State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                   March 10, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                       HOUSE BILL 1268
                               
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 4, line 7, strike the underscored material and
  insert in lieu thereof, "7-27-5.24".
  
       2.  On page 4, line 16, strike "7-27-5.23" and insert in lieu
  thereof "7-27-5.24".
  
       3.  On page 4, line 17, strike "7-27-5.23" and insert in lieu
  thereof "7-27-5.24".
  
       4.  On page 5, line 7, strike "earnings on investments" and
  insert in lieu thereof "distributions from the land grant permanent
  fund".
  

       5.  On page 5, line 24, after "without" insert "prior
  appropriation, except in emergency situations which must have the".
       
       6.  On page 8, strike all of lines 18 and 19 and on line 20,
  strike "department" and insert in lieu thereof:
  
            "C.  Sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) is
  appropriated from the cash balances of the legislative council
  service from Subsection J of Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Laws 1995 to
  the legislative council service".
  
       7.  On page 8, line 20, at the end of the line insert the
  following "coordinate with the general services department to".
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                                               
                                                              Max Coll, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was  10  For  2  Against
  Yes:      10
            No:       Abeyta, Heaton
            Excused:  Bird, Salazar, Townsend, Varela, Wallace
            Absent:   None
  
  
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