0001| SENATE BILL 628 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| CARLOS R. CISNEROS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF | 0013| SEVERANCE TAX BONDS FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS IN SENATE | 0014| DISTRICT 6 LOCATED IN MORA, SANTA FE AND TAOS COUNTIES; 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--AUTHORIZATIONS-- | 0019| APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.-- | 0020| A. The state board of finance may issue and sell | 0021| severance tax bonds in compliance with the Severance Tax Bonding | 0022| Act in an amount not to exceed the total of the amounts | 0023| authorized for purposes specified in Sections 2 through 10 of | 0024| this act. The state board of finance shall schedule the | 0025| issuance and sale of the bonds in the most expeditious and | 0001| economical manner possible upon a finding by the board that the | 0002| project has been developed sufficiently to justify the issuance | 0003| and that the project can proceed to contract within a reasonable | 0004| time. The state board of finance shall further take the | 0005| appropriate steps necessary to comply with the Internal Revenue | 0006| Code of 1986, as amended. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds | 0007| are appropriated for the purposes specified in Sections 2 | 0008| through 10 of this act. | 0009| B. The agencies named in Sections 2 through 10 of | 0010| this act shall certify to the state board of finance when the | 0011| money from the proceeds of the severance tax bonds authorized in | 0012| this section is needed for the purposes specified in the | 0013| applicable section of this act. | 0014| C. If the specified agency has not certified the | 0015| need for the issuance of the bonds by the end of fiscal year | 0016| 1998, the authorization provided in this act shall be void. | 0017| D. Unless otherwise specified in this act, any | 0018| unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining from the proceeds | 0019| of severance tax bonds issued pursuant to Sections 2 through 10 | 0020| of this act at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the | 0021| severance tax bonding fund. | 0022| Section 2. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF | 0023| ENVIRONMENT--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 | 0024| of this act, upon certification by the department of environment | 0025| that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the | 0001| following amounts are appropriated to the department of | 0002| environment for the following purposes: | 0003| A. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, | 0004| design and make improvements to the water and sewer lines in the | 0005| village of Questa located in Taos county; | 0006| B. one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars | 0007| ($125,000) to make improvements to the community well in Cerro | 0008| located in Taos county; | 0009| C. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to | 0010| make improvements to the water system in Arroyo Seco located in | 0011| Taos county; | 0012| D. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to | 0013| plan, design and make improvements to the water and sewer lines | 0014| in the village of Wagon Mound located in Mora county; | 0015| E. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to conduct a | 0016| water and sewer feasibility study for the Penasco valley located | 0017| in Taos county; | 0018| F. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to make | 0019| improvements to the water system in upper Arroyo Hondo located | 0020| in Taos county; | 0021| G. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to | 0022| continue the improvements to the water line and water system | 0023| project in Vadito located in Taos county; | 0024| H. five hundred eight thousand dollars ($508,000) to | 0025| plan, design and make improvements to the sewer system for the | 0001| community of El Alto located in Mora county; | 0002| I. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to | 0003| plan, design and construct a sewage treatment plant in Mora | 0004| located in Mora county; | 0005| J. two hundred eighteen thousand dollars ($218,000) | 0006| to purchase and install a water storage tank and make | 0007| improvements to the Penasco water system in Taos county; and | 0008| K. two hundred four thousand dollars ($204,000) to | 0009| purchase and install a water storage tank and make improvements | 0010| to the El Prado water system in Taos county. | 0011| Section 3. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND | 0012| ADMINISTRATION--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section | 0013| 1 of this act, upon certification by the local government | 0014| division of the department of finance and administration that | 0015| the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following | 0016| amounts are appropriated to the local government division of the | 0017| department of finance and administration for the following | 0018| purposes: | 0019| A. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, | 0020| design, construct and equip a public works facility in Questa | 0021| located in Taos county; | 0022| B. one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars | 0023| ($125,000) to plan, design and make improvements to the | 0024| municipal parking lot in Red River located in Taos county; | 0025| C. one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars | 0001| ($125,000) to purchase a public school building for the town of | 0002| Red River located in Taos county; | 0003| D. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to plan, design, | 0004| renovate and make improvements to the municipal facility in Red | 0005| River located in Taos county; | 0006| E. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to | 0007| purchase equipment for the little league baseball program in the | 0008| town of Taos located in Taos county; | 0009| F. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to | 0010| purchase equipment for the Taos little league basketball program | 0011| in Taos county; | 0012| G. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to extend | 0013| electric transmission lines to the Ski Rio resort located in | 0014| Taos county; | 0015| H. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to | 0016| purchase vehicles for the Taos county sheriff's office; | 0017| I. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) to | 0018| complete various capital projects in Taos county in order to | 0019| comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; | 0020| J. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to | 0021| renovate the youth center in Penasco located in Taos county; | 0022| K. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to | 0023| acquire land for and plan, design and construct a building for | 0024| the Mora community library located in Mora county; | 0025| L. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to | 0001| plan, design and construct a youth and family center in Taos | 0002| located in Taos county; | 0003| M. one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars | 0004| ($125,000) to plan, design and construct an addition to the Mora | 0005| county courthouse; | 0006| N. two hundred fifty-eight thousand dollars | 0007| ($258,000) to complete phase two of the construction of the | 0008| indoor arena at the agricultural center located in Taos county; O. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to | 0009| complete the outpatient and conference rooms in the | 0010| detoxification project in Taos located in Taos county; and | 0011| P. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to | 0012| purchase or construct a community center in the Costilla-Amalia | 0013| area of Taos county. | 0014| Section 4. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--STATE AGENCY ON AGING--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, | 0015| upon certification by the state agency on aging that the need | 0016| exists for the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are | 0017| appropriated to the state agency on aging for the following | 0018| purposes: | 0019| A. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to | 0020| plan, design, renovate and make improvements to the senior | 0021| center in Questa located in Taos county; and | 0022| B. one hundred ninety thousand dollars ($190,000) to | 0023| plan, design, construct or renovate a senior center and purchase | 0024| vehicles for Taos pueblo located in Taos county. | 0025| Section 5. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, | 0001| upon certification by the board of regents of the university of | 0002| New Mexico that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, | 0003| the following amounts are appropriated to the board of regents | 0004| of the university of New Mexico for the following purposes: | 0005| A. one million twenty-five thousand dollars | 0006| ($1,025,000) to plan, design and construct phase two of the | 0007| off-campus instructional site located in Taos county; and | 0008| B. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to purchase and | 0009| install computers for the classroom facility computer laboratory | 0010| at the off-campus instructional site located in Taos county. | 0011| Section 6. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--STATE HIGHWAY AND | 0012| TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions | 0013| of Section 1 of this act, upon certification by the state | 0014| highway and transportation department that the need exists for | 0015| the issuance of the bonds, the following amounts are | 0016| appropriated to the state highway and transportation department | 0017| for the following purposes: | 0018| A. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to | 0019| repave and make improvements to county road C-21 in Rodarte | 0020| located in Taos county; | 0021| B. six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to plan, | 0022| design and construct the western extension to state road 585 in | 0023| Taos located in Taos county; | 0024| C. two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to | 0025| purchase equipment and vehicles for the road department in Mora | 0001| county; and | 0002| D. two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to | 0003| pave, make improvements to and purchase equipment for the roads | 0004| within Taos pueblo located in Taos county. | 0005| Section 7. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--OFFICE OF THE STATE | 0006| ENGINEER--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of | 0007| this act, upon certification by the office of the state engineer | 0008| that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, the | 0009| following amounts are appropriated to the office of the state | 0010| engineer for the following purposes: | 0011| A. forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to purchase | 0012| equipment for the ditch association in Questa located in Taos | 0013| county; and | 0014| B. twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to reconstruct | 0015| and make improvements to a head gate for the Acequia de Arriba | 0016| in El Valle located in Taos county. | 0017| Section 8. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC | 0018| EDUCATION--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of | 0019| this act, upon certification by the state department of public | 0020| education that the need exists for the issuance of the bonds, | 0021| the following amounts are appropriated to the state department | 0022| of public education for the following purposes: | 0023| A. eighty-one thousand six hundred dollars ($81,600) | 0024| to install the floor covering for the enclosed swimming pool for | 0025| Mora independent schools located in Mora county; | 0001| B. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to | 0002| purchase and install educational computer systems for Enos | 0003| Garcia elementary school located in Taos county; | 0004| C. seven hundred fifty-nine thousand dollars | 0005| ($759,000) to renovate and construct additions to Ranchos | 0006| elementary, Taos junior high and Taos high schools located in | 0007| Taos county; | 0008| D. two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars | 0009| ($225,00) to complete a waste treatment plant for the Penasco | 0010| school district located in Taos county; and | 0011| E. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) | 0012| to complete the construction of classrooms and a multipurpose | 0013| room at the elementary school in Penasco located in Taos county. | 0014| Section 9. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF | 0015| INDIAN AFFAIRS--PURPOSES.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section | 0016| 1 of this act, upon certification by the New Mexico office of | 0017| Indian affairs that the need exists for the issuance of the | 0018| bonds, the following amounts are appropriated to the New Mexico | 0019| office of Indian affairs for the following purposes: | 0020| A. three hundred twelve thousand dollars ($312,000) | 0021| to complete the head start construction project at Taos pueblo | 0022| located in Taos county; | 0023| B. one million five hundred thousand dollars | 0024| ($1,500,000) to construct a water quality standard office in | 0025| Taos pueblo located in Taos county; | 0001| C. one million five hundred thousand dollars | 0002| ($1,500,000) to plan, design, construct and equip a tribal | 0003| archive and storage facility for Taos pueblo located in Taos | 0004| county; | 0005| D. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to plan, design | 0006| and construct or acquire a warchief office and bison storage | 0007| facility in Taos pueblo located in Taos county; | 0008| E. twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to | 0009| complete the warchief's agriculture building in Taos pueblo | 0010| located in Taos county; | 0011| F. sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) to complete | 0012| range, corral and water resource development for the bison | 0013| relocation project in Taos pueblo located in Taos county; | 0014| G. seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to | 0015| improve the collection site or develop a permanent transfer | 0016| station for solid waste in Taos pueblo located in Taos county; | 0017| H. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to maintain the | 0018| wilderness programs in Taos pueblo located in Taos county; and | 0019| I. two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to | 0020| complete the second phase of the construction of the community | 0021| center in Picuris pueblo located in Taos county. | 0022| Section 10. SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--STATE ARMORY BOARD--PURPOSE.--Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act, | 0023| upon certification by the state armory board that the need | 0024| exists for the issuance of the bonds, five hundred twenty-two | 0025| thousand dollars ($522,000) is appropriated to the state armory | 0001| board for the purpose of designing, constructing, equipping and | 0002| making other improvements for a national guard armory in Taos | 0003| county. | 0004| Section 11. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0005| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0006| - 11 - | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0009| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| JANUARY 31, 1996 | 0013| | 0014| Mr. President: | 0015| | 0016| Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| SENATE BILL 628 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT | 0021| TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the FINANCE | 0022| COMMITTEE. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| __________________________________ | 0005| SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Date ________________________ | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| S0628CC1 |