0001| HOUSE BILL 774 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOE M STELL | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE INTEGRATED WATER AND RESOURCE PLANNING COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; AMENDING SECTIONS OF | 0012| THE NMSA 1978 TO TRANSFER ADMINISTRATION OF THE SOIL AND WATER | 0013| CONSERVATION DISTRICT ACT TO THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF | 0014| AGRICULTURE. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 9-5A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, | 0018| Chapter 234, Section 3) is amended to read: | 0019| "9-5A-3. DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED.-- | 0020| A. There is created in the executive branch the | 0021| "energy, minerals and natural resources department". The | 0022| department shall be a cabinet department and shall include, but | 0023| not be limited to, the following organizational units: | 0024| (1) the administrative services division; | 0025| (2) the state park and recreation division; | 0001| (3) the forestry division [which shall | 0002| include a soil and water conservation bureau]; | 0003| (4) the energy conservation and management | 0004| division; | 0005| (5) the mining and minerals division; and | 0006| (6) the oil conservation division. | 0007| B. The state game commission is administratively | 0008| attached to the department." | 0009| Section 2. Section 9-5A-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, | 0010| Chapter 234, Section 4) is amended to read: | 0011| "9-5A-4. DIVISIONS--DUTIES.--In addition to the duties | 0012| assigned to each division of the energy, minerals and natural | 0013| resources department by the secretary of energy, minerals and | 0014| natural resources: | 0015| A. the administrative services division shall | 0016| provide clerical, recordkeeping and administrative support to | 0017| the department in the areas of personnel, budget, procurement | 0018| and contracting; | 0019| B. the energy conservation and management division | 0020| shall plan, administer, review, provide technical assistance, | 0021| maintain records and monitor state and federal energy | 0022| conservation and alternative energy technology programs; | 0023| C. the forestry division shall enforce and | 0024| administer all laws and regulations relating to forestry [and | 0025| soil and water conservation] on lands within the state; | 0001| D. the mining and minerals division shall enforce | 0002| and administer laws and regulations relating to mine safety, | 0003| coal surface mine reclamation and abandoned mine lands | 0004| reclamation; | 0005| E. the oil conservation division shall administer | 0006| the laws and regulations relating to oil, gas and geothermal | 0007| resources, except those laws specifically administered by | 0008| another authority; and | 0009| F. the state park and recreation division shall | 0010| develop, maintain, manage and supervise all state parks and | 0011| state-owned or state-leased recreation areas." | 0012| Section 3. Section 73-20-27 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, | 0013| Chapter 137, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0014| "73-20-27. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Soil and Water | 0015| Conservation District Act: | 0016| A. "district" means a soil and water conservation | 0017| district, which is a governmental subdivision of the state, a | 0018| public body corporate and politic, organized for the purposes, | 0019| granted the powers and subject to the restrictions of the Soil | 0020| and Water Conservation District Act; | 0021| B. "supervisor" means a member of the governing | 0022| body of a district; | 0023| C. "committee" or "commission" means the soil and | 0024| water conservation commission; | 0025| D. "agencies of the United States" includes the | 0001| [soil and] natural resources conservation service of the | 0002| United States department of agriculture; | 0003| E. "landowner" includes resident and nonresident | 0004| owners of natural resources as defined in the Soil and Water | 0005| Conservation District Act; | 0006| F. "due notice" means the publication of the | 0007| appropriate information in notice form in a newspaper or other | 0008| written medium of general circulation within the affected | 0009| geographical area at least twice with a period of ten or more | 0010| days intervening between the first and last publication. If a | 0011| newspaper of general circulation or other written medium of | 0012| general circulation does not service the affected geographical | 0013| area, due notice may be given by posting the appropriate | 0014| information in notice form in six conspicuous public places | 0015| where it is customary to post notices concerning county or | 0016| municipal affairs within the affected geographical area; | 0017| [G. "division" means the forestry division of the | 0018| energy, minerals and natural resources department;] | 0019| G. "department" means the New Mexico department