State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 20, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been
  referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 669
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 3, line 8, strike "municipality" and insert in
  lieu thereof "principal city".
  
       2.  On page 4, line 7, strike "consists" and insert in lieu
  thereof "may consist".
  
       3.  On page 8, strike lines 3 through 8 and insert in lieu
  thereof: 
  
  "If only two political subdivisions vote to participate in the
  authority, the principal city shall have three of the five board
  members.  If three political subdivisions vote to participate in the
  authority, the principal city shall have one more than the total
  number of board seats held by the other two participating political
  subdivisions.  If four or more political subdivisions vote to join
  the authority, each political subdivision shall have at least one
  member.  Each subdivision shall also have one additional member if,
  based on the last two-year census, that subdivision has a population
  between fifty thousand one and one hundred thousand residents; two
  additional members if that subdivision has a population between one
  hundred thousand one and one hundred fifty thousand residents. 
  However, no political subdivision shall have more than one less than
  a majority of the membership on the board.  For purposes of
  representation on the board, the population of incorporated
  municipalities within a county shall not be counted toward the
  population of the county.".
  
       5.  On page 14, line 12, after "tax" insert "and transit
  revenue bonds".
  
       6.  On page 15, line 8, strike "or" and strike the remainder
  of the line, and strike line 9 through the comma.
  
       7.  On page 16, line 21, after "capital" insert
  "improvements".,
  
  and thence referred to the TAXATION AND REVENUE
  COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Daniel P. Silva, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 9  For 0  Against
  Yes:      9
            Excused:  Carpenter
            Absent:   Russell, Whitaker
  
  
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