest accruing to the fund shall remain in the
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0013| fund. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of a
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0014| fiscal year.
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0015| B. The fund shall be administered by the state fair
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0016| commission. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only
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0017| upon warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and
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0018| administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of
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0019| the state fair commission or his designee."
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0020| Section 3. Section 16-6-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1961,
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0021| Chapter 110, Section 1) is amended to read:
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0022| "16-6-10. FAIR COMMISSION--EXPENSES.--Members of the
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0023| state fair commission shall receive [no salary, but each
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member shall receive fifteen dollars ($15.00) per diem while
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engaged in the performance of his official duties for the
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commission. Members shall also receive reimbursement for
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travel expenses at the rate of eight cents ($.08) a mile for
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attending meetings or traveling in connection with their
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duties] per diem and travel expenses as provided in the Per
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0005| Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation,
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0006| perquisite or allowance."
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0007| Section 4. Section 16-6-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1935,
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0008| Chapter 69, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
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0009| "16-6-15. ADDITIONAL POWERS.--In addition to the powers
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0010| [which] that it may now have, the New Mexico state fair
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0011| [shall have power to] may:
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0012| A. acquire, by purchase, gift or the exercise of
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0013| the right of eminent domain, and hold and dispose of real or
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0014| personal property or rights or interests [therein] in such
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0015| property except as limited by Section 13-6-2.1 NMSA 1978,
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0016| which provisions requiring state board of finance approval of
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0017| certain actions are applicable to the state fair. The right of
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0018| eminent domain, whenever sought to be exercised under the
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0019| provisions of this [article] section, shall be exercised in
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0020| the same manner as [is now or may hereafter be] provided for
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0021| the exercise of such power by the state or any county,
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0022| municipality or school district;
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0023| B. build, construct, improve, repair or maintain
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0024| buildings, structures, improvements, grounds and equipment
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0025| [which] that may be required by or convenient for the
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0001| purpose of operating a state fair;
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0002| C. acquire any project and to own, operate and
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0003| maintain such project;
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0004| D. accept grants of money, materials or property of
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0005| any kind from a federal agency upon such terms and conditions
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0006| as the federal agency may impose;
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0007| E. borrow money and issue bonds and provide for the
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0008| payment of the same and for the rights of the holders [thereof]
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0009| of the bonds; provided that the commission shall not issue
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0010| bonds, negotiate loans or renegotiate loans without the prior
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0011| approval of the state board of finance; and provided further
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0012| that no money shall be borrowed or bonds issued after January 1,
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0013| 1998 without specific, additional authorization from the
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0014| legislature; and
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0015| F. perform all acts and do all things necessary or
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0016| convenient to carry out the powers granted in this article, or
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0017| heretofore granted, to obtain loans or grants or both from any
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0018| federal agency and to accomplish the purposes of this article and
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0019| secure the benefits of the Recovery Act."
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0020| Section 5. REPEAL.--Sections 16-6-3.1, 16-6-9, 16-6-14 and
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0021| 16-6-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter 143, Section 6, Laws
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0022| 1913, Chapter 46, Section 8 and Laws 1935, Chapter 69, Sections
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0023| 2 and 6, as amended) are repealed.
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0024| State of New Mexico
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0025| House of Representatives
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0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0006| February 6, 1997
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0009| Mr. Speaker:
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0011| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0012| whom has been referred
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0013|
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0014| HOUSE BILL 129
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0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0018| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0020| Respectfully submitted,
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0001| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman
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0004| Adopted Not Adopted
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0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0008| Date
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0010| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against
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0011| Yes: 6
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0012| No: Hobbs
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0013| Excused: Pederson
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0014| Absent: None
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0017| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0129 State of New Mexico
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0018| House of Representatives
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0020| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0021| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0024| March 11, 1997
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0002| Mr. Speaker:
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0004| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom
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0005| has been referred
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0007| HOUSE BILLS 129 AND 5
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0009| has had them under consideration and reports same with
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0010| recommendation that they DO NOT PASS, but that
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0012| HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
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0013| SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILLS 129 AND 5
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0015| DO PASS.
