0001| HOUSE BILL 565 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| LEO C. WATCHMAN, JR. | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; REAUTHORIZING UNEXPENDED | 0013| BALANCES; CHANGING PURPOSES OF CERTAIN SEVERANCE TAX BOND | 0014| AUTHORIZATIONS; EXTENDING THE PERIODS OF EXPENDITURE; MAKING | 0015| APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. | 0016| | 0017| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0018| Section 1. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF | 0019| INDIAN AFFAIRS--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance | 0020| of the proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the New | 0021| Mexico office of Indian affairs for a multipurpose building in | 0022| Navajo located in McKinley county, pursuant to Subsection A of 6 | 0023| of Chapter 113 of Laws 1992, shall not be expended for its | 0024| original purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated for the | 0025| purpose of planning, designing, constructing or equipping a | 0001| multipurpose building in Crystal located in San Juan county. | 0002| Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining from the | 0003| proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall | 0004| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0005| Section 2. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF | 0006| INDIAN AFFAIRS--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance | 0007| of the proceeds for severance tax bonds appropriated to the New | 0008| Mexico office of Indian affairs for the Navajo community park | 0009| located in McKinley county, pursuant to Subsection E of Section | 0010| 16 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993, shall not be expended for its | 0011| original purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated for the | 0012| purpose of planning, designing or constructing a swimming pool | 0013| at Bowl Canyon recreational area located in McKinley county. | 0014| Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining from the | 0015| proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall | 0016| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0017| Section 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0018| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0019|  State of New Mexico | 0020| House of Representatives | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0023| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| February 14, 1996 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Mr. Speaker: | 0005| | 0006| Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0007| been referred | 0008| | 0009| HOUSE BILLS 565, 618, 630, 706, | 0010| 729, 736 & 788 | 0011| | 0012| has had them under consideration and reports same with | 0013| recommendation that they DO NOT PASS, but that | 0014| | 0015| HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE | 0016| FOR HOUSE BILLS 565, 618, 630, 706, | 0017| 729, 736 & 788 | 0018| | 0019| DO PASS, and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND | 0020| FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| Date | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 10 | 0013| Excused: None | 0014| Absent: Hawkins, Ryan, Sandoval | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0018| HOUSE BILLS 565, 618, 630, 706, 729, 736 AND 788 | 0019| 42nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| AN ACT | 0003| RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; REAUTHORIZING UNISSUED, | 0004| UNEXPENDED OR UNENCUMBERED BALANCES; CHANGING AGENCIES AND | 0005| PURPOSES OF CERTAIN SEVERANCE TAX BOND AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER | 0006| FUNDS; EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIODS OF CERTAIN FUNDS; | 0007| AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN | 0008| EMERGENCY. | 0009| | 0010| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0011| Section 1. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF | 0012| ENVIRONMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--EXPANSION OF | 0013| PURPOSE.--The balance of the proceeds from severance tax bonds | 0014| appropriated to the department of environment to construct and | 0015| install waterline extensions in the Mountainview area of the | 0016| south valley in Bernalillo county pursuant to Subsection F of | 0017| Section 4 of Chapter 113 of Laws 1992 may also be expended to | 0018| include engineering fees to match the congressional | 0019| appropriation and for related costs and acquisition of needed | 0020| land, rights of way and easements. Any unexpended or | 0021| unencumbered balance from the proceeds of the bonds remaining at | 0022| the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the severance tax | 0023| bonding fund. | 0024| Section 2. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE OF AGENCY--CHANGE | 0025| OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The | 0001| appropriation of severance tax bond proceeds in Subsection BB of | 0002| Section 8 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993 to the department of | 0003| environment to renovate the sewer system in the village of | 0004| Glorieta in Santa Fe county, including the purchase of | 0005| materials, labor and construction of a liftstation, shall not be | 0006| expended for that purpose, but is appropriated to the state | 0007| department of public education to plan, design, construct and | 0008| equip a track and football complex for Pojoaque valley schools | 0009| located in Santa Fe county. Any unexpended or unencumbered | 0010| balance remaining from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of | 0011| fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0012| Section 3. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE OF AGENCY--CHANGE | 0013| OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The | 0014| appropriation of severance tax bond proceeds in Subsection AA of | 0015| Section 8 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993 to the department of | 0016| environment to plan, design and construct a new sewer system in | 0017| the village of Mosquero located in Harding county shall not be | 0018| expended for that purpose, but is appropriated to the board of | 0019| regents of New Mexico state university to repair, renovate and | 0020| equip the Clayton livestock research center in Union county. | 0021| Any unexpended or unencumbered balance from the proceeds of the | 0022| bonds remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to | 0023| the severance tax bonding fund. | 0024| Section 4. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.-- | 0025| A. The period of time for expenditure of the following | 0001| appropriations from the issuance of severance tax bonds to the | 0002| department of environment pursuant to the following subsections of | 0003| Laws 1993, Chapter 367, Section 8 shall be extended through fiscal | 0004| year 1997: | 0005| (1) Subsection D, for a wastewater treatment | 0006| system in Moriarty located in Torrance county; | 0007| (2) Subsection N, for the Velarde mutual domestic | 0008| water and sewer association located in Rio Arriba county; and | 0009| (3) Subsection T, for the Taos water system | 0010| located in Taos county. | 0011| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0012| from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1997 shall | 0013| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0014| Section 5. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.-- | 0015| A. The period of time for expenditure of the following | 0016| appropriations from the issuance of severance tax bonds to the | 0017| department of environment pursuant to the following subsections of | 0018| Laws 1993, Chapter 367, Section 8 shall be extended through fiscal | 0019| year 2000: | 0020| (1) Subsection A, for a water storage tank in | 0021| Springer located in Colfax county; | 0022| (2) Subsection E, for a water and sewer system in | 0023| Wagon Mound located in Mora county; | 0024| (3) Subsection G, for the Truth or Consequences | 0025| wastewater treatment plant located in Sierra county; | 0001| (4) Subsection H, for the El Prado water and | 0002| sanitation district located in Taos county; | 0003| (5) Subsection K, for the West View subdivision | 0004| water improvements in Artesia located in Eddy county; | 0005| (6) Subsection R, for the Dona Ana wastewater | 0006| project located in Dona Ana county; | 0007| (7) Subsection S, for the Milan water well and | 0008| system located in Cibola county; | 0009| (8) Subsection U, for water lines in the | 0010| Morningside addition near Artesia located in Eddy county; | 0011| (9) Subsection W, for the Alameda community | 0012| center sewer system hookups located in Bernalillo county; | 0013| (10) Subsection X, for La Mesa mutual domestic | 0014| community water association water system located in Dona Ana | 0015| county; | 0016| (11) Subsection Y, for water lines in Tularosa | 0017| located in Otero county; | 0018| (12) Subsection Z, for the Roy water system | 0019| located in Harding county; | 0020| (13) Subsection CC, for the Mora mutual domestic | 0021| water and sewerage works association located in Mora county; | 0022| (14) Subsection DD, for the water storage system | 0023| in Lordsburg located in Hidalgo county; | 0024| (15) Subsection EE, for the wastewater treatment | 0025| plant in Grants in Cibola county; and | 0001| (16) Subsection GG, for the sewer line extensions | 0002| in the Kinneybrick area of the south valley of Bernalillo county. | 0003| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance from the | 0004| proceeds of the bonds remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 | 0005| shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0006| Section 6. CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND--DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The period of time for expenditure | 0007| of the capital projects fund appropriation to the department of | 0008| environment pursuant to Laws 1993, Chapter 367, Section 45 to | 0009| provide for the first phase of sewage collection and transmission | 0010| system for the Dona Ana area in Dona Ana county shall be extended | 0011| through fiscal year 2000. