0001| HOUSE BILL 1165
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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| RON GENTRY
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO HIGHWAYS; AUTHORIZING THE STATE HIGHWAY AND
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0012| TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE CERTAIN OBSTRUCTIONS FROM
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0013| STATE HIGHWAY ROADWAYS AND RIGHTS OF WAY.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS FROM ROADWAY OR RIGHT
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0017| OF WAY.--
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0018| A. The state highway and transportation department
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0019| may, without the consent of the owner or carrier of spilled
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0020| cargo or other personal property on the right of way or any
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0021| portion of roadway of the state highway system, remove the
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0022| cargo or property from the right of way or portion of roadway
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0023| of the state highway system in circumstances in which, as
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0024| determined by the department, the cargo or property is blocking
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0025| the roadway or may otherwise be endangering public safety.
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0001| B. The state highway and transportation department
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0002| is hereby authorized to render minimum assistance at no charge
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0003| to motorists who are stranded on a right of way or roadway of
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0004| the state highway system. Such assistance may include pushing
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0005| vehicles off the roadway, providing minimal mechanical
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0006| assistance or emergency gasoline to stranded motorists and
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0007| providing assistance in tire changing when it is in the
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0008| interest of public safety to do so.
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0009| C. The state highway and transportation department
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0010| may, pursuant to Subsection A of this section, remove cargo or
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0011| personal property that the department has reason to believe is
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0012| hazardous material as defined by the federal Hazardous
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0013| Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994, or a
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0014| hazardous substance as defined by the Emergency Management Act;
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0015| provided that in doing so, the department must comply with
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0016| applicable provisions of the Emergency Management Act.
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0017| D. The state highway and transportation department
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0018| and its officers and employees are not liable for any damages
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0019| or claims of damages to removed cargo or personal property that
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0020| resulted from removal or disposal by the department unless the
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0021| removal or disposal was carried out recklessly or involves
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0022| wanton or intentional misconduct.
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0023| E. The state highway and transportation department
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0024| and its officers and employees are not liable for any damages
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0025| or claims that may result from the failure to exercise any
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0001| authority granted under this section.
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0002| F. The owner or carrier of cargo or personal
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0003| property removed under the authority of Subsection A or C of
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0004| this section shall reimburse the state highway and
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0005| transportation department for the costs of the removal and
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0006| disposition.
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0007| State of New Mexico
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0008| House of Representatives
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0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0014| February 27, 1997
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0017| Mr. Speaker:
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0019| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0020| referred
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0021|
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0022| HOUSE BILL 1165
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0023|
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0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0025| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0001| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0003| Respectfully submitted,
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0009| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman
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0011|
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0012| Adopted Not Adopted
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0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0016| Date
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0018| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against
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0019| Yes: 11
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0020| Excused: None
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0021| Absent: W.C. Williams
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0024| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1165 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| March 15, 1997
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0009| Mr. Speaker:
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0010|
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0011| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0012|
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0013| HOUSE BILL 1165
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0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0018| 1. On page 1, line 13, after "WAY" insert "; AMENDING THE
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0019| TORT CLAIMS ACT".
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0021| 2. On page 2, line 2, strike "is hereby authorized to" and
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0022| insert in lieu thereof "may".
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0024| 3. On page 2, lines 17 through 25 and on page 3, line 1,
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0025| strike Subsections D and E in their entirety.
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0002| 4. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.
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0004| 5. On page 3, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following
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0005| new section:
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0007| "Section 2. Section 41-4-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1976,
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0008| Chapter 58, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read:
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0010| "41-4-11. LIABILITY--HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.--
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0012| A. The immunity granted pursuant to Subsection A of
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0013| Section 41-4-4 NMSA 1978 does not apply to liability for damages
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0014| resulting from bodily injury, wrongful death or property damage
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0015| caused by the negligence of public employees while acting within
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0016| the scope of their duties during the construction, and in
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0017| subsequent maintenance, of any bridge, culvert, highway, roadway,
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0018| street, alley, sidewalk or parking area.
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0020| B. The liability for which immunity has been waived
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0021| pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall not include
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0022| liability for damages caused by:
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0023|
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0024| (1) a defect in plan or design of any bridge,
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0025| culvert, highway, roadway, street, alley, sidewalk or parking
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0001| area;
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0003| (2) the failure to construct or reconstruct any
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0004| bridge, culvert, highway, roadway, street, alley, sidewalk or
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0005| parking area; [or]
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0007| (3) a deviation from standard geometric design
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0008| practices for any bridge, culvert, highway, roadway, street,
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0009| alley, sidewalk or parking area allowed on a case-by-case basis
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0010| for appropriate cultural, ecological, economic, environmental,
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0011| right of way through Indian lands, historical or technical
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0012| reasons, provided the deviation:
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0014| (a) is required by extraordinary
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0015| circumstances;
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0018| (b) has been approved by the governing
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0019| authority; and
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0021| (c) is reasonable and necessary as
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0022| determined by the application of sound engineering principles
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0023| taking into consideration the appropriate cultural, ecological,
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0024| economic, environmental, right of way through Indian lands,
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0025| historical or technical circumstances; or
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0002| (4) the failure to remove any spilled cargo or
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0003| other personal property from the right of way or any portion of
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0004| roadway of the state highway system or the failure to render
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0005| assistance to motorists who are stranded on a right of way or
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0006| roadway of the state highway system."".
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0008| Respectfully submitted,
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0013|
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0014| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0017| Adopted Not Adopted
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0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0021| Date
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0023| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0024| Yes: 7
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0025| Excused: Alwin, M.P. Garcia, King, Rios, Sanchez, Vaughn
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0001| Absent: None
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0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0011| March 18, 1997
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0013| Mr. President:
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0015| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0016| whom has been referred
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0018| HOUSE BILL 1165, as amended
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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.
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0022|
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| __________________________________
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0004| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman
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0008| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0009| Adopted_______________________
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0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0014| Date ________________________
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0017| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against
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0018| Yes: 6
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0019| No: Maes
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0020| Excused: Fidel, Howes, Robinson
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0021| Absent: None
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