0001|                            HOUSE BILL 240
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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|                             GARY K. KING
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA
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0012|     1978 TO PROHIBIT THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM
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0013|     ENDORSING COMMERCIAL HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
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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.  CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION--IMPROPER
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0017|     INTERFERENCE IN BUSINESS COMPETITION BY STATE GOVERNMENT.--
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0018|               A.  No state agency, county or political subdivision
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0019|     shall endorse the viability of a particular household consumer
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0020|     product or promote the use of one commercial product over
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0021|     another.  No state agency, county or political subdivision
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0022|     shall provide information on household hazardous substances
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0023|     unless the information is competent and reliable.
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0024|               B.  As used in this section, "competent and
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0025|     reliable" means information based on scientific study that
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0001|     includes tests performed by a certified laboratory and verified
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0002|     by scientific peer review.
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0003|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0004|                      House of Representatives
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0005|   
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0006|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010|                                                January 30, 1997
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0011|   

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0012|   
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0013|   Mr. Speaker:
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0014|   
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0015|        Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom
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0016|   has been referred
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0017|   
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0018|                        HOUSE BILL 240
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0019|   
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0020|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0022|   
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0023|        1.   On page 1, line 22, strike "hazardous substances" and
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0024|   insert in lieu thereof "consumer products".
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0025|   
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0001|   and thence referred to the CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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0002|   COMMITTEE.
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0004|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0010| <u>                                </u>                             Fred Luna, Chairman

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0015|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0017|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0019|   The roll call vote was<u> 10 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0020|   Yes:      10
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0021|             Excused:  Getty, Hobbs
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0022|             Absent:   Olguin
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0001|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0240                       State of New Mexico
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0002|                      House of Representatives
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0003|   
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0004|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0008|                                               February 18, 1997
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0009|   
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0010|   
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0011|   Mr. Speaker:
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0012|   
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0013|        Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0014|   whom has been referred
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0015|   
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0016|                  HOUSE BILL 240, as amended
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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|        
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0022|        1.  On page 1, line 19, strike "endorse the viability of a
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0023|   particular" and insert in lieu thereof "make a recommendation to
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0024|   use a".
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0025|        
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0001|        2.  On page 1, line 20, before "or" insert "in a manner
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0002|   inconsistent with its label directions".
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0003|        
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0004|        3.  On page 2, line 3, insert a new subsection:
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0005|        
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0006|             "C.  Nothing contained in this section shall be
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0007|   construed as a limitation on the state to provide information to
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0008|   consumers on hazardous waste disposal.".
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0010|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0015| <u>                                </u>
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0016|                                                               Gary King, Chairman
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0021|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0023|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0025|   The roll call vote was<u> 7 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0001|   Yes:      7
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0002|             Excused:  Rios, Vaughn, Vigil
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0003|             Absent:   None
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