SENATE BILL 206

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2010

INTRODUCED BY

George K. Munoz

AN ACT

RELATING TO THE LEGISLATURE; REQUIRING THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REPORT ON THE EQUITY AND FAIRNESS OF TRIBAL CAPITAL OUTLAY CUTS COMPARED WITH NONTRIBAL CAPITAL OUTLAY CUTS ON THE BASIS OF A COUNTY'S POPULATION AND TOTAL LOST DOLLARS IN PROPOSED LEGISLATION REVERTING CERTAIN CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

     Section 1. Section 2-5-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1957, Chapter 3, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

     "2-5-3. LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE--DUTIES.--The legislative finance committee shall:

          A. direct the director of the legislative finance committee in [his] the director's work;

          B. examine the laws governing the finances and operation of departments, agencies and institutions of New Mexico and all of its political subdivisions, the effect of laws on the proper functioning of these governmental units and the policies and costs of governmental units as related to the laws;

          C. recommend changes in these laws if any are deemed desirable and draft and present to the legislature any legislation necessary;

          D. prepare a comparison of tribal versus nontribal cuts or reversions to capital outlay projects or funds by county, including the dollar amounts of the cuts or reversions compared to total county population, and report on the equity of cuts or reversions to the senate finance committee in advance of its issuance of a committee report on a bill to revert or cut tribal capital outlay; and

          [D.] E. make a full report of its findings and recommendations for the consideration of each successive legislature following its original establishment, the report and suggested legislation to be available to each member of the legislature on or before the first day of the regular session [thereof]."

     Section 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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