0001| SENATE BILL 209 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOSEPH A. FIDEL | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO REGULATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; PLACING | 0012| BUREAU CHIEFS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION OF THE | 0013| REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT UNDER THE PERSONNEL ACT; | 0014| CHANGING LICENSE ISSUANCE AND QUALIFICATION PROVISIONS; | 0015| CHANGING CERTAIN FEES; EXTENDING THE PERMITTED PERIOD FOR A | 0016| CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE; CREATING CERTAIN REVOLVING FUNDS; | 0017| ABOLISHING THE JOURNEYMEN TESTING REVOLVING FUND; REPEALING THE | 0018| SUNSETTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION AND | 0019| COMMISSION; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS. | 0020| | 0021| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0022| Section 1. Section 9-16-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, | 0023| Chapter 297, Section 24) is amended to read: | 0024| "9-16-8. BUREAUS--CHIEFS.--The superintendent shall | 0025| establish within each division such "bureaus" as he deems | 0001| necessary to carry out the provisions of the Regulation and | 0002| Licensing Department Act. He shall appoint a "chief" to be the | 0003| administrative head of any such bureau. The positions so | 0004| appointed [are exempt] may be exempted from the Personnel | 0005| Act by action of the superintendent, except for the | 0006| construction industries division trade bureaus created pursuant | 0007| to Section 60-13-31 NMSA 1978. The chiefs of those bureaus | 0008| shall be covered positions under the Personnel Act." | 0009| Section 2. Section 60-13-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0010| Chapter 199, Section 17, as amended) is amended to read: | 0011| "60-13-14. DIVISION--LICENSE ISSUANCE--REPORTS.-- | 0012| A. No license shall be issued by the division to | 0013| any applicant unless the director is satisfied that the | 0014| applicant is or has in his employ a qualifying party who is | 0015| qualified for the classification for which application is made | 0016| and the applicant has satisfied the requirements of Subsection | 0017| B of this section. | 0018| B. An applicant for a license shall: | 0019| (1) demonstrate proof of responsibility as | 0020| provided in the Construction Industries Licensing Act; | 0021| (2) comply with the provisions of Subsection D | 0022| of this section if he has engaged illegally in the contracting | 0023| business in New Mexico within one year prior to making | 0024| application; | 0025| (3) demonstrate familiarity with the rules and | 0001| regulations promulgated by the commission and division | 0002| concerning the classification for which application is made; | 0003| (4) if a corporation, incorporated | 0004| association, registered limited liability partnership or | 0005| limited liability company, have complied with the laws of this | 0006| state requiring qualification to do business in New Mexico [or | 0007| have been incorporated in this state and, if a foreign | 0008| corporation, shall have maintained a] and provide the name of | 0009| its current registered agent and [a] the current address of | 0010| its registered office in New Mexico [for at least ninety days | 0011| preceding the issuance of a contractor's license]; | 0012| (5) if [an individual or partnership, have | 0013| maintained a residence or street address in New Mexico for at | 0014| least ninety days preceding the making of an application for a | 0015| license] a person other than the persons described in | 0016| Paragraph (4) of this subsection, provide a current physical | 0017| location address and mailing address of the applicant's place | 0018| of business; | 0019| (6) submit proof of registration with the | 0020| taxation and revenue department and submit a current | 0021| identification tax number; | 0022| (7) comply with any additional procedures, | 0023| rules and regulations which are established by the commission | 0024| relating to issuance of licenses; and | 0025| (8) have had four years, within the ten years | 0001| immediately prior to application, of practical or related trade | 0002| experience dealing specifically with the type of construction | 0003| or its equivalent for which the applicant is applying for a | 0004| license, except that the commission may by regulation provide | 0005| for: | 0006| (a) reducing this requirement for a | 0007| particular industry or craft where it is deemed excessive but | 0008| [at no time shall] the requirement shall not be less than | 0009| two years [The commission may be regualtion provide for]; | 0010| and | 0011| (b) a waiver of the work experience | 0012| requirement of this paragraph when the qualifying party