State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 22, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 120
                               
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 1, line 11, strike "PURCHASES" and insert
  "PAYMENTS".
  
       2.  On page 1, lines 11 and 12, strike "PAYMENT OF BILLS" and
  insert "PAYMENTS FROM GOVERNMENT".
  
       3.  On page 2, line 17, after the period insert "If payment is
  made by mail, the payment shall be deemed tendered on the date it is
  postmarked.".
  
       4.  On page 2, line 21, after the period insert "For purchases
  funded by state or federal grants to local public bodies, if the
  local public body has not received the funds from the federal or
  state funding agency, payments shall be tendered to the contractor
  within five working days of receipt of funds from that funding
  agency.".
  
       5.  On page 4, lines 15 and 16, strike "Subsection C of".
  
       6.  On page 5, line 25, strike "attorneys'" and insert
  "attorney".    
  
  
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                                               
                                                              Max Coll, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 12  For 0  Against
  Yes:      12
            Excused:  Abeyta, Garcia, M.H., Pearce, Townsend, Watchman
            Absent:   None
  
  
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