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0012| remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the | 0013| capital projects fund. | 0014| Section 7. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.-- | 0015| A. The period of time for expenditure of the following | 0016| appropriations from the general fund to the department of | 0017| environment pursuant to the following subsections of Laws 1994, | 0018| Chapter 147, Section 6 shall be extended through fiscal year 2000: | 0019| (1) Subsection PPPPP, for the domestic water | 0020| system in Reserve located in Catron county; | 0021| (2) Subsection RRRRR, for the domestic water | 0022| systems in Anton Chico and Puerto de Luna located in Guadalupe | 0023| county and Corona located in Lincoln county; | 0024| (3) Subsection SSSSS, for water and sewer system | 0025| improvements in the Dungan subdivision area of Otero county; | 0001| (4) Subsection TTTTT, to replace water lines and | 0002| install additional fire hydrants in Tularosa located in Otero | 0003| county; | 0004| (5) Subsection UUUUU, for the Springer water | 0005| treatment plant located in Colfax county; | 0006| (6) Subsection VVVVV, for domestic water supply | 0007| and sewer system improvements in the village of Cimarron located in | 0008| Colfax county; | 0009| (7) Subsection WWWWW, for the domestic water | 0010| system improvements in Roy located in Harding county; | 0011| (8) Subsection XXXXX, for Mosquero sewer system | 0012| improvements located in Harding county; and | 0013| (9) Subsection YYYYY, for a water storage tank | 0014| for Des Moines located in Union county. | 0015| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0016| the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the general fund. | 0017| Section 8. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT--EXPANDING PURPOSE--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.--The balance of the proceeds from the appropriation to the | 0018| department of environment pursuant to Subsection QQQQQ of Section 6 | 0019| of Chapter 147 of Laws 1994 for sewer improvements to tie the area | 0020| of Alamo lane, camino de Los Lopez and Agua Fria street to the | 0021| Santa Fe river sewer trunk line in Santa Fe county may also be | 0022| expanded to include a feasibility study, engineering design or | 0023| construction of the project and is appropriated for that expanded | 0024| purpose. The period of time for expenditure of the appropriation | 0025| shall be extended through fiscal year 1998. Any unexpended or | 0001| unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall | 0002| revert to the general fund. | 0003| Section 9. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0004| ADMINISTRATION--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The period of time | 0005| for expenditure of the general fund appropriation to the local | 0006| government division of the department of finance and administration | 0007| pursuant to Subsection WW of Section 6 of Chapter 147 of Laws 1994 | 0008| to extend water and sewer systems to certain areas of the town of | 0009| Bernalillo located in Sandoval county shall be extended through | 0010| fiscal year 2000. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0011| at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the general fund. | 0012| Section 10. GENERAL FUND--GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0013| A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (3) of | 0014| Subsection A of Section 71 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994, the period | 0015| of time in which the following appropriations to the property | 0016| control division of the general services department made in Laws | 0017| 1993, Chapter 366 may be expended shall be extended through fiscal | 0018| year 1998: | 0019| (1) from the general fund to bring state | 0020| buildings into compliance with the federal Americans with | 0021| Disabilities Act of 1990 pursuant to Subsection M of Section 3; and | 0022| (2) from the general fund operating reserve to | 0023| construct and equip a state library, records and archives building | 0024| pursuant to Subsection O of Section 4. | 0025| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0001| the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the general fund. | 0002| Section 11. GENERAL FUND--GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--EXPANSION OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (3) | 0003| of Subsection A of Section 71 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994, the | 0004| balance of the appropriation from the general fund to the property | 0005| control division of the general services department made in | 0006| Subsection N of Section 3 of Chapter 366 of Laws 1993 for a study | 0007| committee and to plan for a comprehensive state library, records | 0008| and archives building may also be expanded for construction of the | 0009| state library, records and archives building. Any unexpended or | 0010| unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall | 0011| revert to the general fund. | 0012| Section 12. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.--Notwithstanding the | 0013| provisions of Paragraph (9) of Subsection A of Section 71 of | 0014| Chapter 148 of Laws 1994, the period of time in which the | 0015| appropriation from the general fund to the department of public | 0016| safety for a training building at the department training facility | 0017| in Santa Fe county made in Subsection JJ of Section 4 of Chapter | 0018| 366 of Laws 1993 may be expended shall be extended through fiscal | 0019| year 1997. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the | 0020| end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund. | 0021| Section 13. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--GENERAL SERVICES | 0022| DEPARTMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0023| A. The period of time in which the following | 0024| appropriations from severance tax bond proceeds to the property | 0025| control division of the general services department made in Laws | 0001| 1993, Chapter 367, Section 14 may be expended shall be extended | 0002| through fiscal year 1997: | 0003| (1) to acquire a building and land for a primary | 0004| health care facility located in Chaves county pursuant to | 0005| Subsection C; | 0006| (2) to plan, design and construct a secure | 0007| treatment cottage at the Las Vegas medical center located in San | 0008| Miguel county pursuant to Subsection D; | 0009| (3) to plan and design a facility to house the | 0010| administration and provide a controlled visitor center at the New | 0011| Mexico boys' school located in Colfax county pursuant to Subsection | 0012| E; | 0013| (4) to plan and design a multipurpose recreation | 0014| center at the Sequoyah treatment center located in Bernalillo | 0015| county pursuant to Subsection F; | 0016| (5) to remove and replace the north and south | 0017| roofs at the penitentiary of New Mexico located in Santa Fe county | 0018| pursuant to Subsection K; | 0019| (6) to repair the education building at the New | 0020| Mexico boys' school at Springer located in Colfax county pursuant | 0021| to Subsection L; | 0022| (7) to replace the steam condensation lines in | 0023| building 300 of the New Mexico rehabilitation center located in | 0024| Chaves county pursuant to Subsection M; | 0025| (8) to renovate the Los Lunas medical center | 0001| located in Valencia county in order to comply with the Americans | 0002| with Disabilities Act of 1990 pursuant to Subsection P; | 0003| (9) to renovate the electrical system of building | 0004| 300 of the New Mexico rehabilitation center located in Chaves | 0005| county pursuant to Subsection Q; | 0006| (10) to construct and provide access to a dining | 0007| and activities area at the New Mexico veterans' center located in | 0008| Sierra county pursuant to Subsection R; | 0009| (11) to remodel the national guard complex on | 0010| Cerrillos road located in Santa Fe county for moving and other | 0011| expenses of any state agency that will occupy space in this complex | 0012| pursuant to Subsection X; | 0013| (12) to complete phase one of the renovation of | 0014| the Bataan memorial building located in Santa Fe county pursuant to | 0015| Subsection Y; and | 0016| (13) for planning, designing and constructing a | 0017| state police headquarters in Hobbs located in Lea county pursuant | 0018| to Subsection Z. | 0019| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0020| from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1997 shall | 0021| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0022| Section 14. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--GENERAL SERVICES | 0023| DEPARTMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D of | 0024| Section 1 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993, the balance of the proceeds | 0025| from the sale of severance tax bonds appropriated to the property | 0001| control division of the general services department pursuant to | 0002| Subsection S of Section 14 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993 to remodel | 0003| Sierra cottage at Fort Stanton hospital shall not be expended for | 0004| its original purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated to the | 0005| property control division of the general services department to | 0006| repair and renovate buildings at Fort Stanton hospital located in | 0007| Lincoln county. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0008| from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall | 0009| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0010| Section 15. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--GENERAL SERVICES | 0011| DEPARTMENT--CHANGE OF PURPOSE.