0001| HOUSE BILL 293 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| TED HOBBS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | 0012| DEPARTMENT; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978 | 0013| PERTAINING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 9-5A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, | 0017| Chapter 234, Section 3) is amended to read: | 0018| "9-5A-3. DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED.-- | 0019| A. There is created in the executive branch the | 0020| "energy, minerals and natural resources department". The | 0021| department shall be a cabinet department and [shall include, | 0022| but not be limited to] includes the following organizational | 0023| units: | 0024| (1) the administrative services division; | 0025| (2) the state [park and recreation] parks | 0001| division; | 0002| (3) the forestry division; [which shall | 0003| include a soil and water conservation bureau; | 0004| (4) the energy conservation and management | 0005| division; | 0006| (5)] (4) the mining and minerals division; | 0007| and | 0008| [(6)] (5) the oil conservation division. | 0009| B. The secretary of energy, minerals and natural | 0010| resources may organize the department and the divisions | 0011| specified in Subsection A of this section, including the | 0012| transfer or merging of functions among divisions in the | 0013| interest of efficiency and economy. | 0014| C. The governor may by executive order merge, | 0015| abolish or create divisions of the department in the interest | 0016| of efficiency and economy. | 0017| [B.] D. The state game commission is | 0018| administratively attached to the department." | 0019| Section 2. Section 9-5A-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, | 0020| Chapter 234, Section 4) is amended to read: | 0021| "9-5A-4. DIVISIONS--DUTIES.--In addition to the duties | 0022| assigned to each division of the energy, minerals and natural | 0023| resources department by the secretary of energy, minerals and | 0024| natural resources: | 0025| A. the administrative services division shall | 0001| provide clerical, recordkeeping and administrative support to | 0002| the department in the areas of personnel, budget, procurement | 0003| and contracting; | 0004| [B. the energy conservation and management | 0005| division shall plan, administer, review, provide technical | 0006| assistance, maintain records and monitor state and federal | 0007| energy conservation and alternative energy technology programs; | 0008| C.] B. the forestry division shall enforce and | 0009| administer all laws and regulations relating to forestry; [and | 0010| soil and water conservation on lands within the state; | 0011| D.] C. the mining and minerals division shall | 0012| enforce and administer laws and regulations relating to mine | 0013| safety, [coal surface mine] operation and reclamation of | 0014| coal and non-coal mines and abandoned mine lands reclamation; | 0015| [E.] D. the oil conservation division shall | 0016| administer the laws and regulations relating to oil, gas and | 0017| geothermal resources, except those laws specifically | 0018| administered by another authority; and | 0019| [F.] E. the state [park and | 0020| recreation] parks division shall develop, maintain, manage | 0021| and supervise all state parks and state-owned or state-leased | 0022| recreation areas." | 0023| Section 3. A new section of the Energy, Minerals and | 0024| Natural Resources Department Act is enacted to read: | 0025| "[NEW MATERIAL] ENERGY PROGRAMS.--The secretary of | 0001| energy, minerals and natural resources may administer energy | 0002| conservation, energy efficiency programs and alternative energy | 0003| programs through the office of the secretary or other divisions | 0004| of the energy, minerals and natural resources department as | 0005| deemed appropriate." | 0006| Section 4. A new section of the Energy, Minerals and | 0007| Natural Resources Department Act is enacted to read: | 0008| "[NEW MATERIAL] STATE PARKS DIVISION DESIGNATION.--As | 0009| used in the NMSA 1978, "state park and recreation division" | 0010| means the state parks division of the energy, minerals and | 0011| natural resources department." | 0012| Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0013| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0014|  | 0015| State of New Mexico | 0016| House of Representatives | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| February 11, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Mr. Speaker: | 0001| | 0002| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0003| whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE BILL 293 | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0008| RECOMMENDATION, amended as follows: | 0009| | 0010| 1. On page 2, strike lines 7 through 14 in their entirety | 0011| and renumber subsection accordingly., | 0012| | 0013| and thence referred to the ENERGY AND NATURAL | 0014| RESOURCES COMMITTEE. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 6 For 2 Against | 0007| Yes: 6 | 0008| No: Beam, Taylor, JG | 0009| Excused: None | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0293 |