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AN ACT

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; ALLOWING LEGISLATIVE

REIMBURSEMENT FOR PARKING EXPENSES WHEN TRAVELING

OUT-OF-STATE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 2-1-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971,

Chapter 1, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read:

"2-1-9. OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL--IN-STATE TRAVEL.--

A. Out-of-state travel of members, officers and

employees of the legislative branch of government shall be

exempt from approval by any member of the executive branch.

B. Members of the legislature serving on official

business for interim committees within the state shall

receive:

(1) per diem at the internal revenue service

per diem rate as provided in Section 2-1-8 NMSA 1978 for each

day served, including travel time, and the cost of public

transportation by the shortest, most direct route or mileage

for each mile traveled by the shortest, most direct route by

automobiles at the internal revenue service standard mileage

rate or by privately owned aircraft at the air mileage rate

set out by the rules adopted by the department of finance and

administration pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act; and

(2) per diem for one additional day at the

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internal revenue service per diem rate as provided in Section

2-1-8 NMSA 1978 if, in order to serve on official business

for an interim committee, a legislator travels to a location

that is one hundred or more miles from the location of the

legislator's point of departure; provided that, pursuant to

policies adopted by the New Mexico legislative council, per

diem under this paragraph shall be paid only if the

legislator is not entitled to per diem for travel time as

provided in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.

C. Reimbursement for out-of-state travel on

committee business shall be as follows:

(1) the cost of the tickets on public

transportation by the shortest, most direct route;

(2) the cost of parking;

(3) mileage at the same rates established

for in-state travel if automobiles or private airplanes are

used, based on official mileage by the shortest, most direct

route; provided that in no event shall the mileage

reimbursement for out-of-state travel exceed the dollar

amount that would be due if the member had used first class

public air transportation by the shortest, most direct route;

and

(4) per diem for the number of days spent in

travel and on committee business at the in-state rate

provided for in Section 2-1-8 NMSA 1978."