has | 0013| been certified in New Mexico with the same license | 0014| classification within the ten years immediately prior to | 0015| application. | 0016| C. The division, with the consent of the commis- | 0017| | 0018| sion, may enter into a reciprocal licensing agreement with any | 0019| state having equivalent licensing requirements. | 0020| D. The director may issue a license to an applicant | 0021| who at any time within one year prior to making application has | 0022| acted as a contractor in New Mexico without a license as | 0023| required by the Construction Industries Licensing Act if: | 0024| (1) the applicant in addition to all other | 0025| requirements for licensure pays an additional fee [in an | 0001| amount equal to five percent of the value of such nonlicensed | 0002| contracting work] as follows: | 0003| (a) in an amount up to ten percent of | 0004| the contract price or the value of the nonlicensed contracted | 0005| work in the discretion of the commission; or | 0006| (b) if the applicant has bid or offered | 0007| a price on a construction project and was not the successful | 0008| bidder or offeror, the fee shall be one percent of the total | 0009| bid amount; and | 0010| (2) the director is satisfied that no incident | 0011| of such contracting without a license: | 0012| (a) caused monetary damage to any | 0013| person; or | 0014| (b) resulted in an unresolved consumer | 0015| complaint being filed against the applicant with the division. | 0016| E. An unlicensed contractor who has performed | 0017| unlicensed work may settle the claims against him without | 0018| becoming licensed if the claims arise from his first offense | 0019| and he pays an administrative fee calculated pursuant to | 0020| Paragraph (1) of Subsection D of this section. In addition to | 0021| the administrative fee, an additional ten percent of the amount | 0022| of the administrative fee shall be assessed as a service fee. | 0023| F. If the total fee to be paid by the contractor | 0024| pursuant to the provisions of Subsection D or E of this section | 0025| is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or less, the fee may be | 0001| waived. | 0002| [E.] G. The director shall report every | 0003| incident of nonlicensed contracting work to the taxation and | 0004| revenue department to assure that the contractor complies with | 0005| tax requirements and pays all taxes due." | 0006| Section 3. Section 60-13-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0007| Chapter 199, Section 18, as amended) is amended to read: | 0008| "60-13-16. DIVISION--QUALIFYING PARTY--EXAMINATION-- | 0009| CERTIFICATE.-- | 0010| A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no | 0011| certificate of qualification shall be issued to [any] an | 0012| individual desiring to be a qualifying party until he has | 0013| passed with a satisfactory score an examination approved and | 0014| adopted by the division. | 0015| B. The examination shall consist of a test based on | 0016| general business knowledge, rules and regulations of the | 0017| division and the provisions of the Construction Industries | 0018| Licensing Act. In addition, applicants for a GB, MM or EE | 0019| classification or for any other classification [which] that | 0020| the commission determines to be appropriate shall take a test | 0021| based on technical knowledge and familiarity with the | 0022| prescribed codes and minimum standards of the particular | 0023| classification for which certification is requested. The | 0024| division shall provide examinations in both English and | 0025| Spanish. | 0001| C. In lieu of the examination to determine | 0002| knowledge of business and construction industries law provided | 0003| in Subsection B of this section, an applicant may satisfy the | 0004| business and law knowledge requirement by receiving a | 0005| certificate of completion of a business and law course of study | 0006| [which has been approved and certified under rules and | 0007| regulations adopted by the division and approved by the | 0008| commission] offered by an accredited education institute | 0009| approved by the division. The course and any preparation and | 0010| instruction materials shall be available in both English and | 0011| Spanish and shall be made available to the division, the | 0012| commission or the designated agent of the division, upon | 0013| request, for review. | 0014| D. If a contractor's license is subject to | 0015| suspension by the commission and if [it] the suspension is | 0016| based on the requirement that the licensee employ a qualifying | 0017| party and the employment of the qualifying party is terminated | 0018| without fault of the licensee, a member of that trade who is | 0019| experienced in the classification for which the certificate of | 