FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2007

February 22, 2007

Mr. Speaker:

    Your HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 959

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

     1. On page 13, line 8, strike "thirteen" and insert in lieu thereof "sixteen".

     2. On page 13, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following new paragraphs:

                "(4) two members appointed by the governor to represent local government, one appointment to be selected by the governor from a list of three names provided by the New Mexico association of counties and one appointment to be selected by the governor from a list of three names provided by the New Mexico municipal league;

                (5) one member appointed by the governor to represent local telecommunications service providers that have less than fifty thousand access lines in the state;".

     3. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

     4. On page 13, line 20, after "laboratories" insert "appointed by the respective laboratory director".

     5. On page 14, lines 9 through 11, strike Paragraph (3) in its entirety.

     6. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

     7. On page 24, line 23, after the period insert:

     "Before expansion or upgrade of a state-owned or state-funded telecommunications network, whether voice, data or video transmission, the department shall prepare a plan consistent with state law and applicable rules that includes an assessment of how the project would potentially affect local telecommunications service providers and telecommunications service ratepayers.".

     8. On page 25, line 19, after "capacity" insert "relating to the provision of two-way radio services".

     9. On page 27, line 5, strike "service" and insert in lieu thereof "two-way radio services".

     10. On page 29, line 9, strike "constructed" and insert in lieu thereof "construed".,

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

Mimi Stewart, Chair

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

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