--Notwithstanding the provisions of | 0012| Subsection H of Section 13 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994, the balance | 0013| of the proceeds from the sale of severance tax bonds appropriated | 0014| to the property control division of the general services department | 0015| to remodel and make other needed modifications and improvements to | 0016| convert the Socorro cottage at Fort Stanton hospital to a long-term | 0017| care nursing facility shall not be expended for its original | 0018| purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated to the property | 0019| control division of the general services department to repair and | 0020| renovate buildings at Fort Stanton hospital located in Lincoln | 0021| county. | 0022| Section 16. PROCEEDS OF SALE OF LAND--GENERAL SERVICES | 0023| DEPARTMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.--Notwithstanding the provisions of Laws 1994, Chapter 148, Section | 0024| 41, the period of time in which the proceeds from the sale by the | 0025| property control division of the general services department of the | 0001| property that is located at the southeast corner of St. Michael's | 0002| drive at St. Francis drive in the city of Santa Fe and that was | 0003| purchased with money appropriated from the capital projects fund to | 0004| the capital program fund pursuant to Paragraph (12) of Subsection B | 0005| of Section 2 of Chapter 315 of Laws 1989 for the purpose of | 0006| constructing and equipping the state library, archives and records | 0007| center to be located in Santa Fe county may be expended shall be | 0008| extended through fiscal year 1998. Any unexpended or unencumbered | 0009| balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to | 0010| the capital projects fund. | 0011| Section 17. GENERAL FUND--CAPITAL PROGRAM FUND--EXTENDING | 0012| EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0013| A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of | 0014| Section 43 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994, the period of time in which | 0015| the appropriations from the general fund to the capital program | 0016| fund made in Laws 1994, Chapter 148, Section 43 may be expended | 0017| shall be extended through fiscal year 1997: | 0018| (1) to continue the construction, renovation and | 0019| repair of state buildings throughout the state to comply with the | 0020| federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 pursuant to | 0021| Subsection C; | 0022| (2) for the planning, design and engineering of | 0023| phase one of the renovation of Turquoise lodge pursuant to | 0024| Subsection D; and | 0025| (3) to design, plan, construct, equip and furnish | 0001| an addition to the Albuquerque office of the New Mexico commission | 0002| for the blind pursuant to Subsection E. | 0003| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0004| the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund. | 0005| Section 18. GENERAL FUND--GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.--Notwithstanding the | 0006| provisions of Subsection B of Section 52 of Chapter 148 of Laws | 0007| 1994, the period of time in which the appropriation from the | 0008| general fund to the general services department to plan, design, | 0009| construct, furnish or equip a secure forensic treatment facility at | 0010| the Las Vegas medical center located in San Miguel county may be | 0011| expended shall be extended through fiscal year 1997. Any | 0012| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal | 0013| year 1997 shall revert to the general fund. | 0014| Section 19. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT FUND--EXTENDING | 0015| EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATIONS.-- | 0016| A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of | 0017| Section 54 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994, the period of time in which | 0018| the following appropriations from the employment security | 0019| department fund to the capital program fund in Subsection A of | 0020| Section 54 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994 may be expended shall be | 0021| extended through fiscal year 1997: | 0022| (1) to make certain improvements to the | 0023| Alamogordo office of the labor department located in Otero county | 0024| in order to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act | 0025| of 1990 pursuant to Paragraph (1); | 0001| (2) to make certain improvements to the | 0002| Albuquerque office of the labor department located in Bernalillo | 0003| county in order to comply with the federal Americans with | 0004| Disabilities Act of 1990 pursuant to Paragraph (2); | 0005| (3) to modify or make certain improvements to the | 0006| Artesia office of the labor department located in Eddy county, | 0007| including modifications that will comply with the federal Americans | 0008| with Disabilities Act of 1990, pursuant to Paragraph (3); | 0009| (4) to modify or make certain improvements to the | 0010| Farmington office of the labor department located in San Juan | 0011| county, including modifications that will comply with the federal | 0012| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pursuant to Paragraph (5); | 0013| (5) to modify or make certain improvements to the | 0014| Las Cruces office of the labor department located in Dona Ana | 0015| county, including modifications that will comply with the federal | 0016| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pursuant to Paragraph (7); | 0017| (6) to modify or make certain improvements to the | 0018| Las Vegas office of the labor department located in San Miguel | 0019| county, including modifications that will comply with the federal | 0020| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pursuant to Paragraph (8); | 0021| (7) to modify or make certain improvements to the | 0022| Santa Fe office of the labor department located in Santa Fe county, | 0023| including modifications that will comply with the federal Americans | 0024| with Disabilities Act of 1990, pursuant to Paragraph (9); | 0025| (8) to modify, renovate, expand or make certain | 0001| improvements to the Silver City office of the labor department | 0002| located in Grant county, including modifications that will comply | 0003| with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, pursuant | 0004| to Paragraph (10); and | 0005| (9) to modify or make certain improvements to the | 0006| Tiwa building of the labor department located in Bernalillo county | 0007| in order to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act | 0008| of 1990 pursuant to Paragraph (11). | 0009| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0010| the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the employment security | 0011| department fund. | 0012| Section 20. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT FUND--EXTENDING | 0013| EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0014| A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Laws 1995, Chapter | 0015| 41, Sections 1 and 2, the period of time in which the | 0016| appropriations from the employment security department fund to the | 0017| property control division of the general services department may be | 0018| expended shall be extended through fiscal year 1997: | 0019| (1) for acquisition of, remodeling or renovating | 0020| an existing building for an office for the labor department in the | 0021| Deming area in Luna county pursuant to Section 1; and | 0022| (2) for the purpose of acquiring, remodeling and | 0023| renovating an existing building for an office for the labor | 0024| department in the Deming area in Luna county pursuant to Section 2. | 0025| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0001| the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the employment security | 0002| department fund. | 0003| Section 21. GENERAL FUND--GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT--ENCUMBERED BALANCE--APPROPRIATION.--The encumbered balance from the | 0004| general fund appropriation pursuant to Subsection G of Section 3 of | 0005| Chapter 147 of Laws 1994 is reauthorized and appropriated to the | 0006| general services department to purchase vehicles for state agencies | 0007| and provide for required alternative fuels conversion. | 0008| Section 22. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--GENERAL SERVICES | 0009| DEPARTMENT--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance of the | 0010| proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the property | 0011| control division of the general services department, pursuant to | 0012| Subsection D of Section 9 of Chapter 222 of Laws 1995, to install a | 0013| fire protection system in the north and south facilities at the | 0014| penitentiary of New Mexico, shall not be expended for its original | 0015| purpose, but is reauthorized and appropriated to complete | 0016| expansion, including paving, installing equipment, furnishing and | 0017| making improvements at the southern New Mexico correctional | 0018| facility located in Dona Ana county. | 0019| Section 23. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE IN AGENCY--CHANGE IN | 0020| PURPOSES--APPROPRIATIONS.