0020| qualification was issued and has been employed for five or more | 0021| years by the licensed contractor shall be issued without | 0022| examination a temporary certificate of qualification in the | 0023| classification for which the contractor is licensed. [and] | 0024| The temporary qualifying party [shall be subject to passing] | 0025| is required to pass the regular examination as set forth in | 0001| Subsection B of this section within ninety days of issuance of | 0002| a temporary certificate of qualification. | 0003| E. The certificate of qualification is not | 0004| transferable. | 0005| F. A qualifying party whose certificate is revoked | 0006| by the commission shall not reapply for a certificate for one | 0007| year." | 0008| Section 4. Section 60-13-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0009| Chapter 199, Section 22, as amended) is amended to read: | 0010| "60-13-20. FEES ESTABLISHED BY THE DIVISION--PAYMENT OF | 0011| EXAMINATION AND LICENSING SERVICE FEES.-- | 0012| A. The division shall by regulation establish and | 0013| charge reasonable candidate and applicant fees for each | 0014| license and certificate classification for initial | 0015| applications, initial and additional examinations, license | 0016| issuance and renewals, [and] certificate of qualification | 0017| issuance and renewal licensing verification services. | 0018| B. The division by regulation may provide that | 0019| [examination fees, other than examination fees collected by | 0020| the division for examination of journeymen pursuant to Section | 0021| 60-13-38 NMSA 1978] fees charged pursuant to Subsection A of | 0022| this section shall be paid to the agency providing or | 0023| administering the [examination] service if the service is | 0024| provided pursuant to authority of the division." | 0025| Section 5. Section 60-13-39 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, | 0001| Chapter 199, Section 42, as amended) is amended to read: | 0002| "60-13-39. CERTIFICATES AND EXAMINATION.-- | 0003| A. Certificates of competence issued by the | 0004| division are not transferable and shall expire on the date | 0005| established by the division, not more than [one year] three | 0006| years from the month of issuance. | 0007| B. Application shall be made before the expiration | 0008| date for renewal of a current certificate of competence and | 0009| shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed for the initial | 0010| issuance of the certificate. | 0011| C. Applications for a renewal of a certificate of | 0012| competence shall be filed with the division prior to the last | 0013| working day before the certificate expires. An expired | 0014| certificate shall be renewable within a six-month period | 0015| without examination and only upon paying a fee in twice the | 0016| amount of the renewal fee. If the certificate has not been | 0017| renewed within the six-month period, it shall be canceled." | 0018| Section 6. A new section of the Construction Industries | 0019| Licensing Act is enacted to read: | 0020| "[NEW MATERIAL] CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION | 0021| REGULATORY COMPLIANCE REVOLVING FUND CREATED--APPROPRIATION.-- | 0022| The "construction industries division regulatory compliance | 0023| revolving fund" is created. All money collected by the | 0024| division for plan review, building permits and inspection | 0025| services pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act | 0001| shall be deposited with the state treasurer to be credited to | 0002| the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the division. | 0003| Fees for plan review, building permits and inspection services | 0004| shall be established by regulations adopted by the division and | 0005| approved by the commission. Disbursements from the fund shall | 0006| be made by warrants signed by the secretary of finance and | 0007| administration, based upon vouchers signed by the director and | 0008| only in accordance with a budget approved by the department of | 0009| finance and administration. Expenditures from the fund shall | 0010| be used to achieve compliance with the provisions of the | 0011| Construction Industries Licensing Act. Money in the fund shall | 0012| not revert at the end of the fiscal year." | 0013| Section 7. A new section of the Construction Industries | 0014| Licensing Act is enacted to read: | 0015| "[NEW MATERIAL] CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION | 0016| PUBLICATIONS REVOLVING FUND CREATED--APPROPRIATION.