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Conflicts/Relates to HB13
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Office
of Cultural Affairs,
Department
of Game and Fish
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of HENRC Amendment
The House Energy & Natural Resources
Committee amendment adds the Sandia hairstreak as the official butterfly of
Significant
Issues of Amendment
This bill incorporates the intentions of House
Bill 13 which also proposed to adopt the “
The Department of Agriculture states the
scientific name Callophrys macfarlandi should be referenced to assure
the identity of the Sandia hairstreak is maintained.
The 2002 legislature passed House Joint Memorial
1 recommending that
The Office of Cultural Affairs notes the
following: “While several states do have
official state butterflies,
Identifying an official butterfly would add credibility
to
Synopsis
of Original Bill
House Bill 430
designates (1) “The Land of Enchantment” as the official nickname of
Significant
Issues
According to the Office of Cultural Affairs, the designations of Cnemidophorus neomexicanus as the state
reptile and Spea multiplicata as the
state amphibian are appropriate. Both species are typical of
FISCAL and ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Any expected fiscal
and administrative impact associated with updating the New Mexico Blue Book and
other informational and promotional state publications is expected to be
minimal.
CONFLICT, RELATIONSHIP
See technical issues
below.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
House Bill 13 proposes
to adopt the “
Both House Bill 430 and House Bill 13 are
proposing adding symbols to the same section of law. This can cause a conflict if both bills pass
and are signed into law as shown below:
Laws 1999, ch. 266, § 1, effective June 18,
1999, adding "state nickname" at the end of the section heading and
adding Subsection L, adopting "The Land of Enchantment" as the
official nickname of New Mexico, was approved on April 8, 1999. However, Laws
1999, ch. 271, § 1, effective June 18, 1999, adding "state question"
to the end of the section heading, adding Subsection L, and making a minor
stylistic change, was approved later on April 8, 1999. The section was set out
as amended by Laws 1999, ch. 271, § 1. See
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to the Department of Game and Fish,
these species were chosen by public vote at events sponsored by the New Mexico
Herpetological Society. Both are native to
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