State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 24, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 766
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 5, lines 9 and 10, strike "administrative office
  of the courts" and insert in lieu thereof "local government division
  of the department of finance and administration".
  
       2.  On page 5, line 11, after "fund" insert ", less
  administrative costs as provided for in Subsection D of this
  section,".
  
       3.  On page 5, line 12, strike "administrative office of the
  courts" and insert in lieu thereof "local government division of the
  department of finance and administration".
       
       4.  On page 5, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
            "D.  The local government division of the department of
  finance and administration may expend no more than five percent of
  the annual fund balance for administrative purposes.".
  
       5.  Reletter the following subsections accordingly.
  
       6.  On page 6, line 3, strike "administrative office of the
  courts" and insert in lieu thereof "local government division of the 
  department of finance and administration".,
  
  and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
  COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 11  For 0  Against
  Yes:      11
            Excused:  Pederson, Rios
            Absent:   None
  
  
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