0001|                        SENATE BILL 290
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                     ELIZABETH T. STEFANICS
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PROMOTION, MARKETING ASSISTANCE AND
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0013|     DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO LOCAL FARMERS' MARKETS
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0014|     STATEWIDE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|       Section 1.  APPROPRIATION--REPORTS.--
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0018|            A.  Seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) is
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0019|     appropriated from the general fund to the economic development
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0020|     department for expenditure in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the

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0021|     purpose of promoting local farmers' markets throughout the state
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0022|     and to disseminate educational, nutritional and food-safety
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0023|     information to local farmers' markets.  Any unexpended or
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0024|     unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1997
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0025|     shall revert to the general fund.
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0001|            B.  In providing marketing, promotional and farm-direct marketing assistance to local farmers' markets, the
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0002|     economic development department shall require an annual report
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0003|     from each farmers' market organization.  The report shall
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0004|     demonstrate the extent to which the market provides information
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0005|     to nutritionally at-risk families and how the market's efforts
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0006|     have increased consumer awareness of farmers' markets and farm-direct marketing possibilities.
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0007|       Section 2.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0008|     peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0012|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0013|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0016|                                              JANUARY 26, 1996
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0018|   Mr. President:
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0020|     Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|                           SENATE BILL 290
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0024|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE,PURSUANT
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0025|   TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the FINANCE
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0001|   COMMITTEE.
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0003|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0008|                              __________________________________
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0009|                              SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman 
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0013|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0014|             (Chief Clerk)                        (Chief Clerk)
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0017|                     Date ________________________
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0021|   S0290CC1
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