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0017| Respectfully submitted,
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0023| Max Coll, Chairman
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0001| Adopted Not Adopted
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0003| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0005| Date
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0007| The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against
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0008| Yes: 12
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0009| Excused: Taylor, J.P., Townsend, Varela, Wallace, Watchman
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0010| Absent: None
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0012| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0129 HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0013| HOUSE BILLS 129 & 5
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0014| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0021|
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0022| AN ACT
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0023| RELATING TO THE STATE FAIR; CLARIFYING THAT THE STATE FAIR IS A
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0024| STATE AGENCY FOR ALL PURPOSES; CREATING FUNDS; PROVIDING
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0025| MECHANISMS FOR PAYMENT OF DEBT; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FOR THE
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0001| STATE FAIR COMMISSION; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING CERTAIN
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0002| SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; AUTHORIZING SEVERANCE TAX BONDS;
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0003| MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0004|
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0005| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0006| Section 1. Section 16-6-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1913,
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0007| Chapter 46, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
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0008| "16-6-1. STATE FAIR COMMISSION--MEMBERS--
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0009| APPOINTMENT--NUMBER--QUALIFICATION--TERMS--OATH--BOND.--
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0010| A. The governor shall appoint, with the advice and
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0011| consent of the senate, a "state fair commission", consisting of
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0012| [seven] nine members, for terms of five years each; provided
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0013| that the first appointments shall be made of two commissioners
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0014| for one-year terms, two for two-year terms, one for a three-year
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0015| term, one for a four-year term and one for a five-year term; and
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0016| provided further that for the initial terms of the two members
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0017| appointed in 1997, one shall be for two years and one shall be
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0018| for three years. All state fair commissioners shall be bona
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0019| fide residents of the state. No [less] fewer than two
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0020| commissioners shall be engaged in the business of livestock
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0021| raising; [and] no [less] fewer than two commissioners shall
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0022| be engaged in agricultural vocations and pursuits other than
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0023| livestock raising; two members shall represent the city of
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0024| Albuquerque and be appointed from lists of three names submitted
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0025| by the mayor; one member shall be a person with financial
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0001| expertise; and one member shall be a lawyer.
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0002| B. Before entering upon the duties of his office, each
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0003| state fair commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath that he
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0004| will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his
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0005| office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary
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0006| of state. Each commissioner shall furnish a good and sufficient
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0007| surety bond as provided in the Surety Bond Act.
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0008| C. No member of the state fair commission shall be
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0009| removed during the term for which he is appointed, except for
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0010| cause, following notice and an opportunity for a hearing, unless
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0011| the notice and hearing are, in writing, expressly waived."
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0012| Section 2. Section 16-6-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1913,
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0013| Chapter 46, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
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0014| "16-6-4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION--ANNUAL FAIR--
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0015| EXHIBITS--PREMIUMS.--
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0016| A. The state fair commission shall have power and
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0017| authority to hold annually on suitable grounds a state fair at
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0018| which shall be exhibited livestock, poultry, vegetables, fruits,
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0019| grains, grasses and other farm products, minerals, ores and other
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0020| mining exhibits, mining machinery and farm implements and all other
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0021| things [which] that the commissioners or a majority thereof deem
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0022| consonant with the purposes of a state fair for the purposes of
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0023| advancing the agricultural, horticultural and stock raising, mining,
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0024| mechanical and industrial pursuits of the state and shall have the
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0025| care of its property [and be entrusted with the entire direction of
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its business and its financial affairs consistent with the
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provisions of Sections 16-6-15 and 16-6-16 NMSA 1978].
