0001| SENATE BILL 690 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| MANNY M. ARAGON | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO FUND TRANSFERS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSFERS TO THE | 0013| GENERAL FUND; PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL | 0014| FUND OPERATING RESERVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; DECLARING AN | 0015| EMERGENCY. | 0016| | 0017| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0018| Section 1. TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL FUND.--To compensate | 0019| for the anticipated revenue shortfall in fiscal year 1996, the | 0020| following amounts are transferred from the funds specified to | 0021| the general fund: | 0022| A. seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) from the | 0023| workers' compensation retention fund; and | 0024| B. seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) from the | 0025| public liability fund. | 0001| Section 2. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AMOUNTS TO THE GENERAL | 0002| FUND OPERATING RESERVE.-- | 0003| A. Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of | 0004| this section, during fiscal year 1997 the governor is authorized | 0005| to transfer the following amounts from the funds specified to | 0006| the general fund operating reserve: | 0007| (1) a maximum of thirteen million dollars | 0008| ($13,000,000) from the workers' compensation retention fund; | 0009| (2) a maximum of thirteen million dollars | 0010| ($13,000,000) from the public liability fund; | 0011| (3) a maximum of seven million seven hundred | 0012| fifty thousand dollars ($7,750,000) from the subsequent injury | 0013| fund; | 0014| (4) a maximum of five million dollars | 0015| ($5,000,000) from the risk account in the public school | 0016| insurance fund; or | 0017| (5) a maximum of one million two hundred fifty | 0018| thousand dollars ($1,250,000) from the long-term lease guarantee | 0019| fund. | 0020| B. The authorization in Subsection A of this section | 0021| is contingent upon the following: | 0022| (1) at the end of fiscal year 1996, the total | 0023| amount in the general fund operating reserve, the state-support | 0024| reserve fund and the appropriation contingency fund is less than | 0025| one million dollars ($100,000,000); | 0001| (2) the governor finds that the total amount | 0002| projected to be in the general fund operating reserve, the | 0003| state-support reserve fund and the appropriation contingency | 0004| fund at the end of fiscal year 1997 is less than one hundred | 0005| forty million dollars ($140,000,000); and | 0006| (3) the governor finds that the amount in the | 0007| general fund operating reserve is at a level that is either | 0008| insufficient to address a severe emergency or revenue shortfall | 0009| or is jeopardizing the rating for bonds issued by the state. | 0010| C. Any transfers made pursuant to the provisions of | 0011| Subsections A and B of this section are appropriated to the | 0012| general fund operating reserve. | 0013| Section 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0014| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0015|  | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| JANUARY 31, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| Mr. President: | 0024| | 0025| Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0001| | 0002| SENATE BILL 690 | 0003| | 0004| has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT | 0005| TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the FINANCE | 0006| COMMITTEE. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| __________________________________ | 0014| SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0019| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Date ________________________ | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| S0690CC1 | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0004| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| February 12, 1996 | 0008| | 0009| Mr. President: | 0010| | 0011| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| SENATE BILL 690 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that | 0016| it DO PASS. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| __________________________________ | 0023| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0003| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Date ________________________ | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0011| Yes: 8 | 0012| No: 0 | 0013| Excused: Donisthorpe, Duran, Ingle, Kidd, Kysar | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| S0690FC1 | 0018| |