0001|                            HOUSE BILL 656
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            J. PAUL TAYLOR
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CULTURE; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE FOR A
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0012|     CUARTOCENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF CONTINUOUS HISPANIC PRESENCE IN
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0013|     THE UNITED STATES; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS--HISPANIC PRESENCE IN NEW
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0017|     MEXICO.--The legislature of the state of New Mexico notes with
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0018|     pride that April 30, 1998 will mark the four-hundredth
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0019|     anniversary of the founding of continuous European presence
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0020|     within the United States and the convergence of the Hispanic
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0021|     and Native American cultures and traditions.  This convergence
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0022|     will be celebrated with the cooperation of a wide variety of
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0023|     business, civic, cultural and governmental agencies in New
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0024|     Mexico as well as their counterparts in Mexico and Spain,
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0025|     bringing honor and attention to our state and region.  New
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0001|     Mexico's people have made and continue to make major
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0002|     contributions to this productive history, and the legislature
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0003|     elects to contribute to the cuartocentennial project through
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0004|     exhibitions, publications and media programs, as well as
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0005|     cultural and artistic endeavors of every type.
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0006|          Section 2.  APPROPRIATION--CUARTOCENTENNIAL PROJECT--
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0007|     PURPOSE.--Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is
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0008|     appropriated from the general fund to the office of cultural
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0009|     affairs for expenditure in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 to
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0010|     provide support of the cuartocentennial project, to be observed
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0011|     in 1998, to help celebrate four hundred years of diversity and
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0012|     richness produced and nurtured through our Hispanic and Native
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0013|     American cultures.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance
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0014|     remaining at the end of fiscal year 1998 shall revert to the
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0015|     general fund.
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0016|          Section 3.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0017|     peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0019|                            State of New Mexico
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0020|                      House of Representatives
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0021|   
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0022|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001|                                               February 20, 1997
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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0006|        Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0007|   whom has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|                        HOUSE BILL 656
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0010|                               
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0011|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0013|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0015|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0021| <u>                                </u>                             Gary King, Chairman
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0001|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0005|   The roll call vote was<u> 8 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0006|   Yes:      8
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0007|             Excused:  Rios, Vigil
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0008|             Absent:   None
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