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0003| B. The state fair commission, among other duties,
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0004| shall [prepare] adopt [publish and enforce all necessary] and
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0005| promulgate pursuant to the State Rules Act and enforce rules for
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0006| the management of the New Mexico state fair, its meetings and
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0007| exhibitions and for the guidance of its officers, employees and
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0008| exhibitors [The commission shall determine the duties, compensation
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and tenure of office of all of its officers and employees and may
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remove from office or discharge any person appointed or employed by
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it at will and shall have the power to appoint].
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0012| C. Within the limitations of available appropriations
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0013| and applicable laws, including the Personnel Act, the state fair
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0014| commission shall employ and fix the compensation of those persons
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0015| necessary to discharge its duties, including all necessary
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0016| fairgrounds police to keep order on the grounds and in the buildings
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0017| of the state fair. The fairgrounds police so appointed shall be
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0018| vested with the same authority for such purposes as peace officers.
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0019|
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0020| D. The state fair commission shall have the power to
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0021| charge entrance fees and admissions and lease stalls, stand and
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0022| restaurant sites, give prizes and premiums, arrange entertainments
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0023| and do all things [which] that by the commission may be
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0024| considered proper for the conduct of the state fair not otherwise
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0025| prohibited by law.
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0001| E. The state fair commission shall prohibit the sale
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0002| or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the grounds of the state
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0003| fair except in controlled access areas within the licensed premises.
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0004| The commission or its designees shall meet with the director of the
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0005| alcohol and gaming division of the [department of] regulation and
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0006| licensing department and other parties in interest to designate
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0007| the controlled access areas on which the sale and consumption of
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0008| alcoholic beverages may be permitted. As used in this subsection,
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0009| "alcoholic beverages" means distilled or rectified spirits, potable
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0010| alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin and aromatic bitters bearing the
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0011| federal internal revenue strip stamps or any similar alcoholic
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0012| beverage, including blended or fermented beverages, dilutions or
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0013| mixtures of one or more of the foregoing containing more than one-
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0014| half of one percent alcohol, but excluding medicinal bitters."
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0015| Section 3. Section 16-6-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1913, Chapter
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0016| 46, Section 7, as amended) is repealed and a new Section 16-6-8 NMSA
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0017| 1978 is enacted to read:
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0018| "16-6-8. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE FAIR FUND CREATED--
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0019| DISPOSITION.--
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0020| A. The "state fair fund" is created in the state
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0021| treasury. Except for deposits to the state fair debt fund, the
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0022| state fair fund shall consist of fees, charges and other revenue
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0023| received by the state fair commission and appropriations, gifts,
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0024| bequests, grants and donations made to the fund. Interest accruing
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0025| to the fund shall remain in the fund. Money in the fund is first
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0001| pledged as security for bonds pursuant to Section 16-6-17 NMSA 1978
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0002| and outstanding loans of the state fair commission. Money not
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0003| pledged as security for bonds and outstanding loans may be expended
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0004| by the state fair commission pursuant to appropriation by the
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0005| legislature and budgets approved by the state budget division of the
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0006| department of finance and administration. Money in the fund shall
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0007| not revert at the end of a fiscal year.
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0008| B. The state fair fund shall be administered by the
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0009| state fair commission. Disbursements from the fund shall be made
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0010| only upon warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and
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0011| administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the state fair manager
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0012| or his designee."
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0013| Section 4. Section 16-6-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1961, Chapter
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0014| 110, Section 1) is amended to read:
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0015| "16-6-10. FAIR COMMISSION--EXPENSES.--Members of the state
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0016| fair commission shall receive [no salary, but each member shall
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receive fifteen dollars ($15.00) per diem while engaged in the
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performance of his official duties for the commission. Members
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shall also receive reimbursement for travel expenses at the rate of
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eight cents ($.08) a mile for attending meetings or traveling in
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connection with their duties] per diem and travel expenses as
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0022| provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other
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0023| compensation, perquisite or allowance."
