0001| HOUSE BILL 1019
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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| JAMES G. TAYLOR
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS; PROVIDING CERTAIN
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0012| CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS WITH POWER TO COMMISSION PEACE OFFICERS;
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0013| AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978; DECLARING AN
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0014| EMERGENCY.
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0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017| Section 1. Section 73-14-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975,
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0018| Chapter 262, Section 1) is amended to read:
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0019| "73-14-18. ABOLITION OF BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF DISTRICTS
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0020| HAVING MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES AND CREATED PRIOR
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0021| TO 1930.--As [the same are] now constituted, any conservancy
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0022| district organized under the provisions of the Conservancy Act
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0023| of New Mexico and such conservancy district being created prior
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0024| to 1930 and embracing land situate in four or more counties
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0025| and having an appointed board of directors shall, after the
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0001| election and qualification of the board of directors, cease to
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0002| have an appointed board of directors and in lieu thereof shall
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0003| have an elected board of directors as provided in Sections
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0004| [75-28-11.1 through 75-28-11.15 NMSA 1953] 73-14-18 through
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0005| 73-14-32 NMSA 1978, which board of directors shall bear the
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0006| name "board of directors of the ______________________
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0007| conservancy district" and shall be a body corporate, may sue
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0008| and be sued, shall have the power to commission peace
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0009| officers and which shall succeed to, have, exercise, enjoy,
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0010| assume and perform all of the rights, powers, obligations and
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0011| duties now by law vested in, conferred upon, imposed upon or
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0012| required of the boards [hereby] abolished by this section."
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0013| Section 2. Section 73-14-52 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1951,
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0014| Chapter 222, Section 4) is amended to read:
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0015| "73-14-52. ENFORCEMENT.--Conservancy districts, having
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0016| adopted ordinances, rules and regulations providing for the
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0017| protection of the bosque, district property and the citizens of
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0018| New Mexico and for the distribution and allocation of
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0019| irrigation waters pursuant to the provisions of [this act]
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0020| Sections 73-14-49 through 73-14-53 NMSA 1978, shall have all
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0021| powers available by law to enforce [the same] the rules,
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0022| regulations and ordinances, including the right of injunction
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0023| and mandamus. A conservancy district with an elected board of
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0024| directors that is organized pursuant to the Conservancy Act of
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0025| New Mexico, was created prior to 1930, embraces land situate in
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0001| four or more counties and includes more than one hundred
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0002| thousand acres of land may commission peace officers as deemed
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0003| necessary by the board of directors to enforce the rules,
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0004| regulations and criminal ordinances of that district or the
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0005| laws or ordinances of the state, county or municipality that
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0006| has jurisdiction over the site at which a crime has been
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0007| committed."
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0008| Section 3. [NEW MATERIAL] ENFORCEMENT--CONSERVANCY
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0009| DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS.--
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0010| A. The peace officer of a conservancy district that
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0011| has the power to commission peace officers is authorized to
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0012| perform all acts necessary to enforce the criminal ordinances,
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0013| rules and regulations of that conservancy district including:
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0014| (1) suppressing all riots, disturbances and
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0015| breaches of the peace;
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0016| (2) apprehending all disorderly persons;
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0017| (3) providing aid requested by any other law
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0018| enforcement agency;
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0019| (4) issuing citations, apprehending or
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0020| arresting any person within the jurisdiction of the conservancy
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0021| district who is in the act of violating the law of the state or
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0022| the ordinances of the county, municipality or the conservancy
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0023| district and bring him before competent authority for detention
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0024| or trial; and
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0025| ` (5) fulfilling the duties of a peace officer
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0001| pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 29, Article 1 NMSA 1978.
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0002| B. In the discharge of his proper duties, a peace
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0003| officer of a conservancy district shall have the same powers
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0004| and be subject to the same responsibilities as sheriffs in
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0005| similar cases.
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0006| Section 4. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
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0007| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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0010| State of New Mexico
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0011| House of Representatives
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0013| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0014| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0017| March 6, 1997
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0020| Mr. Speaker:
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0022| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0023| whom has been referred
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0025| HOUSE BILL 1019
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0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0004| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0006| Respectfully submitted,
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0011|
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0012| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman
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0015| Adopted Not Adopted
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0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0019| Date
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0021| The roll call vote was 4 For 3 Against
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0022| Yes: 4
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0023| No: Beam, Lovejoy, Wallace
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0024| Excused: Hobbs
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0025| Absent: None
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0003| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1019 State of New Mexico
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0004| House of Representatives
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0006| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010| March 19, 1997
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0013| Mr. Speaker:
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0015| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0017| HOUSE BILL 1019
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0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0022| 1. On page 2, line 15, strike "ordinances,".
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0024| 2. On page 2, lines 20 and 21, strike ", regulations and
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0025| ordinances" and insert in lieu thereof "and regulations".
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0002| 3. On page 3, lines 2 and 3, strike ", regulations and
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0003| criminal ordinances" and insert in lieu thereof "and
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0004| regulations".
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0006| 4. On page 3, line 5, after the period insert:
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0008| "A peace officer commissioned pursuant to this section shall meet
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0009| the training requirements set forth in Section 29-7-6.1 NMSA 1978
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0010| pertaining to county sheriffs.".
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0012| 5. On page 3, line 10, after "perform" insert "within the
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0013| exterior boundaries of the conservancy district" and after "the"
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0014| strike "criminal ordinances,".
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0015|
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0016| Respectfully submitted,
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0021|
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0022| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0024|
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0025| Adopted Not Adopted
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0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0004| Date
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0006| The roll call vote was 8 For 2 Against
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0007| Yes: 8
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0008| No: Alwin, Larranaga
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0009| Excused: Pederson, Rios, Sanchez
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0010| Absent: None
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0016| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0017| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0020| March 20, 1997
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0022| Mr. President:
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0024| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0001| HOUSE BILL 1019, as amended
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0002|
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0003| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT
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0004| RECOMMENDATION.
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0006| Respectfully submitted,
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0010| __________________________________
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0011| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman
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0015| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0020| Date ________________________
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0023| The roll call vote was 6 For 4 Against
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0024| Yes: 6
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0025| No: Davis, Eisenstadt, Feldman, Kysar
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0001| Excused: None
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0002| Absent: None
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