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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

SPONSOR:

Garcia, M.J.

 

DATE TYPED:

2/2/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Waste Management & Research

 

SB

177

 

 

ANALYST:

L. Baca

 

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicates HB 251

 

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC FILES

 

Responses Received From

New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 177 creates the Waste Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), stipulates it shall be a division of New Mexico State University (NMSU) and names the participating institutions that shall comprise the membership.

 

     Significant Issues

 

SB 177 stipulates that participating institutions in the consortium shall be NMSU, the University of New Mexico, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Dine College, Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

 

The purposes of the consortium are to engage in theoretical and practical education of research and environmental issues, disseminate knowledge acquired through educational programs and assist in efforts to address environmental and natural resource problems.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

None. WERC already exists.  SB 177 makes it a statutory program.

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