of | 0020| agriculture; | 0021| H. "director" means the director of the | 0022| department; | 0023| [H.] I. "natural resources" includes land, | 0024| except the oil and gas and other minerals underlying the land, | 0025| soil, water, vegetation, trees, natural beauty, scenery and | 0001| open space; human resources are included where appropriate; and | 0002| [I. "secretary" means the secretary of energy, | 0003| minerals and natural resources] | 0004| J. "board" means the board of regents of New | 0005| Mexico state university." | 0006| Section 4. Section 73-20-31 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, | 0007| Chapter 175, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: | 0008| "73-20-31. POWERS AND DUTIES OF [SECRETARY AND SOIL AND | 0009| WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION] DEPARTMENT AND BOARD.-- | 0010| A. The supervising officer of any state agency or | 0011| institution of learning shall, within the limitations of his | 0012| budget and the demands of his agency or institution, assign or | 0013| detail staff or personnel, render special reports and undertake | 0014| surveys or studies pertaining to soil and water conservation | 0015| for the [soil and water conservation bureau of the division | 0016| and for the] commission and the department as requested. | 0017| B. The [secretary] department, with the advice | 0018| of the commission, shall: | 0019| (1) assist districts in the development of | 0020| district soil and water conservation programs and, from such | 0021| programs, develop a soil and water conservation program for the | 0022| state; | 0023| (2) provide information for district | 0024| supervisors concerning the experience and activities of all | 0025| districts and facilitate the exchange of experience and advice | 0001| among districts; | 0002| (3) promote cooperation among districts and, | 0003| by advice and consultation, assist in the coordination of | 0004| district programs; | 0005| (4) secure and maintain the cooperation and | 0006| assistance of state and federal agencies and seek to secure and | 0007| maintain the cooperation and assistance of national, state and | 0008| local organizations and groups interested or active in natural | 0009| resource conservation and development; | 0010| (5) disseminate information throughout the | 0011| state concerning district activities and programs; and | 0012| (6) encourage and, within budget limitations, | 0013| render aid and assistance to district activities and facilitate | 0014| and encourage the formation of new districts in areas where | 0015| district organization is desirable. | 0016| C. The commission may, on its own initiative, | 0017| furnish advice and recommendations to the [secretary] | 0018| department and the board concerning any matter that in its | 0019| opinion has a significant impact on or otherwise substantially | 0020| affects soil and water conservation." | 0021| Section 5. Section 73-20-32 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1973, | 0022| Chapter 324, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read: | 0023| "73-20-32. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF [DIVISION] | 0024| DEPARTMENT.--In addition to all other powers and duties of | 0025| the [division] department, it shall: | 0001| A. upon request and within budget limitations, | 0002| provide land-use planning assistance in the areas of terrain | 0003| management consisting of flood control, drainage, erosion and | 0004| measures required for adapting proposed development to existing | 0005| soil characteristics and topography; and | 0006| B. with the [approval] advice of the | 0007| commission, divide the state into six soil and water | 0008| conservation regions and assign each of the [presently] | 0009| currently created soil and water conservation districts or | 0010| those created in the future to one of the six geographical | 0011| regions. Division and assignment may be amended from time to | 0012| time with the [consent] advice of the commission as the | 0013| boundaries of the districts alter or other conditions warrant." | 0014| Section 6. Section 73-20-36 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, | 0015| Chapter 85, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0016| "73-20-36. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS-- | 0017| MODIFICATION OF EXISTING DISTRICTS.