0001| SENATE BILL 722 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| CARLOS R. CISNEROS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AN IMPARTIAL COMMUNITY PLANNING | 0012| PROCESS ASSISTED BY STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES WITH PRIVATE | 0013| SECTOR SUPPORT TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CREATING A | 0014| WATERSHED. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. FEASIBILITY STUDY.-- | 0018| A. The university of New Mexico shall administer a | 0019| planning process to determine the feasibility of creating a | 0020| watershed district in the Carson national forest area, near the | 0021| towns of Red River and Questa. The towns of Red River and | 0022| Questa shall provide a twenty percent match from a private- | 0023| sector source for funding received for the planning process. | 0024| B. The planning process shall include public | 0025| hearings to solicit community interest that are facilitated by | 0001| university staff in the towns of Questa and Red River, the | 0002| production of a user guide publication to the watershed area, | 0003| an inventory of lands within the watershed area of the Red | 0004| river and demonstration projects for residents. | 0005| Section 2. APPROPRIATION.-- | 0006| A. Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) is | 0007| appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of | 0008| the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year | 0009| 1998 for the purpose of conducting a series of public hearings | 0010| to determine the feasibility of creating a watershed district | 0011| in the Carson national forest area, near the towns of Red River | 0012| and Questa. The towns of Red River and Questa shall provide a | 0013| twenty percent match from a private-sector source for funding | 0014| received for the study. | 0015| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0016| at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general | 0017| fund. | 0018|  | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SB 722/a | 0021| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| February 26, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| Mr. President: | 0002| | 0003| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| SENATE BILL 722 | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0009| | 0010| 1. On page 1, line 13, after "STUDY" strike the remainder | 0011| of the sentence and insert in lieu thereof "THE CREATION AND | 0012| IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATERSHED DISTRICT.", | 0013| | 0014| and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| __________________________________ | 0022| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0002| Adopted_______________________ | 0003| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Date ________________________ | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0010| Yes: 8 | 0011| No: None | 0012| Excused: Davis, Tsosie | 0013| Absent: None | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| S0722C01 |