HOUSE CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST 243 
                                
                      STATE OF NEW MEXICO
            43RD LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION, 1998

                           REQUESTED BY
                       LEO C. WATCHMAN JR.             





REAUTHORIZATION; CLARIFYING THE PURPOSES AND EXTENDING THE EXPENDITURE
PERIOD FOR WHICH PROCEEDS FROM SEVERANCE TAX BOND APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS FOR VARIOUS HEAD START PROGRAMS MAY BE
EXPENDED.


     Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections F through N of Section 16 of Chapter 148
of Laws 1994, the appropriations in those subsections from severance tax bond proceeds to the
New Mexico office of Indian affairs for various capital outlay purposes for each of the head start
programs in the communities of Coal Mine, Navajo, Rock Springs, Tsa-Ya-Toh, Crystal,
Manuelito, Mexican Springs, Tohatchi and Twin Lakes located in McKinley and San Juan
counties may be expended by each community for any or all of the purposes stated in the
subsection appropriating the proceeds to that community.  The period of time for expenditure of
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these appropriations shall be extended through fiscal year 1999.  Any unexpended or
unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the severance tax
bonding fund.