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0024| Section 5. Section 16-6-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1935, Chapter
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0025| 69, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
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0001| "16-6-15. ADDITIONAL POWERS.--In addition to the powers
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0002| [which] that it may now have, the [New Mexico] state fair
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0003| [shall have power to] commission may:
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0004| A. acquire, by purchase, gift or the exercise of the
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0005| right of eminent domain, and hold and dispose of real or personal
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0006| property or rights or interests [therein] in such property
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0007| except as limited by Section 13-6-2.1 NMSA 1978, which provisions
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0008| requiring state board of finance approval of certain actions are
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0009| applicable to the state fair. The right of eminent domain, whenever
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0010| sought to be exercised under the provisions of this [article]
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0011| section, shall be exercised in the same manner as [is now or may
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hereafter be] provided for the exercise of such power by the state
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0013| or any county, municipality or school district;
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0014| B. build, construct, improve, repair or maintain
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0015| buildings, structures, improvements, grounds and equipment [which]
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0016| that may be required by or convenient for the purpose of operating
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0017| a state fair;
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0018| C. acquire any project and [to] own, operate and
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0019| maintain such project;
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0020| D. accept grants of money, materials or property of any
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0021| kind from a federal agency upon such terms and conditions as the
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0022| federal agency may impose;
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0023| E. borrow money and issue bonds and provide for the
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0024| payment of the same and for the rights of the holders [thereof]
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0025| of the bonds; provided that the commission shall not issue bonds,
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0001| negotiate loans or renegotiate loans without the prior approval of
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0002| the state board of finance; and provided further that no money
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0003| shall be borrowed or bonds issued after January 1, 1998 without
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0004| specific, additional authorization from the legislature; and
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0005| F. perform all acts and do all things necessary or
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0006| convenient to carry out the powers granted in this article, or
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0007| heretofore granted, to obtain loans or grants or both from any
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0008| federal agency and to accomplish the purposes of this article and
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0009| secure the benefits of the Recovery Act."
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0010| Section 6. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE FAIR LINES OF CREDIT--
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0011| PAYMENTS.--The state fair commission shall rest all outstanding
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0012| balances from approved line-of-credit draws within sixty days of the
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0013| end of each annual state fair.
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0014| Section 7. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE FAIR OPERATING RESERVE.--By
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0015| July 1, 2002, the state fair commission shall have an operating
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0016| reserve in the state fair fund from generated revenue equal to at
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0017| least fifteen percent of the previous fiscal year's operating
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0018| budget. The operating reserve shall not be expended for capital
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0019| improvements.
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0020| Section 8. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE FAIR DEBT FUND CREATED--
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0021| ADMINISTRATION.--The "state fair debt fund" is created in the state
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0022| treasury. The fund shall consist of state fair debt surcharge
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0023| revenue and appropriations, gifts, grants, donations or bequests
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0024| made to the fund and income earned from investment of the fund.
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0025| Money in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of
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0001| any fiscal year. The fund shall be administered by the department
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0002| of finance and administration, and money in the fund is appropriated
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0003| to the department to pay off the debts of the state fair accumulated
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0004| as of January 1, 1998. The department shall use money in the state
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0005| fair debt fund in conjunction with the money in the state fair fund
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0006| to pay off the state fair debts as quickly as possible. After the
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0007| debts have been paid, money in the fund shall be transferred to the
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0008| operating reserve in the state fair fund.
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0009| Section 9. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE FAIR DEBT SURCHARGE.--
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0010| A. The state fair commission shall impose a "state fair
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0011| debt surcharge" on entrance and other fees for the use of the state
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0012| fair sufficient to generate at least three hundred fifty thousand
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0013| dollars ($350,000) in 1997, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)
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0014| in 1998 and seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) per year
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0015| thereafter. The surcharge shall be deposited in the state fair debt
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0016| fund and shall be used only for payment of state fair debt and the
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0017| establishment of an operating reserve.
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0018| B. The state fair commission shall cease to collect the
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0019| surcharge when the state fair debt has been paid and the department
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0020| of finance and administration has determined that the state fair
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0021| operating reserve is sufficient.