--The | 0017| "construction industries division publications revolving fund" | 0018| is created. All money collected by the division from the sale | 0019| of publications and information related to the licensing and | 0020| regulatory provisions of and issues arising under the | 0021| Construction Industries Licensing Act and regulations adopted | 0022| pursuant to that act shall be deposited with the state | 0023| treasurer to be credited to the fund. Money in the fund is | 0024| appropriated to the division. Money in the fund shall be used | 0025| only for printing and maintenance of publications and | 0001| information related to the licensing and regulatory provisions | 0002| of and issues arising under the Construction Industries | 0003| Licensing Act and regulations adopted pursuant to that act. | 0004| Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrants signed by | 0005| the secretary of finance and administration, based upon | 0006| vouchers signed by the director and only in accordance with a | 0007| budget approved by the department of finance and | 0008| administration. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end | 0009| of the fiscal year." | 0010| Section 8. TEMPORARY PROVISION--APPROPRIATION OF BALANCE | 0011| IN JOURNEYMEN TESTING REVOLVING FUND.--The balance remaining in | 0012| the journeymen testing revolving fund on June 30, 1997, is | 0013| appropriated to the construction industries division of the | 0014| regulation and licensing department for expenditure in fiscal | 0015| years 1998, 1999, and 2000 in accordance with approved budgets | 0016| for the division. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance | 0017| remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert to the | 0018| general fund. | 0019| Section 9. REPEAL.--Sections 60-13-40.1 and 60-13-58 NMSA | 0020| 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 82, Section 2 and Laws 1978, | 0021| Chapter 194, Section 1, as amended) are repealed. | 0022| Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0023| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0024|  | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 SB 209/a | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| February 7, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| Mr. President: | 0010| | 0011| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0012| referred | 0013| | 0014| SENATE BILL 209 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| 1. On page 5, line 4, strike "one" and insert "up to five". | 0020| | 0021| 2. On page 7, line 3, strike "division" and insert | 0022| "commission". | 0023| | 0024| 3. On page 8, line 10, after "renewal" insert ", and", | 0025| | 0001| and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| __________________________________ | 0008| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0011| Adopted_______________________ | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 7 | 0019| No: 0 | 0020| Excused: Ingle, Smith | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| S0209PA1 .115902.1/a | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| February 17, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| Mr. President: | 0008| | 0009| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| SENATE BILL 209, as amended | 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| Ben D. Altamirano, 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 2 Against | 0011| Yes: 5 | 0012| No: Lyons, McKibben | 0013| Excused: Aragon, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Romero | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| S0209/FC1 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE SB 209/a | 0021| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| February 26, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| Mr. President: | 0002| | 0003| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| SENATE BILL 209, as amended | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0009| | 0010| 1. On page 1, line 16, strike "CREATING CERTAIN REVOLVING | 0011| FUNDS;". | 0012| | 0013| 2. On page 1, lines 17 and 18, strike "; REPEALING THE | 0014| SUNSETTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION AND | 0015| COMMISSION;". | 0016| | 0017| 3. On page 1, line 18, strike "MAKING" and insert in lieu | 0018| thereof a period. | 0019| | 0020| 4. On page 1, strike line 19. | 0021| | 0022| 5. On page 2, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following | 0023| new section: | 0024| | 0025| "Section 2. Section 60-13-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, | 0001| Chapter 66, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: | 0002| | 0003| "60-13-3. DEFINITION--CONTRACTOR.