0001|                           SENATE BILL 1088
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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|                          LEONARD LEE RAWSON
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS OF WAY AND DESIGN AND
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0012|     CONSTRUCT IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 70 FROM THE
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0013|     INTERCHANGE WITH INTERSTATE 10 TO WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE IN
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0014|     DONA ANA COUNTY.
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|          Section 1.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.--
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0018|               A.  The legislature finds that Las Cruces, its
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0019|     suburbs and neighboring communities have grown tremendously in
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0020|     the last few years with the highest growth rate occurring in
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0021|     the census tracts immediately adjacent to United States highway
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0022|     70.
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0023|               B.  The legislature further finds that United States
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0024|     highway 70, a major feeder highway that connects Las Cruces
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0025|     with Tucson, has the highest traffic count in the southern part
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0001|     of the state.
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0002|               C.  The legislature further finds that the accident
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0003|     rate along the fourteen-mile segment between the community of
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0004|     Organ and interstate 25 is unacceptably high.  An appropriation
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0005|     is necessary to make the improvements that will provide for the
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0006|     safety of the citizens and ensure the opportunity for
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0007|     development and expansion of space-related facilities.
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0008|          Section 2.  APPROPRIATION.--
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0009|               A.  Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is
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0010|     appropriated from the state road fund to the state highway and
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0011|     transportation department for expenditure in fiscal years 1998
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0012|     through 2005 for the purpose of acquiring rights of way and
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0013|     designing and constructing improvements to United States
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0014|     highway 70 between the interstate 10 interchange and White
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0015|     Sands missile range in Dona Ana county.  Any unexpended or
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0016|     unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2005
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0017|     shall revert to the state road fund.
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0018|               B.  The expenditure authorized in Subsection A of
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0019|     this section is contingent upon congressional appropriation of
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0020|     thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) and the city of Las Cruces
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0021|     allocating six million dollars ($6,000,000) in matching funds.
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0023|   
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0024|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0025|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0003|                                               February 26, 1997
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0005|   Mr. President:
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0006|   
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0007|       Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0008|   whom has been referred
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0009|   
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0010|                          SENATE BILL 1088
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0011|   
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0012|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0014|   FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0016|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0021|   __________________________________
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0022|                                Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman 
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0001|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0002|   Adopted_______________________
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0003|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0006|                     Date ________________________
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0009|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0010|           Yes:    6
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0011|           No:     0
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0012|                Excused:     Fidel, McKibben, Robinson, Maes
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0013|           Absent: None
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0016|   S1088CT1
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