HOUSE BILL 307

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2013

INTRODUCED BY

Thomas A. Anderson

AN ACT

RELATING TO PROPERTY RIGHTS; PROHIBITING THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM ADOPTING OR IMPLEMENTING POLICIES ORIGINATING FROM THE UNITED NATIONS RIO DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT DUE PROCESS; PROHIBITING THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES OR ANY OF ITS RELATED OR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. PROPERTY RIGHTS--DUE PROCESS--UNITED NATIONS RIO DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT--PROHIBITION.--

          A. The state of New Mexico and its political subdivisions shall not adopt or implement policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights without due process, as may be required by policy recommendations originating in the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the statement of principles for sustainable development adopted at the United Nations conference on environment and development, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992, or any other international law that contravenes the United States constitution or the constitution of New Mexico.

          B. The state of New Mexico and its political subdivisions are prohibited from implementing programs of, expending any sum of money for, becoming a member of, receiving funding from, contracting services from or giving financial or other forms of aid to the international council for local environmental initiatives or any of its related or affiliated organizations, including local action for biodiversity, European center for nature conservation and the international union for conservation of nature.

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