--As used in the | 0004| Construction Industries Licensing Act, "contractor": | 0005| | 0006| A. means any person who undertakes, offers to undertake | 0007| by bid or other means or purports to have the capacity to | 0008| undertake, by himself or through others, contracting. | 0009| Contracting includes but is not limited to constructing, | 0010| altering, repairing, installing or demolishing any: | 0011| | 0012| (1) road, highway, bridge, parking area or related | 0013| project; | 0014| | 0015| (2) building, stadium or other structure; | 0016| | 0017| (3) airport, subway or similar facility; | 0018| | 0019| (4) park, trail, bridle path, athletic field, golf | 0020| course or similar facility; | 0021| | 0022| (5) dam, reservoir, canal, ditch or similar | 0023| facility; | 0024| | 0025| (6) sewerage or water treatment facility, power | 0001| generating plant, pump station, natural gas compressing station | 0002| or similar facility; | 0003| | 0004| (7) sewerage, water, gas or other pipeline; | 0005| | 0006| (8) transmission line; | 0007| | 0008| (9) radio, television or other tower; | 0009| | 0010| (10) water, oil or other storage tank; | 0011| | 0012| (11) shaft, tunnel or mining appurtenance; | 0013| | 0014| (12) leveling or clearing land; | 0015| | 0016| (13) excavating earth; | 0017| | 0018| (14) air conditioning, conduit, heating or other | 0019| similar mechanical works; | 0020| | 0021| (15) electrical wiring, plumbing or plumbing fix- | 0022| | 0023| ture, consumers' gas piping, gas appliances or water condi- | 0024| | 0025| tioners; or | 0001| | 0002| (16) similar work, structures or installations | 0003| which are covered by applicable codes adopted under the | 0004| provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act; | 0005| | 0006| B. includes subcontractor and specialty contractor; | 0007| | 0008| C. includes a construction manager who coordinates and | 0009| manages the building process; who is a member of the construction | 0010| team with the owner, architect, engineer and other consultants | 0011| required for the building project; and who utilizes his skill and | 0012| knowledge of general contracting to develop schedules, prepare | 0013| project construction estimates, study labor conditions and advise | 0014| concerning construction; and | 0015| | 0016| D. does not include: | 0017| | 0018| (1) any person who merely furnishes materials or | 0019| supplies at the site without fabricating them into, or consuming | 0020| them in the performance of, the work of a contractor; | 0021| | 0022| (2) any person who drills, completes, tests, aban- | 0023| | 0024| dons or operates any petroleum, gas or water well; or services | 0025| equipment and structures used in the production and handling of | 0001| any product incident to the production of any petroleum, gas or | 0002| water wells, excluding any person performing duties normally | 0003| performed by electrical, mechanical or general contractors; or | 0004| who performs geophysical or similar exploration for oil, gas or | 0005| water; | 0006| | 0007| (3) a public utility or rural electric cooperative | 0008| which constructs, reconstructs, operates or maintains its plant | 0009| or renders authorized service by the installation, alteration or | 0010| repair of facilities, up to and including the meters, which | 0011| facilities are an integral part of the operational system of the | 0012| public utility or rural electric cooperative; provided that the | 0013| construction of a building by a public utility or rural electric | 0014| cooperative or the installation or repair of any consumer gas or | 0015| electrical appliance not an integral part of the operational | 0016| system makes a public utility or rural electric cooperative a | 0017| contractor for that purpose; | 0018| | 0019| (4) a utility department of any municipality or | 0020| local public body rendering authorized service by the | 0021| installation, alteration or repair of facilities, up to and | 0022| including the meters, which facilities are an integral part of | 0023| the operational system of the utility department of the | 0024| municipality; | 0025| | 0001| (5) any railroad company; | 0002| | 0003| (6) a telephone or telegraph company or rural | 0004| electric cooperative which installs, alters or repairs electrical | 0005| equipment and devices for the operation of signals or the | 0006| transmission of intelligence where that work is an integral part | 0007| of the operation of a communication system owned and operated by | 0008| a telephone or telegraph company or rural electric cooperative in | 0009| rendering authorized service; | 0010| | 0011| (7) a pipeline company which installs, alters or | 0012| repairs electrical equipment and devices for the operation of | 0013| signals or the transmission of intelligence where that service is | 0014| an integral part of the operation of the communication system of | 0015| that pipeline company and is not for hire or for the use of the | 0016| general public, or any pipeline company which installs, alters or | 0017| repairs plumbing fixtures or gas piping where the work is an | 0018| integral part of installing and