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0022| Section 10. [NEW MATERIAL] FAIR ADMISSION--OTHER EVENTS.--
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0023| A. Admission to any event promoted by the state fair
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0024| commission to which an admission is charged shall include the state
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0025| fair debt surcharge, and holders of free admission tickets to such
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0001| events shall pay the state fair debt surcharge.
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0002| B. The state fair commission shall adopt and promulgate
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0003| a state fairgrounds admissions policy. The policy may include the
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0004| provision of free hours of admission to the state fair.
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0005| C. The state fair commission is limited in the number of
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0006| free state fair admission tickets it can distribute to no more than
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0007| one percent of the number of tickets sold at the previous year's
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0008| state fair. Holders of free admission tickets shall pay the state
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0009| fair debt surcharge.
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0010| Section 11. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--Sections 11
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0011| through 14 of this act may be cited as the "State Fair Commission
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0012| Appropriations Act".
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0013| Section 12. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the
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0014| State Fair Commission Appropriations Act:
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0015| A. "federal funds" means payments by the United States
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0016| government or state agencies for specific purposes or in lieu of
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0017| taxes, including grants, reimbursements and payments made in
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0018| accordance with contracts or cooperative agreements and shared
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0019| revenue except those payments made in accordance with the federal
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0020| Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 and the State and Local Fiscal
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0021| Assistance Act of 1972; and
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0022| B. "other state funds" means:
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0023| (1) unencumbered balances in state agency accounts
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0024| appropriated by the General Appropriation Act of 1996; and
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0025| (2) all revenue available to state agencies from
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0001| sources other than the general fund and federal funds.
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0002| Section 13. [NEW MATERIAL] FORMAT.--The general format of
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0003| the appropriations set forth in the State Fair Commission
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0004| Appropriations Act with respect to symbols used, column headings and
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0005| stating of amounts is that used in the General Appropriation Act of
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0006| 1996.
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0007| Section 14. [NEW MATERIAL] FISCAL YEAR 1998
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0008| APPROPRIATIONS.--
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0009| Other
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0010| State Federal
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0011| Item Funds Funds Total
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0012| State fair commission
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0013| (a) Personal services 3,651.3 -0- 3,651.3
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0014| (b) Employee benefits 961.8 -0- 961.8
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0015| Other
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0016| State Federal
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0017| Item Funds Funds Total
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0018|
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0019| (c) Travel 63.6 -0- 63.6
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0020|
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0021| (d) Maintenance and repairs 443.1 -0- 443.1
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0022| (e) Supplies and materials 116.7 -0- 116.7
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0023| (f) Contractual services 2,118.3 -0- 2,118.3
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0024| (g) Operating costs 2,189.6 -0- 2,189.6
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0025| (h) Other costs 2,489.3 -0- 2,489.3
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0001| (i) Capital outlay 48.0 -0- 48.0
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0002| (j) Out-of-state travel 11.5 -0- 11.5
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0003| (k) Other financing uses 1.1 -0- 1.1
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0004| Subtotal 12,094.3 -0- 12,094.3
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0005| Authorized FTE: 48.0 Perm; 30.0 Temp
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0006| Category transfers and budget increases from other state funds
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0007| are specifically authorized for the state fair commission. Such
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0008| other state funds are appropriated.
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0009| Section 15. TEMPORARY PROVISION--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
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0010| ADMINISTRATION--ADMINISTRATION OF STATE FAIR FUNDS.--
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0011| A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of
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0012| Section 16-6-8 NMSA 1978, the department of finance and
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0013| administration shall administer the state fair fund until the long-
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0014| term and short-term debt accumulated prior to January 1, 1998 has
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0015| been paid. Until the debt accumulated prior to January 1, 1998 has
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0016| been paid, disbursements from the state fair fund shall be made only
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0017| on warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration
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0018| pursuant to vouchers signed by director of the financial control
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0019| division of the department or his designee and approved by the state
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0020| budget division of the department.
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0021| B. The department, in conjunction with the state
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0022| auditor, shall assign or employ a term auditor for the state fair.