-- | 0018| A. Petitions for including additional land within | 0019| an existing organized district may be filed with the | 0020| [division] department and shall be treated in the same | 0021| manner as petitions for the creation of a proposed district. | 0022| If, however, such a petition is signed by two-thirds or more of | 0023| the owners of the additional land proposed to be included in | 0024| the district, the [commission] department may enter its | 0025| determinations without hearing or referendum. The commission | 0001| shall advise the department on all petitions filed pursuant to | 0002| this section. | 0003| B. Petitions for severing land from the defined | 0004| geographical area of an existing organized district, or for its | 0005| severance and inclusion within another existing organized | 0006| district, may be filed with the [division] department and | 0007| may be treated in the same manner as petitions for the creation | 0008| of a proposed district. If, however, [such] the petition | 0009| is signed by two-thirds or more of the owners of the land to be | 0010| severed or is submitted by the boards of supervisors of each | 0011| district affected, the [commission] department may enter | 0012| its determinations without hearing or referendum. | 0013| C. Petitions for consolidating two or more | 0014| districts or for separating an existing district into two or | 0015| more districts may be filed with the [division] department | 0016| by the boards of supervisors of each district affected. After | 0017| due notice, a public hearing shall be held in each district | 0018| affected, and no action can be taken without the majority | 0019| approval of the voters present at the hearing. If petitions | 0020| have been filed pursuant to this subsection and approved as | 0021| [herein] provided in the Soil and Water Conservation | 0022| District Act, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent | 0023| of the landowners within the districts prior to the | 0024| consolidation or division. | 0025| D. The [commission] department shall give | 0001| written notice to the secretary of state of any modification in | 0002| the defined geographical area of any existing organized | 0003| district; the notice of modification shall describe and portray | 0004| by map the modified geographical area. The secretary of state | 0005| shall note, file and record each modification and shall issue, | 0006| under state seal, a certificate of reorganization to each | 0007| district affected. Certificates of reorganization shall have | 0008| the same force and effect, and shall be accorded the same | 0009| dignity, as the certificates they supersede. | 0010| E. In the event a supervisor of a district is | 0011| disqualified from holding office by the modification of his | 0012| district, he shall be deemed to have resigned, and his | 0013| successor shall be appointed to serve the unexpired term by the | 0014| remaining supervisors of the district. In the event two or | 0015| more supervisors are disqualified from holding office by the | 0016| modification of a district, their successors shall be appointed | 0017| to serve the unexpired terms by the [commission] board." | 0018| Section 7. Section 73-20-37 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, | 0019| Chapter 137, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read: | 0020| "73-20-37. DISTRICT SUPERVISORS--ELECTION AND | 0021| APPOINTMENT--NEW DISTRICTS.-- | 0022| A. The governing body of each district shall be | 0023| composed of five supervisors [four of whom] who shall be | 0024| elected [one from each zone]; provided, however, two | 0025| additional supervisors may be appointed to the governing body | 0001| of each district by the [commission] board in accordance | 0002| with the provisions of the Soil and Water Conservation District | 0003| Act. The four elected supervisors of each district shall be | 0004| land owners within the defined geographical area of their | 0005| district. One elected supervisor shall be designated | 0006| supervisor-at-large and may serve the district without | 0007| qualification. A supervisor shall serve a term of three years | 0008| and shall continue in office until his successor has been | 0009| elected or appointed and has qualified. A vacant unexpired | 0010| term of the office of supervisor shall be filled by [the] | 0011| appointment [of] by the remaining supervisors of the | 0012| district. Two or more vacant unexpired terms of the offices of | 0013| supervisor, occurring simultaneously in the same district, | 0014| shall be filled by appointment [of] by the [commission. | 0015| Four elected supervisors of each district shall be owners of | 0016| land within the defined geographical area of their district. | 0017| One elected supervisor shall be designated supervisor-at-large | 0018| and may serve the district without qualification.] board. | 0019| B. Unless a different time is prescribed by the | 0020| [commission] board, within thirty days following the | 0021| issuance of a certificate [or] of organization to the two | 0022| interim supervisors of a district, nominating petitions | 0023| proposing candidates for supervisors of the district may be | 0024| filed with the [division] department. Nominating petitions | 0025| shall be signed by [not less] no fewer than ten owners of | 0001| land situate within the district; landowners shall not be | 0002| restricted in the number of nominating petitions [which] they | 0003| may subscribe. The [commission] department shall give due | 0004| notice of election for the offices of five district | 0005| supervisors. All owners of land situate within