operating the system owned or | 0019| operated by the pipeline company in rendering its authorized | 0020| service; | 0021| | 0022| (8) any mining company, gas company or oil company | 0023| which installs, alters or repairs its facilities, including but | 0024| not limited to plumbing fixtures or gas piping, where the work is | 0025| an integral part of the installing or operating of a system owned | 0001| or operated by the mining company, gas company or oil company; | 0002| provided the construction of a building by a mining company, a | 0003| gas company or an oil company is required to be done in | 0004| conformity with all other provisions of the Construction | 0005| Industries Licensing Act and with orders, rules, regulations, | 0006| standards and codes adopted pursuant to that act; | 0007| | 0008| (9) a radio or television broadcaster who | 0009| installs, alters or repairs electrical equipment used for radio | 0010| or television broadcasting; | 0011| | 0012| (10) an individual who, by himself or with the aid | 0013| of others who are paid wages and who receive no other form of | 0014| compensation, builds or makes installations, alterations or | 0015| repairs in or to a single-family dwelling owned and occupied or | 0016| to be occupied by him; provided that the installation, building, | 0017| alteration or repair is required to be done in conformity with | 0018| all other provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act | 0019| and with the orders, rules, regulations, standards and codes | 0020| adopted pursuant to that act; | 0021| | 0022| (11) a person who acts on his own account to build | 0023| or improve a single-family residence for his personal use, | 0024| including the building or improvement of a free standing storage | 0025| building located on that residential property, provided that the | 0001| construction or improvement is required to be done in conformity | 0002| with all other provisions of the Construction Industries | 0003| Licensing Act and with the orders, rules, regulations, standards | 0004| and codes adopted pursuant to that act, and provided further that | 0005| he does not engage in commercial construction; | 0006| | 0007| (12) a person who, by himself or with the aid of | 0008| others who are paid wages and receive no other form of | 0009| compensation, builds or makes installations, repairs or | 0010| alterations in or to a building or other improvement on a farm or | 0011| ranch owned, occupied or operated by him, or makes installations | 0012| of electrical wiring which are not to be connected to electrical | 0013| energy supplied from a power source outside the premises of the | 0014| farm or ranch owned, occupied or operated by him; provided that | 0015| the state codes and any local codes adopted pursuant to Sub- | 0016| | 0017| section F of Section 60-13-44 NMSA 1978 shall not require any | 0018| permits or inspections for such construction on a farm or ranch | 0019| except for electrical wiring to be connected to a power source | 0020| outside the premises; | 0021| | 0022| (13) an individual who works only for wages; | 0023| | 0024| (14) an individual who works on one undertaking or | 0025| project at a time which, in the aggregate or singly, does not | 0001| exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) compensation a | 0002| year, the work being casual, minor or inconsequential such as, | 0003| but not limited to, handyman repairs; provided that this ex- | 0004| | 0005| emption shall not apply to any undertaking or project pertaining | 0006| to the installation, connection or repair of electrical wiring, | 0007| plumbing or gas fitting as defined in | 0008| Section 60-13-32 NMSA 1978 and provided: | 0009| | 0010| (a) the work is not part of a larger or major | 0011| operation undertaken by the same individual or different | 0012| contractor; | 0013| | 0014| (b) the individual does not advertise or main- | 0015| | 0016| tain a sign, card or other device which would indicate to the | 0017| public that he is qualified to engage in the business of | 0018| contracting; and | 0019| | 0020| (c) the individual files annually with the | 0021| division, on a form prescribed by the division, a declaration | 0022| substantially to the effect that he is not a contractor within | 0023| the meaning of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, that | 0024| the work he performs is casual, minor or inconsequential and will | 0025| not include more than one undertaking or project at one time and | 0001| that the total amount of such contracts, in the aggregate or | 0002| singly, will not exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars | 0003| ($7,200) compensation a year; | 0004| | 0005| (15) any person, firm or corporation which | 0006| installs fuel containers, appliances, furnaces