-- | 0021| A. The balance of the proceeds from severance tax bonds | 0022| appropriated to the corrections department pursuant to Laws 1995, | 0023| Chapter 214, Section 3 to provide correctional or jail services for | 0024| a correctional facility in Guadalupe county and a correctional | 0025| facility in Lea, Chaves or Santa Fe county shall not be expended | 0001| for their original purposes but are reauthorized and appropriated | 0002| to the following agencies for the following purposes: | 0003| (1) two million eight hundred thousand dollars | 0004| ($2,800,000) to the property control division of the general | 0005| services department to complete construction of the new state | 0006| library, archives and records center building in the city of Santa | 0007| Fe located in Santa Fe county; | 0008| (2) eight million dollars ($8,000,000) to the | 0009| public school capital outlay fund to carry out the purposes of the | 0010| Public School Capital Outlay Act; | 0011| (3) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to | 0012| the office of cultural affairs to build permanent exhibitions at | 0013| the New Mexico farm and ranch heritage museum located in Dona Ana | 0014| county; | 0015| (4) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to | 0016| the New Mexico office of Indian affairs to construct, furnish or | 0017| equip an adult education classroom at Pojoaque pueblo located in | 0018| Santa Fe county; | 0019| (5) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to | 0020| the office of cultural affairs to design, construct and equip a | 0021| living traditions education center at the museum of Indian arts and | 0022| culture located in Santa Fe county; and | 0023| (6) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to | 0024| the local government division of the department of finance and | 0025| administration to plan, design and construct an eight field little | 0001| league complex, including concession facilities, bleacher seating, | 0002| fencing, domestic and irrigation water systems and appropriate | 0003| field surface cover for the Eastdale little league at the | 0004| international balloon fiesta park in Albuquerque located in | 0005| Bernalillo county. | 0006| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0007| from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall | 0008| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0009| Section 24. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0010| ADMINISTRATION--EXPANSION OF PURPOSE.--The balance of the proceeds | 0011| from severance tax bonds appropriated to the local government | 0012| division of the department of finance and administration to design, | 0013| construct and equip a community center in Taylor ranch located in | 0014| Bernalillo county pursuant to Subsection E of Section 11 of Chapter | 0015| 222 of Laws 1995 may also be expended to include acquiring land. | 0016| Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining from the proceeds | 0017| of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the | 0018| severance tax bonding fund. | 0019| Section 25. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0020| ADMINISTRATION--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The period of time | 0021| for expenditure of the general fund appropriation to the local | 0022| government division of the department of finance and administration | 0023| pursuant to Laws 1995, Chapter 52, Section 1 to improve solid waste | 0024| management and disposal in Socorro county shall be extended through | 0025| fiscal year 2000. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0001| at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the general fund. | 0002| Section 26. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0003| ADMINISTRATION--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The general fund | 0004| appropriation to the local government division of the department of | 0005| finance and administration for the construction of little league | 0006| baseball fields located in Bernalillo county pursuant to Subsection | 0007| UUUUU of Section 24 of Chapter 222 of Laws 1995 shall not be | 0008| expended for its original purpose but is appropriated to plan, | 0009| design, construct, repair and equip baseball fields at Lobo little | 0010| league facilities in Albuquerque located in Bernalillo county. Any | 0011| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal | 0012| year 1999 shall revert to the general fund. | 0013| Section 27. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0014| ADMINISTRATION--EXPANSION OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance | 0015| of the proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the local | 0016| government division of the department of finance and administration | 0017| to design, construct and equip an east mesa public health facility | 0018| in Las Cruces located in Dona Ana county pursuant to Subsection VVV | 0019| of Section 9 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994 may also be expended to | 0020| include the acquisition of property for the facility. Any | 0021| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining from the proceeds of | 0022| the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the | 0023| severance tax bonding fund. | 0024| Section 28. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0025| ADMINISTRATION--EXPANSION OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance | 0001| of the proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the local | 0002| government division of the department of finance and administration | 0003| for the Carlsbad civic center in Eddy county pursuant to Subsection | 0004| EEEE of Section 9 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994 may also be expended | 0005| to include making improvements to and expanding and paving the | 0006| parking lot at the Pecos River Village conference center. Any | 0007| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining from the proceeds of | 0008| the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the | 0009| severance tax bonding fund. | 0010| Section 29. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0011| ADMINISTRATION--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The period of time | 0012| for the expenditure of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds | 0013| appropriated to the local government division of the department of | 0014| finance and administration for the Native American cultural museum | 0015| pursuant to Laws 1994, Chapter 148, Section 66 shall be extended to | 0016| the end of fiscal year 1999. Any unexpended or unencumbered | 0017| balance remaining from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of | 0018| fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0019| Section 30. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0020| ADMINISTRATION--CHANGE OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance of | 0021| the proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the local | 0022| government division of the department of finance and | 0023| administration, pursuant to Subsection FF of Section 9 of Chapter | 0024| 148 of Laws 1994, to repair and improve the Carrizozo community | 0025| swimming pool located in Lincoln county shall not be expended for | 0001| its original purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated to the | 0002| local government division of the department of finance and | 0003| administration to construct and equip a police department and court | 0004| complex in Carrizozo located in Lincoln county. Any unexpended or | 0005| unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall | 0006| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0007| Section 31. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF INDIAN | 0008| AFFAIRS--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance of the | 0009| proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the New Mexico | 0010| office of Indian affairs for a multipurpose building in Navajo | 0011| located in McKinley county pursuant to Subsection A of Section 6 of | 0012| Chapter 113 of Laws 1992 shall not be expended for its original | 0013| purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated for the purpose of | 0014| planning, designing, constructing or equipping a multipurpose | 0015| building in Crystal located in San Juan county. Any unexpended or | 0016| unencumbered balance remaining from the proceeds of the bonds at | 0017| the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax | 0018| bonding fund. | 0019| Section 32. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF INDIAN | 0020| AFFAIRS--CHANGE IN PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance of the | 0021| proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the New Mexico | 0022| office of Indian affairs for the Navajo community park located in | 0023| McKinley county pursuant to Subsection E of Section 16 of Chapter | 0024| 367 of Laws 1993 shall not be expended for its original purpose but | 0025| is reauthorized and appropriated for the purpose of planning, | 0001| designing or constructing a swimming pool at Bowl Canyon | 0002| recreational area located in McKinley county. Any unexpended or | 0003| unencumbered balance remaining from the proceeds of the bonds at | 0004| the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax | 0005| bonding fund. | 0006| Section 33. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE OF AGENCY--CHANGE IN | 0007| PURPOSE--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.--The | 0008| appropriation of severance tax bond proceeds in Subsection D of | 0009| Section 10 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994 to the department of | 0010| environment to develop a transfer station, including purchase of a | 0011| compactor and other equipment in Tesuque pueblo located in Santa Fe | 0012| county shall not be expended for that purpose, but is appropriated | 0013| to the state agency on aging for the purpose of planning, | 0014| designing, constructing and equipping a senior center at Tesuque | 0015| pueblo located in Santa Fe county. Any unexpended or unencumbered | 0016| balance from the proceeds of the bonds remaining at the end of | 0017| fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0018| Section 34. CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0019| ADMINISTRATION--CHANGE OF PURPOSE--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0020| A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 50 of | 0021| Chapter 367 of Laws 1993, two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars | 0022| ($225,000) of the balance from the capital projects fund | 0023| appropriation pursuant to Paragraph (6) of Subsection C of Section | 0024| 2 of Chapter 6, (1st S.S.) of Laws 1990 to the local government | 0025| division of the department of finance and administration to acquire | 0001| the land and buildings located on the grounds of the old | 0002| Albuquerque high school in Bernalillo county shall not be expended | 0003| for its original purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated to | 0004| the local government division of the department of finance and | 0005| administration in the following amounts for the following purposes: | 0006| (1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for | 0007| renovation of facilities and buildings in the Martineztown area of | 0008| Albuquerque located in Bernalillo county; | 0009| (2) one hundred thirty-five thousand dollars | 0010| ($135,000) for renovation and expansion of Wells Park community | 0011| center in Albuquerque located in Bernalillo county; and | 0012| (3) forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase | 0013| vans for the Wells Park and Duranes community center in Albuquerque | 0014| located in Bernalillo county. | 0015| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0016| the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the capital projects | 0017| fund. | 0018| Section 35. