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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Altamirano DATE TYPED: 02/01/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Amend NM Subdivision Act SB 33
ANALYST: Kehoe


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
NFI



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



State Land Office (SLO)

LFC Files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 33 amends the New Mexico Subdivision Act.



Significant Issues



The substantive amendments to Senate Bill 33 changes the New Mexico Subdivision Act to: 1) shortens the time period within which land divisions cannot occur without being subject to the Act from five to three years; 2) requires a county which adopts stricter regulations to use the same definitions as the Act employs; 3) limits the ability of a county to force consolidation of contiguous parcels; and 4) makes certain technical language changes.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



There is no fiscal impact to state funds.



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