0001|                            HOUSE BILL 115
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           SAMUEL F. VIGIL
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
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0012|     SEVERANCE TAX BONDS TO EXPAND THE LAS VEGAS WATER PLANT IN SAN
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0013|     MIGUEL COUNTY; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  SEVERANCE TAX BONDS--PURPOSE FOR WHICH ISSUED-
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0017|     -APPROPRIATION OF PROCEEDS.--The state board of finance may
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0018|     issue and sell severance tax bonds in compliance with the
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0019|     Severance Tax Bonding Act in an amount not exceeding three
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0020|     million dollars ($3,000,000) when the department of environment
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0021|     certifies the need for the issuance of the bonds.  The state
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0022|     board of finance shall schedule the issuance and sale of the
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0023|     bonds in the most expeditious and economical manner possible
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0024|     upon a finding by the board that the project has been developed
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0025|     sufficiently to justify the issuance and that the project can
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0001|     proceed to contract within a reasonable time.  The state board
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0002|     of finance shall further take the appropriate steps necessary
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0003|     to comply with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
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0004|     The proceeds from the sale of the bonds are appropriated to the
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0005|     department of environment for the purpose of expanding the Las
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0006|     Vegas water plant in San Miguel county to meet anticipated
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0007|     future population needs.  Any unexpended or unencumbered
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0008|     balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall revert
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0009|     to the severance tax bonding fund.  If the department of
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0010|     environment has not certified the need for the issuance of the
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0011|     bonds by the end of fiscal year 1999, the authorization
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0012|     provided in this section shall be void.
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0013|          Section 2.  EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0014|     peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0017|   
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0018|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0019|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0022|                                                   March 4, 1997
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0024|   Mr. President:
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0001|       Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0002|   
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0003|                           HOUSE BILL 155
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0005|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0006|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0008|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0012|                                
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0013|   __________________________________
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0014|                                Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0018|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0019|   Adopted_______________________
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0020|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0024|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0003|           Yes:    6
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0004|           No:     None
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0005|                Excused:     Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben
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0006|           Absent: None
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0011|   
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0012|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0013|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0016|                                                   March 4, 1997
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0017|   
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0018|   Mr. President:
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0019|   
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0020|       Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0021|   
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0022|                           HOUSE BILL 155
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0023|   
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0024|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0025|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0002|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0007|   __________________________________
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0008|                                Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0012|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0013|   Adopted_______________________
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0014|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0018|                     Date ________________________
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0021|   The roll call vote was <u> </u> For <u> </u> Against
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0022|           Yes:    
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0023|           No:     
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0024|                Excused:     
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0025|           Absent: None
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0003|   H0155FC1
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