0001| HOUSE BILL 1019 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JAMES G. TAYLOR | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS; PROVIDING CERTAIN | 0012| CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS WITH POWER TO COMMISSION PEACE OFFICERS; | 0013| AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; DECLARING AN | 0014| EMERGENCY. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 73-14-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975, | 0018| Chapter 262, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0019| "73-14-18. ABOLITION OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF DISTRICTS | 0020| HAVING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES AND CREATED PRIOR | 0021| TO 1930.--As ~~[the same are]~~ now constituted, any conservancy | 0022| district organized under the provisions of the Conservancy Act | 0023| of New Mexico and such conservancy district being created prior | 0024| to 1930 and embracing land situate in four or more counties | 0025| and having an appointed board of directors shall, after the | 0001| election and qualification of the board of directors, cease to | 0002| have an appointed board of directors and in lieu thereof shall | 0003| have an elected board of directors as provided in Sections | 0004| ~~[75-28-11.1 through 75-28-11.15 NMSA 1953]~~ 73-14-18 through | 0005| 73-14-32 NMSA 1978, which board of directors shall bear the | 0006| name "board of directors of the ______________________ | 0007| conservancy district" and shall be a body corporate, may sue | 0008| and be sued, shall have the power to commission peace | 0009| officers and which shall succeed to, have, exercise, enjoy, | 0010| assume and perform all of the rights, powers, obligations and | 0011| duties now by law vested in, conferred upon, imposed upon or | 0012| required of the boards ~~[hereby]~~ abolished by this section." | 0013| Section 2. Section 73-14-52 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1951, | 0014| Chapter 222, Section 4) is amended to read: | 0015| "73-14-52. ENFORCEMENT.--Conservancy districts, having | 0016| adopted ordinances, rules and regulations providing for the | 0017| protection of the bosque, district property and the citizens of | 0018| New Mexico and for the distribution and allocation of | 0019| irrigation waters pursuant to the provisions of ~~[this act]~~ | 0020| Sections 73-14-49 through 73-14-53 NMSA 1978, shall have all | 0021| powers available by law to enforce ~~[the same]~~ the rules, | 0022| regulations and ordinances, including the right of injunction | 0023| and mandamus. A conservancy district with an elected board of | 0024| directors that is organized pursuant to the Conservancy Act of | 0025| New Mexico, was created prior to 1930, embraces land situate in | 0001| four or more counties and includes more than one hundred | 0002| thousand acres of land may commission peace officers as deemed | 0003| necessary by the board of directors to enforce the rules, | 0004| regulations and criminal ordinances of that district or the | 0005| laws or ordinances of the state, county or municipality that | 0006| has jurisdiction over the site at which a crime has been | 0007| committed." | 0008| Section 3. [NEW MATERIAL] ENFORCEMENT--CONSERVANCY | 0009| DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.-- | 0010| A. The peace officer of a conservancy district that | 0011| has the power to commission peace officers is authorized to | 0012| perform all acts necessary to enforce the criminal ordinances, | 0013| rules and regulations of that conservancy district including: | 0014| (1) suppressing all riots, disturbances and | 0015| breaches of the peace; | 0016| (2) apprehending all disorderly persons; | 0017| (3) providing aid requested by any other law | 0018| enforcement agency; | 0019| (4) issuing citations, apprehending or | 0020| arresting any person within the jurisdiction of the conservancy | 0021| district who is in the act of violating the law of the state or | 0022| the ordinances of the county, municipality or the conservancy | 0023| district and bring him before competent authority for detention | 0024| or trial; and | 0025| ` (5) fulfilling the duties of a peace officer | 0001| pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 29, Article 1 NMSA 1978. | 0002| B. In the discharge of his proper duties, a peace | 0003| officer of a conservancy district shall have the same powers | 0004| and be subject to the same responsibilities as sheriffs in | 0005| similar cases. | 0006| Section 4. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0007| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| State of New Mexico | 0011| House of Representatives | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0014| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| March 6, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Mr. Speaker: | 0021| | 0022| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0023| whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| HOUSE BILL 1019 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0004| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0005| | 0006| Respectfully submitted, | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Adopted Not Adopted | 0016| | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| Date | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 4 For 3 Against | 0022| Yes: 4 | 0023| No: Beam, Lovejoy, Wallace | 0024| Excused: Hobbs | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1019 State of New Mexico | 0004| House of Representatives | 0005| | 0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| March 19, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Mr. Speaker: | 0014| | 0015| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| HOUSE BILL 1019 | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0021| | 0022| 1. On page 2, line 15, strike "ordinances,". | 0023| | 0024| 2. On page 2, lines 20 and 21, strike ", regulations and | 0025| ordinances" and insert in lieu thereof "and regulations". | 0001| | 0002| 3. On page 3, lines 2 and 3, strike ", regulations and | 0003| criminal ordinances" and insert in lieu thereof "and | 0004| regulations". | 0005| | 0006| 4. On page 3, line 5, after the period insert: | 0007| | 0008| "A peace officer commissioned pursuant to this section shall meet | 0009| the training requirements set forth in Section 29-7-6.1 NMSA 1978 | 0010| pertaining to county sheriffs.". | 0011| | 0012| 5. On page 3, line 10, after "perform" insert "within the | 0013| exterior boundaries of the conservancy district" and after "the" | 0014| strike "criminal ordinances,". | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 8 For 2 Against | 0007| Yes: 8 | 0008| No: Alwin, Larranaga | 0009| Excused: Pederson, Rios, Sanchez | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| .118913.1 | 0014| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1019 | 0015| | 0016| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0017| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| March 20, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| Mr. President: | 0023| | 0024| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0025| | 0001| HOUSE BILL 1019, as amended | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0004| RECOMMENDATION. | 0005| | 0006| Respectfully submitted, | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| __________________________________ | 0011| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Date ________________________ | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| The roll call vote was 6 For 4 Against | 0024| Yes: 6 | 0025| No: Davis, Eisenstadt, Feldman, Kysar | 0001| Excused: None | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| H1019C01 | 0006| |