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE IN AGENCY--CHANGE IN | 0019| PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0020| A. One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of the | 0021| balance from severance tax bond proceeds appropriated to the local | 0022| government division of the department of finance and administration | 0023| pursuant to Subsection RR of Section 9 of Chapter 148 of Laws 1994 | 0024| to acquire land for the Manzano Mesa multigenerational community | 0025| center and park in Albuquerque located in Bernalillo county shall | 0001| not be expended for that purpose but is reauthorized and | 0002| appropriated to the state highway and transportation department in | 0003| the following amounts for the following purposes: | 0004| (1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to pave and | 0005| improve Santa Fe county road 91D to Walnut street in Santa Fe | 0006| county; and | 0007| (2) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to pave and | 0008| improve Santa Fe county road 78 in the village of Chupadero located | 0009| in Santa Fe county. | 0010| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining | 0011| from the proceeds of the bonds at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall | 0012| revert to the severance tax bonding fund. | 0013| Section 36. GENERAL FUND--STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC | 0014| EDUCATION--EXPANSION OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The general fund | 0015| appropriation to the state department of public education to plan | 0016| or design a multipurpose auditorium for the Moriarty public school | 0017| district pursuant to Subsection TT of Section 33 of Chapter 222 of | 0018| Laws 1995 shall be expanded to include the renovation of an | 0019| existing structure or the purchase and construction of a building | 0020| for use as a multipurpose auditorium in the Moriarty public school | 0021| district located in Torrance county. | 0022| Section 37. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0023| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0024|  | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0002| SECOND SESSION | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| February 15, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| Mr. President: | 0008| | 0009| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE | 0013| FOR HOUSE BILLS 565, et al. | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| 1. On page 1, line 15, after the first semicolon insert | 0022| "REPEALING A SECTION OF LAWS 1995;". | 0023| | 0024| 2. On page 18, line 19, strike "and". | 0025| | 0001| 3. On page 18, line 22, after "administration" insert "for | 0002| reimbursement costs related to construction and". | 0003| | 0004| 4. On page 19, line 2, strike the period and insert in lieu | 0005| thereof a semicolon, and between lines 2 and 3 insert the | 0006| following new paragraphs: | 0007| | 0008| "(7) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the | 0009| state fair commission to plan, design and construct restroom | 0010| facilities, dressing room facilities or other necessary | 0011| renovations at the Indian village and to plan, design, expand and | 0012| make other renovations to comply with the federal Americans with | 0013| Disabilities Act of 1990 to the Indian building of fine arts and | 0014| other exhibition and performance-related facilities at the New | 0015| Mexico state fair in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; | 0016| | 0017| (8) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the local | 0018| government division of the department of finance and | 0019| administration for the purpose of making improvements, including | 0020| earth moving and grading, fencing, roadways and parking, | 0021| electrical and drainage work to the international balloon fiesta | 0022| park in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; | 0023| | 0024| (9) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the office | 0025| of cultural affairs for the purpose of constructing or equipping | 0001| the Hispanic cultural center in the south valley area of | 0002| Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; | 0003| | 0004| (10) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase | 0005| equipment and furniture for the Tom Bell community center addition | 0006| in the city of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; | 0007| | 0008| (11) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, | 0009| design and construct a weight room and additional parking at the | 0010| Dennis Chavez community center in the city of Albuquerque in | 0011| Bernalillo county; | 0012| | 0013| (12) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to | 0014| make improvements to meet state child-care requirements and | 0015| renovations throughout the Barelas community and child-care center | 0016| in the city of Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; | 0017| | 0018| (13) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the | 0019| department of environment for the purpose of designing and making | 0020| improvements to the Acoma water system at Acoma pueblo located in | 0021| Cibola county; | 0022| | 0023| (14) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the | 0024| office of cultural affairs for construction of El Camino Real | 0025| state monument for the museum of New Mexico in Socorro county; | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| (15) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the | 0004| New Mexico office of Indian affairs for the purpose of designing, | 0005| constructing and equipping a court building for the Navajo nation | 0006| in Alamo located in Socorro county; | 0007| | 0008| (16) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the | 0009| local government division of the department of finance and | 0010| administration for lighting, a concession stand, bleachers and | 0011| construction of a recreational complex at Paddy Martinez ballfield | 0012| in the city of Grants located in Cibola county; | 0013| | 0014| (17) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the | 0015| local government division of the department of finance and | 0016| administration for construction of a convention center in the city | 0017| of Grants located in Cibola county; | 0018| | 0019| (18) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the | 0020| local government division of the department of finance and | 0021| administration for land acquisition and improvements for a | 0022| cemetery in the city of Grants located in Cibola county; | 0023| | 0024| (19) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the | 0025| interstate stream commission for the purpose of making | 0001| improvements to the Ponderosa-Vallecitos dam and reservoir located | 0002| in Sandoval county; and | 0003| | 0004| (20) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to the local | 0005| government division of the department of finance and | 0006| administration for construction or landscaping at the Bayard | 0007| community center in Bayard located in Grant county.". | 0008| | 0009| 5. On page 25, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following | 0010| new sections: | 0011| | 0012| "Section 37. GENERAL FUND--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0013| ADMINISTRATION--CHANGE OF PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--One hundred | 0014| thousand dollars ($100,000) of the balance of the appropriation in | 0015| Subsection FFFF of Section 24 of Chapter 222 of Laws 1995 to the | 0016| local government division of the department of finance and | 0017| administration for the purpose of purchasing Sierra Vista hospital | 0018| in Sierra county to make it a county facility shall not be used | 0019| for that purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated for the | 0020| repayment of a loan from the state board of finance to Sierra | 0021| Vista hospital. | 0022| | 0023| Section 38. GENERAL FUND--OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATIONS.-- | 0024| | 0025| A. The period of time in which the following | 0001| appropriations from the general fund to the library division of | 0002| the office of cultural affairs made in Laws 1994, Chapter 148, | 0003| Section 44 may be expended shall be extended through fiscal year | 0004| 1997: | 0005| | 0006| (1) to purchase equipment, computers and | 0007| communication and distribution systems for the purpose of | 0008| connecting New Mexico libraries in a statewide communication | 0009| network, creating a unified catalog in certain libraries and for a | 0010| pilot program for a document and book delivery system pursuant to | 0011| Subsection E; and | 0012| | 0013| (2) to provide computer networking capacity, | 0014| improve library staff skills and provide programs and staff | 0015| necessary to integrate Native American community libraries into | 0016| the state library network system pursuant to Subsection H. | 0017| | 0018| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at | 0019| the end of fiscal year 1997 shall revert to the general fund. | 0020| | 0021| Section 39. GENERAL FUND--CHANGE OF AGENCY--CHANGE IN | 0022| PURPOSE--APPROPRIATIONS.