the district | 0006| shall be eligible to vote. The [commission] board, with the | 0007| advice of the commission, shall adopt and prescribe | 0008| regulations governing the conduct of the election, shall | 0009| determine voter eligibility and supervise the election [shall | 0010| bear the expenses of election] and shall publish its results. | 0011| The districts shall bear the expenses of elections. | 0012| C. In the first election of supervisors to serve a | 0013| newly organized district, two supervisors shall be elected for | 0014| terms of one year; two supervisors shall be elected for terms | 0015| of two years; and the supervisor-at-large shall be elected for | 0016| a term of three years. Thereafter, each elected supervisor | 0017| shall serve a term of three years. | 0018| D. Appointed interim supervisors may continue to | 0019| serve as appointed supervisors at the pleasure of the | 0020| [commission] board or until their successors are otherwise | 0021| appointed." | 0022| Section 8. Section 73-20-38 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, | 0023| Chapter 137, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read: | 0024| "73-20-38. DISTRICT SUPERVISORS--ELECTION AND | 0025| APPOINTMENT--ORGANIZED DISTRICTS.-- | 0001| A. Successors to supervisors of organized districts | 0002| whose terms end in a calendar year shall be elected during the | 0003| period September 1 to [November 1] December 15 of that | 0004| year. Election dates shall be determined by the supervisors of | 0005| the district and may concur with the time of annual meeting of | 0006| district landowners. Elections shall be called, conducted and | 0007| returned in the same manner as the first election of | 0008| supervisors of a newly organized district; provided, however, | 0009| that the powers conferred upon the [commission] board in | 0010| conducting the first election of supervisors in a newly | 0011| organized district shall apply to and be exercised by the | 0012| supervisors of the organized district. | 0013| B. In a district election held during an annual | 0014| meeting of district landowners, the nomination of a supervisor | 0015| candidate may be made from the floor of the meeting as well as | 0016| by nominating petition. The district supervisors shall | 0017| determine the results of a district election, shall certify and | 0018| publish the results and shall give the [commission] | 0019| department notice of their canvass within seven days. | 0020| C. In the first annual election of supervisors to | 0021| serve an extant organized district, following the enactment of | 0022| the Soil and Water Conservation District Act, two supervisors | 0023| shall be elected for terms of one year, two supervisors shall | 0024| be elected for terms of two years and the supervisor-at-large | 0025| shall be elected for a term of three years. Thereafter, each | 0001| elected supervisor shall serve a term of three years. | 0002| D. Regulations promulgated by the [soil and water | 0003| conservation] board, with the advice of the commission, and | 0004| the election provisions of the Soil and Water Conservation | 0005| District Act shall be exclusive in the conduct of district | 0006| elections. The [soil and water conservation commission | 0007| shall] board may promulgate rules and regulations [under | 0008| the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act] to carry | 0009| out the provisions of the Soil and Water Conservation District | 0010| Act. | 0011| E. Within forty days after an annual district | 0012| election, the district supervisors shall submit to the | 0013| [division] department a list of five names of persons | 0014| interested in the district and who by experience or training | 0015| are qualified to serve as supervisors. The board, with the | 0016| advice of the commission, may appoint two persons from the | 0017| list submitted to serve as district supervisors if it is the | 0018| determination of the [commission] board that the | 0019| appointments are necessary or desirable and would benefit or | 0020| facilitate the work and functions of the district. In the | 0021| event a list is not submitted to the [division] department | 0022| by the district supervisors within forty days after an annual | 0023| district election, the board, with the advice of the | 0024| commission, may appoint at will two district supervisors | 0025| qualified to serve by training or experience. Appointed | 0001| district supervisors shall serve at the pleasure of the | 0002| [commission] board and shall have the same powers and | 0003| perform the same duties as elected supervisors. Successors to | 0004| appointed supervisors, or replacement-appointed supervisors in | 0005| the event of vacancy, shall be appointed by the board, with | 0006| the advice of the commission, from a list of candidates or at | 0007| will in accordance with the provisions of this subsection." | 0008| Section 9. Section 73-20-41 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, | 0009| Chapter 137, Section 15, as amended) is amended to read: | 0010| "73-20-41. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DISTRICT SUPERVISORS.-- | 0011| A. District supervisors may employ a secretary and | 0012| such other agents, employees and technical or professional | 0013| experts as they may from time to time require, and may | 0014| determine qualifications, compensation and duties applicable to | 0015| any agent, employee or expert engaged. District supervisors | 0016| shall require and provide for the execution of a corporate | 0017| surety bond in suitable penal sum for and to cover any person | 0018| entrusted with the care or disposition of district funds or | 0019| property. District supervisors may delegate their powers to | 0020| one or more district supervisors or to one or more district | 0021| employees, agents or experts. | 0022| B. District supervisors may call upon the district | 0023| attorney of the judicial district within which all or a part of | 0024| the district lands may be situate for legal services required | 0025| by the district. District supervisors may invite the | 0001| legislative body of any municipality or county situate within, | 0002| near or comprising a part of the district to designate a | 0003| representative to advise and consult with the supervisors on | 0004| matters affecting property, water distribution or other matters | 0005| of interest to the municipality or county. | 0006| C. District supervisors are authorized to adopt and | 0007| promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the proper | 0008| execution of district duties and activities. The supervisors | 0009| shall: | 0010| (1) keep a full and accurate record of all | 0011| district proceedings and of all resolutions, regulations and | 0012| orders issued or adopted; | 0013| (2) provide for and submit to an annual audit of | 0014| district accounts or receipts and disbursements, in the event | 0015| district receipts total more than five thousand dollars | 0016| ($5,000) annually; | 0017| (3) furnish to the [division] department a | 0018| complete report of district proceedings and activities during | 0019| each fiscal year, including a financial report; | 0020| (4) furnish or make available to the | 0021| [division] department upon request, district files and | 0022| copies of rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms and | 0023| other documents adopted or employed in conducting district | 0024| activities; and | 0025| (5) call and give due notice of an annual | 0001| meeting of the owners of land situate within the district to be | 0002| held on a designated date within the period September 1 to | 0003| [November 1] December 15." | 0004| Section 10. Section 73-20-49 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, | 0005| Chapter 137, Section 23, as amended) is amended to read: | 0006| "73-20-49. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICTS.-- | 0007| A. At any time five years after the organization of a | 0008| district, any twenty-five [owners of land] landowners, | 0009| situate within the district, may subscribe and file a petition | 0010| with the [division] department for the dissolution of the | 0011| district. To assist it in its determinations, the commission | 0012| may hold public hearings upon the petition. Within sixty days | 0013| of its receipt of the petition, the [commission] department | 0014| shall give due notice of referendum to adopt and approve the | 0015| petition of dissolution. The referendum shall be conducted | 0016| with appropriate ballot and in substantially the same manner as | 0017| a referendum adopting and approving the creation of a proposed | 0018| district. | 0019| B. The [division] department shall publish the | 0020| results of the referendum and, if a majority of the votes cast | 0021| at the referendum [adopt] adopts the petition and | 0022| [approve] approves the dissolution of the district, the | 0023| [commission] department shall then determine whether the | 0024| continued operation of the district within its defined | 0025| geographical area is administratively practicable. In making | 0001| its determination, the [commission] department shall | 0002| consider: | 0003| (1) the attitude of the [owners of lands] | 0004| landowners lying within the district; | 0005| (2) the ratio of votes cast at the referendum to | 0006| the number of eligible voters; | 0007| (3) the proportion of the total number of votes | 0008| cast at the referendum to the number of votes cast in favor of | 0009| the dissolution of the district; | 0010| (4) the approximate wealth and income of the | 0011| landowners of the district; and | 0012| (5) the probable expense of carrying on natural | 0013| resource conservation and development within the district. | 0014| C. In the event the [commission shall determine] | 0015| department determines that the continued operation of the | 0016| district is not administratively practicable, it shall enter | 0017| and record its determination and shall certify