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AN ACT
RELATING TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT;
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE FORTY-SECOND
LEGISLATURE, SECOND SESSION, 1996, AND FOR LEGISLATIVE
EXPENSES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE, THE LEGISLATIVE
FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE,
THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE, THE HOUSE CHIEF CLERK’S OFFICE AND
THE SENATE CHIEF CLERK’S OFFICE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. There is appropriated for the expense of the
legislative department of the state of New Mexico for the
forty-second legislature, second session, for per diem and
mileage of the members, for salaries of employees and for
other expenses of the legislature, the sum of two million nine
hundred twenty-two thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars
($2,922,717) or so much thereof as may be necessary for such
purposes.
Section 2. The expenditures referred to in Section 1
above are as follows:
A. per diem for members of the senate-- $94,500;
B. per diem for members of the house of
representatives ----------------------------------- $157,500;
C. mileage traveled by members of the senate going
to and returning from the seat of government by the usually
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traveled route, one round trip -------------------- $3,294;
D. mileage traveled by members of the house of
representatives going to and returning from the seat of
government by the usually traveled route, one round trip
--------------------------------------------------- $4,895;
E. salaries and employee benefits of senate
employees------------------------------------------ $787,162;
F. salaries and employee benefits of house of
representatives employees-------------------------- $956,412;
G. for expense of the senate not itemized above,
one hundred fifty-six thousand four hundred seventy-five
dollars ($156,475). No part of this item may be transferred
to salaries or employee benefits;
H. for expense of the house of representatives not
itemized above, two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
No part of this item may be transferred to salaries or
employee benefits;
I. the expenditures for the house shall be
disbursed on vouchers signed by the speaker and chief clerk of
the house; the expenditures for the senate shall be disbursed
on vouchers signed by the chairman of the committees'
committee and the chief clerk of the senate; and
J. for session expenses of the legislative council
service, the joint billroom and joint legislative switchboard,
five hundred twelve thousand four hundred seventy-nine dollars
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($512,479) to be disbursed upon vouchers signed by the
director of the legislative council service. Following
adjournment of the session, expenditures authorized under
Subsections E through H of this section shall be disbursed
upon vouchers signed by the director of the legislative
council service.
Section 3. Typewriters and computers purchased by the
legislature are to be placed in the custody of the legislative
council service by the chief clerks of the respective houses
as soon after the session as practicable. Typewriters and
computers used for two consecutive regular sessions and not
needed for legislative use may be offered for resale to state
agencies, public officials, public institutions and local
public bodies at the original price paid by the legislature
less ninety dollars ($90.00), and the proceeds shall be
deposited in the legislative information system fund. Any
typewriters and computers purchased by the legislature and
held for a period of more than two consecutive regular
sessions may be sold at a price found to be the fair market
price by the New Mexico legislative council, and the proceeds
shall be deposited in the legislative information system fund.
Section 4. Under the printing contracts entered into
for the forty-second legislature, second session, the chairman
of the committees' committee of the senate, subject to the
approval of the committee, and the speaker of the house of
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representatives are authorized and directed to provide for the
printing of all bills, resolutions, joint resolutions,
memorials and joint memorials introduced in the senate or
house, the printing of the weekly bill locator and the
printing of all necessary stationery required for use in the
respective houses. They are further directed to provide for
the purchase of all supplies necessary for use in the
respective houses within the appropriation provided. The
orders for printing, stationery and supplies shall be approved
by the chairman of the committees' committee in the senate or
by the speaker for the house.
Section 5. For the second session of the forty-second
legislature, bills, resolutions, joint resolutions, memorials
and joint memorials delivered to the printer shall be returned
by the printer to the joint billroom within forty-two hours
after they are ordered to be printed. The billroom personnel
shall supply a complete file of bills, resolutions, joint
resolutions, memorials, joint memorials and other printed
distribution materials to the following:
A. two copies to each member of the house and
senate;
B. one copy to each county clerk, district judge,
radio or television station and newspaper and to the general
library of each state-supported institution of higher
learning; and
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C. upon written request therefor, one copy to each
state department, commission, board, institution or agency,
each elected state official, each incorporated municipality,
each district attorney, each ex-governor, each member of
congress and each public school district in the state.