-- | 0023| | 0024| A. The balance of the proceeds from the general fund | 0025| appropriation to the local government division of the department | 0001| of finance and administration for the Tatum magistrate court and a | 0002| building for the Tatum police department pursuant to Subsection | 0003| NNNNNN of Section 24 of Chapter 222 of Laws 1995 shall not be | 0004| expended for its original purpose but is reauthorized and | 0005| appropriated so that: | 0006| | 0007| (1) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is | 0008| appropriated to the administrative office of the courts to furnish | 0009| and equip the building for the Tatum magistrate court located in | 0010| Lea county; and | 0011| | 0012| (2) the balance of the proceeds is appropriated to | 0013| the local government division of the department of finance and | 0014| administration to design, remodel and furnish an existing county | 0015| building for two magistrate court facilities and a state police | 0016| facility in Lea county. | 0017| | 0018| B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the | 0019| reauthorized appropriations provided in this section remaining at | 0020| the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the general fund. | 0021| | 0022| Section 40. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE OF AGENCY--CHANGE IN | 0023| PURPOSE--APPROPRIATION.--The balance of the proceeds from | 0024| severance tax bonds appropriated to the property control division | 0025| of the general services department pursuant to Subsection Z of | 0001| Section 14 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993 for a state police | 0002| headquarters in Hobbs shall not be expended for its original | 0003| purpose but is reauthorized and appropriated to the local | 0004| government division of the department of finance and | 0005| administration to design, remodel and furnish an existing county | 0006| building for two magistrate court facilities and a state police | 0007| facility located in Lea county. | 0008| | 0009| Section 41. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--CHANGE OF AGENCY--CHANGE OF | 0010| PURPOSE--EXTENDING EXPENDITURE PERIOD--APPROPRIATION.--The balance | 0011| of the proceeds from severance tax bonds appropriated to the | 0012| energy, minerals and natural resources department, pursuant to | 0013| Subsection C of Section 11 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993, for | 0014| constructing, repairing, furnishing and equipping community | 0015| centers and recreational fields in Taos county shall not be | 0016| expended for its original purpose but is reauthorized and | 0017| appropriated to the local government division of the department of | 0018| finance and administration to plan and design community centers in | 0019| Taos county. The period of time for the expenditure of the | 0020| proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be extended to the end of | 0021| fiscal year 1999. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0022| remaining from the proceeds from the sale of the bonds at the end | 0023| of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax bonding | 0024| fund. | 0025| | 0001| Section 42. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF | 0002| THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION--EXTENDING | 0003| EXPENDITURE PERIOD.--The period of time for the expenditure of the | 0004| proceeds from the sale of the bonds appropriated to the local | 0005| government division of the department of finance and | 0006| administration for acquiring and renovating a building for a | 0007| community center in Taos county, pursuant to Subsection VVV of | 0008| Section 7 of Chapter 367 of Laws 1993, shall be extended to the | 0009| end of fiscal year 1999. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0010| remaining from the proceeds from the sale of the bonds at the end | 0011| of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax bonding | 0012| fund. | 0013| | 0014| Section 43. REPEAL.--Laws 1995, Chapter 218, Section 40 is | 0015| repealed.". | 0016| | 0017| 6. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly. | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| _____________________________ | 0001| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted____________________ Not Adopted_____________________ | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date ______________ | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was For Against | 0015| Yes: | 0016| No: | 0017| Excused: | 0018| Absent: AN ACT | 0019| AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS GENERAL | 0020| OBLIGATION BONDS; PROVIDING FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR SENIOR | 0021| CITIZEN FACILITY CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS, | 0022| FOR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS, | 0023| FOR STATE FAIR RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, FOR JUVENILE | 0024| CORRECTIONAL AND REHABILITATIVE FACILITIES AND FOR LAND | 0025| ACQUISITION FOR PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT; PROVIDING FOR A | 0001| TAX LEVY FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF, INTEREST ON AND CERTAIN | 0002| COSTS RELATED TO THE BONDS; REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE | 0003| REGISTERED VOTERS AT THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION; DECLARING AN | 0004| EMERGENCY. | 0005| | 0006| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0007| Section 1. This act may be cited as the "1996 Capital | 0008| Projects General Obligation Bond Act". | 0009| Section 2. For the purpose of providing funds for capital | 0010| expenditures as authorized in this act, general obligation | 0011| indebtedness of the state is authorized for the purposes and in | 0012| the amounts set forth in Section 10 of the 1996 Capital | 0013| Projects General Obligation Bond Act. | 0014| Section 3. The state board of finance, except as limited | 0015| by the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, shall | 0016| determine the terms, covenants and conditions of bonds issued | 0017| pursuant to that act, including but not limited to: date or | 0018| dates of issue; denominations; maturities; principal amounts; | 0019| rate or rates of interest; provisions for redemption, including | 0020| premiums, registration, refundability, whether the bonds are | 0021| issued in one or more series and other covenants relating to | 0022| the bonds and the issuance thereof. The bonds shall be in such | 0023| form as the state board of finance determines with an | 0024| appropriate series designation and shall bear interest payable | 0025| as set forth in the resolution of the state board of finance. | 0001| Payment of the principal of the bonds shall begin not more than | 0002| two years after the date of their issuance, and the bonds shall | 0003| mature not later than ten years after the date of their | 0004| issuance. Both principal and interest shall be payable in | 0005| lawful money of the United States at the office of the paying | 0006| agent within or without the state of New Mexico as the state | 0007| board of finance may direct. The bonds shall be executed with | 0008| the manual or facsimile signature of the governor or the state | 0009| treasurer, and the seal or a facsimile of the seal of the state | 0010| shall be placed on each bond, except for any series of bonds | 0011| issued in book entry or similar form without the delivery of | 0012| physical securities. The bonds shall be issued in accordance | 0013| with the provisions of the 1996 Capital Projects General | 0014| Obligation Bond Act, the Supplemental Public Securities Act and | 0015| the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act and may | 0016| be issued in accordance with the Public Securities Short-Term | 0017| Interest Rate Act. The full faith and credit of the state of | 0018| New Mexico are hereby pledged for the prompt payment at | 0019| maturity of the principal of and interest on all bonds issued | 0020| and sold pursuant to the 1996 Capital Projects General | 0021| Obligation Bond Act. | 0022| Section 4. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall | 0023| be expended solely for providing funds to be distributed for | 0024| the purposes and in amounts not to exceed the amounts set forth | 0025| in Section 10 of the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation | 0001| Bond Act and to pay expenses incurred under Section 6 of that | 0002| act. Any proceeds from the sale of the bonds that are not | 0003| required for the purposes set forth in Sections 6 and 10 of | 0004| that act shall be used for the purpose of paying the principal | 0005| of and interest on the bonds. | 0006| Section 5. The bonds authorized under the 1996 Capital | 0007| Projects General Obligation Bond Act shall be sold by the state | 0008| board of finance, at such time and in such manner and amounts | 0009| as the board may elect. The bonds may be sold at private sale | 0010| or at public sale at not less than par and accrued interest to | 0011| the date of delivery. If sold at public sale, the state board | 0012| of finance shall publish a notice of the time and place of sale | 0013| in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and may also | 0014| publish the notice in a recognized financial journal outside | 0015| the state. The required publications shall be made once each | 0016| week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date fixed for the | 0017| sale, the last publication thereof to be at least five days | 0018| prior to the date of the sale. The notice shall specify the | 0019| amount, denomination, maturity and description of the bonds to | 0020| be offered for sale and the place, date and hour at which the | 0021| sealed bids shall be received. At the time and place specified | 0022| in the notice, the state board of finance shall open the bids | 0023| in public and shall award the bonds to the bidder or bidders | 0024| offering the