and other | 0007| appurtenant apparatus as an incident to its primary business of | 0008| distributing liquefied petroleum fuel; [or] | 0009| | 0010| (16) a cable television or community antenna | 0011| television company which constructs, installs, alters or repairs | 0012| facilities, equipment, cables or lines for the provision of | 0013| television service or the carriage and transmission of television | 0014| or radio broadcast signals; or | 0015| | 0016| (17) a person who performs work consisting of | 0017| short-term depreciable improvements to commercial property to | 0018| provide needed repairs and maintenance such as painting, | 0019| carpeting, flooring and similar items if the total amount paid | 0020| the person for the work on a single undertaking, including | 0021| materials, services and wages of those who work for him does not | 0022| exceed the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000)."". | 0023| | 0024| 6. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. | 0025| | 0001| 7. On page 9, strike lines 12 through 25, on page 10, | 0002| strike lines 1 through 25, and on page 11, strike lines 1 through | 0003| 11, and insert in lieu thereof: | 0004| | 0005| "Section 7. Section 60-13-58 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, | 0006| Chapter 194, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: | 0007| | 0008| "60-13-58. TERMINATION OF AGENCY LIFE--DELAYED REPEAL.--The | 0009| construction industries commission and division and its trade | 0010| bureaus are terminated on July 1, [1997] 2005 pursuant to the | 0011| Sunset Act. The construction industries commission and division | 0012| and its trade bureaus shall continue to operate according to the | 0013| provisions of Chapter 60, Article 13 NMSA 1978 and Chapter 70, | 0014| Article 5 NMSA 1978 until July 1, [1998] 2006. Effective | 0015| July 1, [1998] 2006, Chapter 60, Article 13 NMSA 1978 and | 0016| Chapter 70, Article 5 NMSA 1978 are repealed."". | 0017| | 0018| 8. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| 9. On page 11, line 12, strike "Sections" and insert in | 0023| lieu thereof "Section". | 0024| | 0025| 10. On page 11, line 12, strike "and 60-13-58". | 0001| | 0002| 11. On page 11, lines 13 and 14, strike "and Laws 1978, | 0003| Chapter 194, Section 1". | 0004| | 0005| 12. On page 11, line 14, strike "are" and insert in lieu | 0006| thereof "is". | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| __________________________________ | 0015| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0020| Adopted_______________________ | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Date ________________________ | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against | 0003| Yes: 6 | 0004| No: Lyons | 0005| Excused: Aragon, Carraro, Ingle, Romero | 0006| Absent: None | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| S0209FC2 .117796.1 | 0010| .117748.1 | 0011| .117734.1 FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| October 23, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number to SENATE BILL 209, as | 0020| amended | 0021| | 0022| AMENDMENT sponsored by SENATOR RAWSON | 0023| | 0024| 1. Strike Public Affairs Committee Amendment Item No. 1. | 0025| | 0001| 2. On page 5, line 4, after the word "be" insert "at | 0002| least". | 0003| | 0004| 3. On page 5, line 4, after the word "percent" insert "but | 0005| not more than five percent". | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Senator Rawson | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Adopted Not Adopted | 0016| | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| S0209FS1 FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| October 23, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number to SENATE BILL 209, as | 0010| amended | 0011| | 0012| AMENDMENT sponsored by SENATOR RAWSON | 0013| | 0014| 1. Strike Public Affairs Committee Amendment Item No. 1. | 0015| | 0016| 2. On page 5, line 4, after the word "be" insert "at | 0017| least". | 0018| | 0019| 3. On page 5, line 4, after the word "percent" insert "but | 0020| not more than five percent". | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Senator Rawson | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| S0209FS1 State of New Mexico | 0017| House of Representatives | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| March 15, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Mr. Speaker: | 0002| | 0003| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0004| been referred | 0005| | 0006| SENATE BILL 209, as amended | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0010| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 7 | 0003| Excused: Alwin, Getty, Gubbels, Hobbs, Rodella, Varela | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\S0209 |