April 5, 2001

SENATE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 47

The Honorable Richard Romero and

Members of the Senate

Executive-Legislative Building

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503

Honorable President and Members of the Senate:

I have this day VETOED and am returning SENATE BILL 563, as amended enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.

This bill would require the Motor Vehicle Division to produce, for a fee, a “certified” wallet-sized replica of a person’s birth certificate. This is a function that government does not need to perform.

In addition, assigning an agency new duties unrelated to the agency’s main functions simply impedes the performance of those main functions.

Sincerely,

Gary E. Johnson

Governor

RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR:

Time: _____________________ By:_____________________________

Secretary of State

Date ______________________

Time:______________________

Date_______________________ By:_____________________________

Chief Clerk of the Senate

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