0001|                            HOUSE BILL 305
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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|                           GERALD E. WEEKS
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO INMATE WORK CAMPS; ESTABLISHING AN INMATE WORK CAMP
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0012|     PROGRAM; ENACTING NEW SECTIONS PERTAINING TO STATE CORRECTIONAL
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0013|     FACILITIES; ENACTING NEW SECTIONS OF THE FOREST CONSERVATION
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0014|     ACT; CREATING A FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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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.  A new Section 33-2-51 NMSA 1978 is enacted to
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0018|     read:
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0019|          "33-2-51.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  INMATE WORK CAMP PROGRAM
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0020|     CREATED--PURPOSE.--There is created an inmate work camp program
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0021|     for which the corrections department shall provide inmate labor
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0022|     for natural resources work planned by the forestry division of
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0023|     the energy, minerals and natural resources department.  The
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0024|     purpose of the inmate work camp program is to use minimum
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0025|     security inmates to perform work on natural resource projects
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0001|     on public lands and wildfire suppression in New Mexico.  The
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0002|     inmate work camp program is not an inmate-release program
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0003|     pursuant to the provisions of Sections 33-2-43 through 33-2-47
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0004|     NMSA 1978."
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0005|          Section 2.  A new Section 33-2-52 NMSA 1978 is enacted to
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0006|     read:
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0007|          "33-2-52.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  INMATES ELIGIBLE TO
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0008|     PARTICIPATE.--The corrections department shall screen and
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0009|     classify inmate applicants for the inmate work camp program. 
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0010|     To be eligible, a candidate for participation in the inmate
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0011|     work camp program shall:
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0012|               A.  meet all of the standards provided in Section
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0013|     33-2-44 NMSA 1978; and
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0014|               B.  not be serving a sentence for first or second
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0015|     degree murder."
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0016|          Section 3.  A new Section 33-2-53 NMSA 1978 is enacted to
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0017|     read:
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0018|          "33-2-53.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  WORK CAMPS.--The corrections
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0019|     department may establish work camps for the custody of inmates
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0020|     performing labor pursuant to the inmate work camp program.  As
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0021|     used in this section, "work camp" means a minimum security
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0022|     facility operated by the corrections department that houses
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0023|     inmates being trained or providing labor pursuant to the inmate
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0024|     work camp program."
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0025|          Section 4.  A new Section 33-2-54 NMSA 1978 is enacted to
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0001|     read:
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0002|          "33-2-54.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  INMATE COMPENSATION--INMATES
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0003|     NOT EMPLOYEES AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION.--
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0004|               A.  The corrections department shall establish
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0005|     policies and procedures for compensating inmates who work in
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0006|     the inmate work camp program.
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0007|               B.  No inmate compensated under this section shall
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0008|     be considered an employee of or shall be employed by the
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0009|     corrections department or the forestry division of the energy,
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0010|     minerals and natural resources department or any entity
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0011|     deriving benefits from inmate services; nor shall any inmate
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0012|     come within the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act or
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0013|     be entitled to any benefits under that act whether on behalf of
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0014|     the inmate or of any other person."
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0015|          Section 5.  A new section of the Forest Conservation Act
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0016|     is enacted to read:
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0017|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH CORRECTIONS
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0018|     DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.--
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0019|               A.  The forestry division of the energy, minerals
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0020|     and natural resources department may enter into agreements with
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0021|     the corrections department to provide planning and supervision
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0022|     of natural resource projects for the inmate work camp program.
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0023|               B.  The forestry division may contract with and
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0024|     receive funds for public land management agencies for which
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0025|     natural resource work is performed pursuant to the inmate work
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0001|     camp program."
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0002|          Section 6.  A new section of the Forest Conservation Act
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0003|     is enacted to read:
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0004|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  FORESTRY DIVISION TO SUPERVISE NATURAL
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0005|     RESOURCE WORK AND TO DEVELOP POLICIES.--
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0006|               A.  The forestry division of the energy, minerals
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0007|     and natural resources department may plan and develop natural
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0008|     resource projects, provide technical direction and supervision
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0009|     of natural resource work performed by inmates, provide
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0010|     instruction in forestry and natural resource issues to inmates,
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0011|     provide direction and instruction to inmates in the use of
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0012|     tools and equipment and conduct safety training for inmates
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0013|     performing labor pursuant to the inmate work camp program.
