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

SPONSOR:	SCONC		DATE TYPED:	03/17/03		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Comprehensive Zoning Plans				SB	410/SCONCS/aSFl#1
					ANALYST:		Padilla

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
	NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Attorney General’s Office

Department of Finance and Administration

Regulation and Licensing Department

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SFl Amendment

The Senate Floor Amendment #1 removes language from the SCONC substitute bill that would have required a county that adopts subdivision regulations that are more strict than the requirements in the Subdivision Act to identify the least stringent regulations possible to meet the goals of the comprehensive plan. The bill now simply requires a county to specifically identify any regulations that are more stringent, but they no longer have to be the least stringent possible.

Synopsis of Original Bill

The Senate Conservation Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 410 amends the New Mexico Subdivision Act to require a county that adopts subdivision regulations that are more strict than the requirements in the Subdivision Act to do the following: 1) Ensure that the county’s comprehensive plan identifies and explains the need for requirements that are more strict, and 2) identify the least stringent regulations possible to meet the goals of the comprehensive plan.

The bill also makes minor technical corrections to current statute.

Significant Issues

The substitute bill is substantially different than the original. The issues identified in the original bill are no longer present. DFA’s Local Government Division believes the committee substitute raises no significant issues.

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