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

SPONSOR Nunez

DATE TYPED 02-14-05 HB 751

SHORT TITLE Cotton Boll Weevil Act District Monitoring

SB

ANALYST Woods

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates SB671

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

No Response Received From

New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 751 – Relating to Agriculture; Amending the Cotton Boll Weevil Control Act to Pro-

vide for Monitoring by the Districts – amends Section 76-6A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1996,

Chapter 77, Section 3, as amended) to read as follows:

On Page 2:

D. "cotton boll weevil control district" means a designated area duly established under

the Cotton Boll Weevil Control Act wherein a program to (page 2, line 4: insert word

monitor), suppress or eradicate the cotton boll weevil is administered;

House Bill 751 -- Page 2

On Page 3:

“…the formulation of plans for the (page 3, line 1: insert word monitoring), control or

eradication of such infestation."

(1) conduct programs to (page 3, line 8: insert word monitor), suppress or eradicate cot-

ton boll weevils within their cotton boll weevil control districts;

On Page 4:

D. If the cotton boll weevil control district includes certified organic acreage, the cotton

boll weevil control committee shall select an organic (page 4, lines 9and 10: strike word

[farmer], insert words cotton producer) operating within the district, who shall have all

the powers of a committee member, to serve on the cotton boll weevil control commit-

tee.

There is no appropriation attached to this bill.

Significant Issues

This bill modifies the definition of a Cotton Boll Weevil Control District to include responsibili-

ties where – in addition to suppression and eradication – a monitoring function is codified. The

bill additionally incorporates a monitoring function within the duties of Cotton Boll Weevil Con-

trol Committees; and – if the cotton boll weevil control district includes certified organic acreage

– notes that the affected Cotton Boll Weevil Control Committee shall select an organic cotton

producer to serve on the committee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There is no appropriation attached to this bill.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Duplicates SB671

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