FIFTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2025

February 20, 2025

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 145

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

    1. On page 1, line 13, before the period, insert "IDENTIFIED IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INCLUDE A REPORT ON HIGHWAY PROJECT SELECTION AND PRIORITIES FINANCED BY BONDS IN ITS ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST".

 

     2. On page 4, line 17, after "projects", insert "identified in the statewide transportation improvement program".

 

     3. On page 8, line 6, strike the closing quotation mark and between lines 6 and 7, insert:

 

          "P. In the budget form submitted pursuant to Section 6-3-18 NMSA 1978, the department shall include a report on highway projects financed pursuant to this section. The report shall include:

 

                (1) justification for the selection and priority ranking of each project, including:

 

                     (a) traffic counts, accident rates and the expected improvements to traffic flow and health and safety;

 

                     (b) the ranking of the pavement and substructure conditions;

 

                     (c) an assessment of economic development impacts; and

 

                     (d) other information deemed significant by the department;

 

                (2) the expected life of the proposed project;

 

                (3) the amount of revenue required to pay the principal and interest of outstanding and proposed bonds based on a five- and twenty-year forecast of the state road fund; and

 

                (4) the effect of the bond program on the department's construction and maintenance program."",

 

 

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS & FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

 

                                                                 

Art De La Cruz, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against

Yes:      Armstrong, Borrego, Brown, De La Cruz, Dow, Hernandez, JF, Hochman-Vigil, Jones, Lara, Lundstrom, Romero, GA

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

 

 

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