its | 0018| determination to the [district's] district supervisors. | 0019| Upon receipt of the [commission's] department's | 0020| certification, the [district's] district supervisors shall | 0021| terminate the affairs of the district; shall dispose of all | 0022| district property at public auction; or by transfer to the | 0023| [commission] board or to another district; and shall | 0024| certify and deliver up the proceeds of any sale to be paid over | 0025| to the [commission] board. The district supervisors shall | 0001| file a verified application for the dissolution of the district | 0002| with the secretary of state; the application shall be supported | 0003| by a copy of the certificate of the [commission] department | 0004| setting forth its determination that continued operation of the | 0005| district is not administratively practicable and by a verified | 0006| accounting of the disposition of district property and the | 0007| proceeds [therefrom] from it. Upon receipt of a proper | 0008| application, the secretary of state shall issue to the district | 0009| supervisors a certificate of dissolution and shall record the | 0010| certificate in an appropriate book of record in his office. | 0011| D. Upon the issuance of a certificate of dissolution | 0012| by the secretary of state, the district shall dissolve and | 0013| cease to exist, and all regulatory acts of the district | 0014| supervisors shall have no further force or effect. The | 0015| [commission] board shall be automatically substituted for | 0016| the district as a party to all executory contracts and shall be | 0017| entitled to enforce all rights and obligated to perform all | 0018| duties thereunder to the same effect and in the same manner as | 0019| the district. | 0020| E. Petitions for the dissolution of a district may | 0021| not be accepted and shall not be considered by the | 0022| [commission] department more often than once in any five- | 0023| year period." | 0024| Section 11. TEMPORARY PROVISION--TRANSFER.--On July 1, | 0025| 1997, the soil and water conservation bureau of the forestry | 0001| division of the energy, minerals and natural resources | 0002| department is abolished. On that date, all functions, | 0003| appropriations, money, equipment and records belonging to the | 0004| bureau are transferred to the board of regents of New Mexico | 0005| state university. On July 1, 1997, all existing rules and | 0006| regulations, contracts and agreements in effect for the bureau | 0007| shall be binding on the board of regents of New Mexico state | 0008| university. | 0009| Section 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0010| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0011|  State of New Mexico | 0012| House of Representatives | 0013| | 0014| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0015| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| March 1, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Mr. Speaker: | 0022| | 0023| Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE, | 0024| to whom has been referred | 0025| | 0001| HOUSE BILL 774 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0005| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| G. X. McSherry, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Adopted Not Adopted | 0019| (Chief Clerk) | 0020| (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| Date | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 6 | 0001| Excused: Johnson, Porter, Townsend | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0774 State of New Mexico | 0006| House of Representatives | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| March 8, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Mr. Speaker: | 0016| | 0017| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0018| whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| HOUSE BILL 774 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Max Coll, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted Not Adopted | 0012| (Chief Clerk) | 0013| (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| Date | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 12 For 2 Against | 0018| Yes: 12 | 0019| No: Coll, Varela | 0020| Excused: Buffett, Marquardt, Watchman | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0774 | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| March 17, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| Mr. President: | 0008| | 0009| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE BILL 774 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| __________________________________ | 0022| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0002| Adopted_______________________ | 0003| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Date ________________________ | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 5 For 1 Against | 0011| Yes: 5 | 0012| No: Tsosie | 0013| Excused: Eisenstadt, Griego, Lyons, Macias | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| H0774C01 |