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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Heaton

 

DATE TYPED:

02/06/03

 

HB

232

 

SHORT TITLE:

Emergency Powers Code

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Fox-Young

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

 Relates to HB 231, HB 232, HB 254 and SB 194

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

Department of Public Safety (DPS)

Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)

Department of Military Affairs (DMA)

Department of Health (DOH)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 232 enacts The Emergency Powers Code, calling for a recompilation of all existing New Mexico statutes relating to disaster relief and emergency management into one comprehensive code. 

 

     Significant Issues

 

The bill will enable individuals to pull all statutes relating to emergency powers from one section of the law.  Enactment of HB 232 will make it easier for state and local governments to respond to an emergency by facilitating access to the relevant statutory authorities.

 

HB 232 is one of several emergency preparedness bills prepared in the wake of September 11th.  Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Attorney General (AG) conducted a number of town meetings to receive public input. The bill was presented to the Corrections Oversight and Justice, Information Technology and Health and Human Services interim committees.

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

Relates to HB 231, HB 232, HB 254 and SB 194.

 

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