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0014|               B.  The forestry division may develop policies and
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0015|     procedures for the inmate work camp program that address
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0016|     planning and developing natural resource projects, supervising
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0017|     and directing natural resource projects and providing safety
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0018|     training for inmates performing assigned work."
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0019|          Section 7.  A new section of the Forest Conservation Act
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0020|     is enacted to read:
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0021|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  FORESTRY WORK CAMP REVOLVING FUND
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0022|     CREATED.--There is created within the state treasury the
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0023|     "forestry work camp revolving fund".  All money received by the
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0024|     forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources
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0025|     department from public land management agencies for work
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0001|     performed pursuant to the inmate work camp program shall be
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0002|     delivered to the state treasurer and deposited in the forestry
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0003|     work camp revolving fund.  Disbursements from the fund shall be
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0004|     made upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and
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0005|     administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of
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0006|     energy, minerals and natural resources.  Money in the fund is
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0007|     appropriated to the energy, minerals and natural resources
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0008|     department for administration of the inmate work camp program,
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0009|     including the acquisition of tools and equipment and expenses
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0010|     incurred in planning and supervising natural resource projects. 
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0011|     Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining in the
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0012|     forestry work camp revolving fund at the end of a fiscal year
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0013|     shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain and
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0014|     accrue to the benefit of the forestry work camp revolving
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0015|     fund."
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0016|          Section 8.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0017|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0018|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0019|                      House of Representatives
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0020|   
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0021|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0022|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0023|   
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0025|                                                February 7, 1997
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0003|   Mr. Speaker:
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0005|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0007|                        HOUSE BILL 305
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0008|   
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0009|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0011|   
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0012|        1.   On page 1, line 24, after the word "use" insert "male
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0013|   and female".,
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0014|   
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0015|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0016|   COMMITTEE.
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0018|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0024| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0002|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0004|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0006|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0008|   The roll call vote was<u> 11 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0009|   Yes:      11
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0010|             Excused:  King, Sanchez
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0011|             Absent:   None
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0015|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0305                       State of New Mexico
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0016|                      House of Representatives
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0017|   
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0018|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0019|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0022|                                                   March 4, 1997
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0025|   Mr. Speaker:
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0002|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0003|   whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                  HOUSE BILL 305, as amended
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0006|                               
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0007|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0010|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0016| <u>                                </u>                             Max Coll, Chairman
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0019|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0021|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0022|   
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0023|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0024|   
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0025|   The roll call vote was <u> 9 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0001|   Yes:      9
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0002|             Excused:  Coll, Heaton, Knowles, Marquardt, Picraux, Taylor, JP,
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0003|             Varela, Watchman
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0004|             Absent:   None
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0009|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0010|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0013|                                                 March  18, 1997
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0014|   
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0015|   Mr. President:
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0016|   
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0017|       Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0018|   
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0019|                     HOUSE BILL 305, as amended
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0020|   
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0021|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0023|   
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0024|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0004|   __________________________________
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0005|                                Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0009|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0010|   Adopted_______________________
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0011|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0015|                     Date ________________________
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0018|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0019|           Yes:    6
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0020|           No:     None
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0021|                Excused:     Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben
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0022|           Absent: None
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0001|     
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0002|   
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0003|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0004|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0007|                                                 March  18, 1997
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0008|   
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0009|   Mr. President:
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0010|   
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0011|       Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0012|   
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0013|                     HOUSE BILL 305, as amended
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0014|   
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0015|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0017|   
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0018|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0023|   __________________________________
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0024|                                Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0025|   
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0003|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0004|   Adopted_______________________
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0005|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0009|                     Date ________________________
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0012|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0013|           Yes:    6
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0014|           No:     None
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0015|                Excused:     Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben
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0016|           Absent: None
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0022|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001|                                                  March 17, 1997
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0002|   
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0003|   Mr. President:
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0004|   
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0005|       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0006|   
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0007|                     HOUSE BILL 305, as amended
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0008|   
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0009|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0011|   FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0012|   
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0013|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0017|                                
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0018|   __________________________________
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0019|                                Fernando R. Macias, Chairman 
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0024|   Adopted_______________________
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0025|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0003|                     Date ________________________
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0006|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0007|           Yes:    6
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0008|           No:     0
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0009|                Excused:     Sanchez, Vernon
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0010|           Absent: None
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