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0023| The auditor may be paid from the state fair fund, but shall not be
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0024| an employee of the state fair commission.
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0025| C. The state fair commission shall present a draft
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0001| business plan and capital improvements and facilities maintenance
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0002| plan to the department and the legislative finance committee by May
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0003| 1, 1997. Final plans shall be approved by the secretary of finance
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0004| and administration by July 1, 1997.
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0005| Section 16. TEMPORARY PROVISION--ANNEXATION.--The city of
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0006| Albuquerque may annex the state fairgrounds after January 1, 1998
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0007| unless the state fair commission disapproves of the annexation. All
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0008| gross receipts tax revenue received by the city from taxable
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0009| activity at the state fairgrounds shall be remitted to the state
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0010| fair fund.
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0011| Section 17. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--PURPOSE FOR WHICH ISSUED--
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0012| APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.--The state board of finance may issue and
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0013| sell severance tax bonds in compliance with the Severance Tax
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0014| Bonding Act in an amount not exceeding one million two hundred
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0015| thousand dollars ($1,200,000) when the state fair commission
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0016| certifies the need for the issuance of the bonds. The state board
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0017| of finance shall schedule the issuance and sale of the bonds in the
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0018| most expeditious and economical manner possible upon a finding by
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0019| the board that the project has been developed sufficiently to
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0020| justify the issuance and that the project can proceed to contract
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0021| within a reasonable time. The state board of finance shall further
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0022| take the appropriate steps necessary to comply with the Internal
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0023| Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The proceeds from the sale of the
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0024| bonds are appropriated to the state fair commission to reroof, to
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0025| improve or replace the heating, ventilation and air conditioning
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0001| system and to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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0002| standards at Tingley coliseum at the New Mexico state fair located
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0003| in Bernalillo county. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance
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0004| remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the
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0005| severance tax bonding fund. If the state fair commission has not
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0006| certified the need for the issuance of the bonds by the end of
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0007| fiscal year 1999, the authorization provided in this section shall
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0008| be void.
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0009| Section 18. APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars ($1,000,000)
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0010| is appropriated from the general fund to the state fair debt fund
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0011| for expenditure in fiscal year 1997 to pay off debts of the state
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0012| fair; provided that this appropriation is contingent upon the city
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0013| of Albuquerque providing one million five hundred thousand dollars
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0014| ($1,500,000) for the same purpose. Any unexpended or unencumbered
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0015| balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1997 shall not revert to
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0016| the general fund.
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0017| Section 19. REPEAL.--Sections 16-6-3.1, 16-6-9, 16-6-14 and
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0018| 16-6-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994, Chapter 143, Section 6, Laws
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0019| 1913, Chapter 46, Section 8 and Laws 1935, Chapter 69, Sections 2
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0020| and 6, as amended) are repealed.
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0021| Section 20. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace,
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0022| health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0023| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0024| FIRST SESSION
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0002| March 13, 1997
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0005| HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1___ to HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND
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0006| FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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0007| FOR HOUSE BILL 129 & 5
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0009| Amendment sponsored by Representative Henry Kiki Saavedra
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0011| 1. On page 1, line 15, strike "AUTHORIZING SEVERANCE TAX BONDS;".
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0013| 2. On pages 12 and 13, strike Section 17 in its entirety.
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0015| 3. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly.
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0021| ___________________________
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0022| Henry Kiki Saavedra
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0001| Adopted ___________________ Not Adopted ___________________________
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0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0005| Date ________________ FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0009| March 17, 1997
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0010| Mr. President:
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0011|
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0012| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0014| HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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0015| FOR HOUSE BILLS 129 & 5, as amended
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0017| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
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0018| that it DO PASS.
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0020| Respectfully submitted,
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0001| Shannon Robinson, Chairman
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0004| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0008| Date ________________________
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0012| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0013| Yes: 5
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0014| No: 0
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0015| Excused: Rodarte, Vernon, Ingle, Robinson
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0016| Absent: None
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