Section 6. Any person not enumerated in the preceding
section may secure a complete file of the bills, resolutions,
joint resolutions, memorials and joint memorials of the
legislature by depositing with the legislative council service
the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), which deposit
shall be paid to the state treasurer to the credit of the
legislative expense fund. Additional single copies of items
of legislation shall be sold for fifty cents ($.50) unless the
director of the legislative council service shall, because of
its length, assign a higher price not to exceed ten cents
($.10) per page. Copies of a daily bill locator, other than
those copies furnished each member of the respective houses,
shall be supplied by the legislative council service at a
charge of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the entire
session.
Section 7. There is appropriated from the general fund
to the legislative council service for fiscal year 1997,
unless otherwise indicated, to be disbursed on vouchers signed
by the director of the legislative council service, the
following:
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A. Personal Services
$ 1,808,400
Employee Benefits
573,900
Travel
62,500
Maintenance & Repairs
48,500
Supplies & Materials
41,200
Contractual Services
202,900
Operating Costs
253,600
Other Operating Costs
100,000
Capital Outlay
77,500
Out-of-State Travel
58,000
Total
$3,226,500;
B. for travel expenses of legislators other than
New Mexico legislative council members, on legislative council
business, for committee travel, staff and other necessary
expenses for other interim committees and for other necessary
legislative expenses for fiscal year 1997, the sum of four
hundred forty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($441,200);
provided that the New Mexico legislative council may transfer
amounts from the appropriation in this subsection, during the
fiscal year for which appropriated, to any other legislative
appropriation where they may be needed;
C. for pre-session expenditures and for necessary
contracts, supplies and personnel for interim session
preparation, the sum of three hundred fifty-two thousand three
hundred dollars ($352,300);
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D. for the purpose of hiring or contracting for
the services of financial consultants or policy analysts to
evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of making lump sum
appropriations to select state agencies, contingent upon the
enactment into law by the second session of the forty-second
legislature a general appropriation act that makes lump sum
appropriations to select state agencies, the sum of two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);
E. for a statewide legislative internship program,
the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); and
F. for a human resource study to evaluate
legislative staff compensation, the sum of forty thousand
dollars ($40,000).
Section 8. There is appropriated from the general fund
to the legislative finance committee for fiscal year 1997, to
be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chairman of the
committee or his designated representative, the following:
Personal Services
$1,406,500
Employee Benefits
419,100
Travel
86,900
Maintenance & Repairs
11,200
Supplies & Materials
20,200
Contractual Services
178,000
Operating Costs
104,000
Capital Outlay
12,200
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Out-of-State Travel
34,500
Total
$2,272,600.
Section 9. There is appropriated from the general fund
to the legislative education study committee for fiscal year
1997, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the chairman of
the committee or his designated representative, the following:
Personal Services
$ 407,600
Employee Benefits
115,000
Travel
37,500
Maintenance & Repairs
15,000
Supplies & Materials
11,500
Contractual Services
11,500
Operating Costs
15,000
Capital Outlay
17,700
Out-of-State Travel
11,500
Total
$ 642,300.
Section 10. There is appropriated from the general fund
to the legislative council service for the interim duties of
the senate rules committee the sum of twenty-one thousand six
hundred dollars ($21,600) for fiscal year 1997.
Section 11. There is appropriated from the general fund
to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal
year 1997 for the operation of the house chief clerk's office,
to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of the
legislative council service, the following:
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Personal Services
$ 175,548
Employee Benefits
53,591
Travel
2,100
Maintenance & Repairs
45
Supplies
1,000
Contractual Services
1,500
Operating Costs
3,724
Out-of-State Travel
16,500
Total
$ 254,008.
Section 12. There is appropriated from the general fund
to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal
year 1997 for the operation of the senate chief clerk's
office, to be disbursed on vouchers signed by the director of
the legislative council service, the following:
Personal Services
$ 170,217
Employee Benefits
53,157
Travel
2,100
Maintenance & Repairs
100
Supplies
1,000
Contractual Services
1,500
Operating Costs
3,900
Out-of-State Travel
11,472
Total
$ 243,446.
Section 13. CATEGORY TRANSFER.--Amounts set out in
Sections 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 of this act are provided for
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informational purposes only and may be freely transferred
among categories.
Section 14. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
peace, health and safety that this act take effect
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