FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2007

February 23, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 959, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. Strike House Health and Government Affairs Committee Amendments 1, 2 and 3.

     2. On page 13, line 8, strike "thirteen" and insert in lieu thereof "seventeen".

     3. On page 13, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following new paragraphs:

                "(4) two members appointed by the governor to represent local government, one appointment to be selected by the governor from a list of three names provided by the New Mexico association of counties and one appointment to be selected by the governor from a list of three names provided by the New Mexico municipal league;

                (5) two members appointed by the governor to represent local telecommunications service providers;".

     4. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.