best price for the bonds. The state board of | 0025| finance may reject any or all bids and readvertise and may | 0001| waive any irregularity in a bid. All bids, except that of the | 0002| state, shall be accompanied by a deposit of two percent of the | 0003| bid price. The deposit of an unsuccessful bidder shall be | 0004| returned upon rejection of the bid. The state board of finance | 0005| may also sell the bonds or any part of the bonds to the state | 0006| treasurer or state investment officer. The state treasurer or | 0007| state investment officer is authorized to purchase any of the | 0008| bonds for investment. The bonds are legal investments for any | 0009| person or board charged with the investment of any public funds | 0010| and may be accepted as security for any deposit of public | 0011| money. | 0012| Section 6. The expenses incurred by the state board of | 0013| finance in or relating to the preparation and sale of the bonds | 0014| shall be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds, | 0015| and all rebate, penalty, interest and other obligations of the | 0016| state relating to the bonds and bond proceeds under the | 0017| Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall be paid from | 0018| earnings on bond proceeds or other money of the state, legally | 0019| available therefor. | 0020| Section 7. To provide for the payment of the principal of | 0021| and interest on the bonds issued and sold pursuant to the | 0022| provisions of the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0023| Act, there shall be and there is hereby imposed and levied | 0024| during each year in which any of the bonds are outstanding an | 0025| ad valorem tax on all property in the state subject to property | 0001| taxation for state purposes sufficient to pay the interest as | 0002| it becomes due on the bonds, together with an amount sufficient | 0003| to provide a sinking fund to pay the principal of the bonds as | 0004| it becomes due and, if permitted by law, ad valorem taxes may | 0005| be collected to pay administrative costs incident to the | 0006| collection of such taxes. The taxes shall be imposed, levied, | 0007| assessed and collected at the times and in the manner that | 0008| other property taxes for state purposes are imposed, levied, | 0009| assessed and collected. It is the duty of all tax officials | 0010| and authorities to cause these taxes to be imposed, levied, | 0011| assessed and collected. | 0012| Section 8. The state treasurer shall keep separate | 0013| accounts of all money collected pursuant to the taxes imposed | 0014| and levied pursuant to the provisions of the 1996 Capital | 0015| Projects General Obligation Bond Act and shall use this money | 0016| only for the purposes of paying the principal of and interest | 0017| on the bonds as they become due and any expenses relating | 0018| thereto. | 0019| Section 9. Any owner of bonds issued pursuant to the | 0020| provisions of the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0021| Act may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action or | 0022| mandamus, enforce and compel the performance of the duties | 0023| required by that act of any officer or entity mentioned in that | 0024| act. The provisions of the 1996 Capital Projects General | 0025| Obligation Bond Act constitute an irrepealable contract with | 0001| the owners of any of the bonds issued pursuant to that act for | 0002| the faithful performance of which the full faith and credit of | 0003| the state of New Mexico is hereby pledged. Without reference | 0004| to any other act of the legislature of the state, the 1996 | 0005| Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is full authority | 0006| for the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized in that act, | 0007| and such bonds shall have all the qualities of investment | 0008| securities under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state, | 0009| shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the | 0010| proceedings for the issuance and sale of the bonds and shall be | 0011| incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders | 0012| thereof for value. All bonds issued under the provisions of | 0013| the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, and the | 0014| interest thereon, are exempt from taxation by the state and any | 0015| subdivision or public body thereof. | 0016| Section 10. The proceeds from the sale of bonds issued | 0017| under the provisions of the 1996 Capital Projects General | 0018| Obligation Bond Act shall be distributed as follows for the | 0019| purposes and in the amounts specified: | 0020| A. for senior citizen facility construction, | 0021| equipment and improvements, to the state agency on aging: | 0022| (1) three hundred seventy-six thousand dollars | 0023| ($376,000) for the purpose of renovating and making | 0024| improvements to meet current codes and regulations regarding | 0025| health, safety and accessibility at senior centers and meal | 0001| sites located throughout the state; | 0002| (2) one million twenty-nine thousand nine | 0003| hundred dollars ($1,029,900) to be allocated to senior citizen | 0004| centers and programs for the purpose of purchasing vehicles for | 0005| senior citizen centers and programs located throughout the | 0006| state; | 0007| (3) two hundred twenty-one thousand one hundred | 0008| dollars ($221,100) to be allocated to nutrition programs for | 0009| the purpose of purchasing kitchen equipment for nutrition | 0010| programs located throughout the state; | 0011| (4) eight hundred two thousand dollars | 0012| ($802,000) for the purpose of renovating and making | 0013| improvements to senior centers and meal sites located | 0014| throughout the state; and | 0015| (5) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for | 0016| the purpose of constructing and equipping a south side senior | 0017| citizen center located in Santa Fe county; | 0018| B. for public educational capital improvements and | 0019| acquisitions: | 0020| (1) to the community college board of Santa Fe | 0021| community college, two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the | 0022| purpose of planning, designing, constructing and equipping an | 0023| instructional technology center at Santa Fe community college | 0024| located in Santa Fe county; | 0025| (2) to the board of regents of northern New | 0001| Mexico state school: | 0002| (a) five hundred thousand dollars | 0003| ($500,000) for the purpose of renovating, expanding and | 0004| improving existing buildings at northern New Mexico state | 0005| school at El Rito located in Rio Arriba county, including | 0006| handicap access and infrastructure, sewer and water renovation, | 0007| expansion and equipment; and | 0008| (b) three hundred eighteen thousand four | 0009| hundred ninety-five dollars ($318,495) to design, construct and | 0010| equip a center for the arts at the Espanola branch of northern | 0011| New Mexico state school in Rio Arriba county; | 0012| (3) to the board of regents of New Mexico | 0013| military institute, two million dollars ($2,000,000) to | 0014| rebuild, expand and equip Saunders barracks; | 0015| (4) to the governing board of Luna vocational-technical institute, six hundred fifty thousand dollars | 0016| ($650,000) for the purpose of constructing an addition to, | 0017| remodeling and landscaping the existing vocational agriculture | 0018| facility for use as an early childhood education and | 0019| permaculture center at the main campus located in San Miguel | 0020| county; | 0021| (5) to the board of regents of New Mexico | 0022| highlands university: | 0023| (a) five hundred thousand dollars | 0024| ($500,000) to renovate and make improvements to the Lora Mangum | 0025| Shield science building at New Mexico highlands university in | 0001| San Miguel county; and | 0002| (b) one million dollars ($1,000,000) for | 0003| the purpose of renovating and expanding Douglas hall on the | 0004| campus of New Mexico highlands university in San Miguel county; | 0005| (6) to the board of regents of New Mexico state | 0006| university, nine million four hundred thousand dollars | 0007| ($9,400,000) to design, construct and equip the center for | 0008| sustainable development of arid lands at New Mexico state | 0009| university located in Dona Ana county; | 0010| (7) to the board of regents of the university of | 0011| New Mexico: | 0012| (a) one million five hundred thousand | 0013| dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, | 0014| equip and make improvements to certain instructional facilities | 0015| on the main campus located in Bernalillo county; and | 0016| (b) five hundred thousand dollars | 0017| ($500,000) to plan and design a new architecture and planning | 0018| building at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in | 0019| Bernalillo county; | 0020| (8) to the governing board of New Mexico junior | 0021| college, one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) | 0022| to plan, design, construct and equip a transportation training | 0023| center located in Lea county; | 0024| (9) to the governing board of San Juan college, | 0025| five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to design, construct | 0001| and equip an advanced technology center at San Juan college | 0002| located in San Juan county; | 0003| (10) to the board of regents of western New | 0004| Mexico university: | 0005| (a) nine hundred thousand dollars | 0006| ($900,000) to renovate the Watts classroom building on the | 0007| campus of western New Mexico university located in Grant | 0008| county; and | 0009| (b) five hundred thousand dollars | 0010| ($500,000) to design, renovate or remodel the fine arts | 0011| auditorium on the campus of western New Mexico university | 0012| located in Grant county; | 0013| (11) to the governing board of Albuquerque | 0014| technical-vocational institute, three million dollars | 0015| ($3,000,000) for the purpose of planning, designing and | 0016| constructing a support services building for Albuquerque | 0017| technical-vocational institute located in Bernalillo county; | 0018| (12) to the board of regents of New Mexico | 0019| institute of mining and technology, four million five hundred | 0020| thousand dollars ($4,500,000) to renovate and to design, | 0021| construct and equip a new addition to Jones Hall on the New | 0022| Mexico institute of mining and technology campus located in | 0023| Socorro county; | 0024| (13) to the board of regents of eastern New | 0025| Mexico university, two million dollars ($2,000,000) to remodel | 0001| the education building on the eastern New Mexico university | 0002| campus located in Roosevelt county; | 0003| (14) to the governing board of Clovis community | 0004| college, one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) | 0005| to plan, design and construct a new classroom addition and to | 0006| renovate the college library on the Clovis community college | 0007| campus located in Curry county; | 0008| (15) to the public school capital improvements | 0009| fund, five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the purpose of | 0010| carrying out the provisions of the Public School Capital | 0011| Improvements Act; and | 0012| (16) to the public school capital outlay fund, | 0013| twenty-one million five hundred thousand dollars ($21,500,000) | 0014| to be allocated by the public school capital outlay council to | 0015| carry out the provisions of the Public School Capital Outlay | 0016| Act; | 0017| C. for state fair renovation and improvements, nine | 0018| hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) for the purpose of | 0019| renovating and making improvements to the state fairgrounds | 0020| located in Bernalillo county; | 0021| D. for juvenile correctional and rehabilitative | 0022| facilities, five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the property | 0023| control division of the general services department to plan, | 0024| design, construct and equip juvenile correctional and | 0025| rehabilitative facilities; and | 0001| E. for land acquisition, one million dollars | 0002| ($1,000,000) to the energy, minerals and natural resources | 0003| department for the purpose of acquiring land for Petroglyph | 0004| national monument located in Bernalillo county. | 0005| Section 11. Except as otherwise provided in the 1996 | 0006| Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act, bonds issued | 0007| pursuant to that act shall be submitted to the registered | 0008| voters of the state at the general election to be held in | 0009| November 1996 and, if they receive a majority of all the votes | 0010| cast thereon at such election, shall take effect upon | 0011| certification of the state canvassing board announcing the | 0012| results of that election. No bonds shall be issued or sold | 0013| under the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act | 0014| until the registered voters of this state have voted upon and | 0015| approved the bonds and property tax imposition as provided in | 0016| this section. Any bonds issued under that act shall be issued | 0017| within twenty-six months from the date of the general election. | 0018| | 0019| The ballots used at the 1996 general election shall | 0020| contain substantially the following language: | 0021| A. "The 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0022| Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility | 0023| construction, improvements and equipment bonds. Shall the | 0024| state of New Mexico be authorized to issue general obligation | 0025| bonds in an amount not to exceed two million five hundred | 0001| forty-four thousand one hundred five dollars ($2,544,105) to | 0002| make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility | 0003| construction improvements and equipment projects and provide | 0004| for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment | 0005| of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in | 0006| connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of | 0007| the tax as permitted by law? | 0008| For__________________ Against_________________ "; | 0009| B. "The 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0010| Act authorizes the issuance and sale of public educational | 0011| capital improvements and acquisitions bonds. Shall the state | 0012| of New Mexico be authorized to issue general obligation bonds | 0013| in an amount not to exceed fifty-eight million eight hundred | 0014| sixty-one thousand three hundred thirty-seven dollars | 0015| ($58,861,337) to make capital expenditures for certain public | 0016| educational capital improvements and acquisitions and provide | 0017| for a general property tax imposition and levy for payment of | 0018| principal of, interest on, and expenses incurred in connection | 0019| with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as | 0020| permitted by law? | 0021| For_________________ Against_______________"; | 0022| C. "The 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0023| Act authorizes the issuance and sale of state fair capital | 0024| improvements bonds. Shall the state of New Mexico be | 0025| authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not | 0001| to exceed nine hundred fifteen thousand one hundred five | 0002| dollars ($915,105) to make capital expenditures for | 0003| improvements at the New Mexico state fairgrounds and provide | 0004| for a general property tax imposition and levy for payment of | 0005| principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection | 0006| with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as | 0007| permitted by law? | 0008| For_________________ Against_______________"; | 0009| D. "The 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0010| Act authorizes the issuance and sale of juvenile correctional | 0011| and rehabilitative facilities bonds. Shall the state of New | 0012| Mexico be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an | 0013| amount not to exceed five million twenty-five thousand dollars | 0014| ($5,025,000) to make capital expenditures for juvenile | 0015| correctional and rehabilitative facilities and provide for a | 0016| general property tax imposition and levy for payment of | 0017| principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection | 0018| with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as | 0019| permitted by law? | 0020| For___________ Against___________"; and | 0021| E. "The 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0022| Act authorizes the issuance and sale of land acquisition bonds. | 0023| Shall the state of New Mexico be authorized to issue general | 0024| obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed one million fifteen | 0025| thousand one hundred five dollars ($1,015,105) to make capital | 0001| expenditures for land acquisition for Petroglyph national | 0002| monument and provide for a general property tax imposition and | 0003| levy for payment of principal of, interest on and expenses | 0004| incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the | 0005| collection of the tax as permitted by law? | 0006| For___________ Against___________". | 0007| Each question set forth in this section includes a | 0008| specific work or object to be financed by the bonds. If any | 0009| such question is not approved by a majority vote of the | 0010| electorate at the state's 1996 general election, the issuance | 0011| of bonds for the work or object specified by the question shall | 0012| be excluded from and shall not be part of the 1996 Capital | 0013| Projects General Obligation Bond Act. The failure of any | 0014| question to be approved by the electorate at the 1996 general | 0015| election shall not have any effect on the work or object | 0016| specified by any other question approved by the electorate or | 0017| the provisions of the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation | 0018| Bond Act relating to questions approved at the election. | 0019| The secretary of state shall include the submission of the | 0020| capital projects general obligation bonds to the people at the | 0021| 1996 general election, and it shall be included in the general | 0022| election proclamation of each of the county clerks. | 0023| The secretary of state shall not include the question of | 0024| whether to issue capital projects general obligation bonds for | 0025| the purpose of acquiring land for Petroglyph national monument, | 0001| as set forth in Section 11 of the 1996 Capital Projects General | 0002| Obligation Bond Act, on the general election proclamation or on | 0003| the general election ballot unless, prior to June 1, 1996, the | 0004| secretary of the interior certifies in writing to the secretary | 0005| of state that the United States department of the interior will | 0006| assist in the expedited construction of certain portions of the | 0007| Paseo del Norte extension project and that the United States | 0008| department of the interior will work in good faith to eliminate | 0009| all federal impediments to the construction of that extension. | 0010| The secretary of state shall cause the 1996 Capital | 0011| Projects General Obligation Bond Act to be published in full in | 0012| at least one newspaper in each county of the state, if one is | 0013| published therein, once each week for four successive weeks | 0014| next preceding the general election as required by the | 0015| constitution of New Mexico. | 0016| Section 12. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.--Pursuant to Section | 0017| 13-4A-4 NMSA 1978 and where applicable, the appropriations | 0018| authorized in the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond | 0019| Act include one percent for the art in public places fund. | 0020| Section 13. SEVERABILITY.--If any part or application of | 0021| the 1996 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act is held | 0022| invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations | 0023| or persons shall not be affected. | 0024| Section 14. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0025| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| HTRC/HB 41 | 0004| et al | 0005| Page  |