0001| HOUSE BILL 1209 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DAVID M. PARSONS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; CHANGING THE MEMBERSHIP OF | 0012| THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. Section 9-15-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1988, | 0016| Chapter 81, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | 0017| "9-15-11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CREATED-- | 0018| MEMBERSHIP--ADMINISTRATIVELY ATTACHED TO THE DEPARTMENT.-- | 0019| A. The "economic development commission" is | 0020| created. The commission shall be a planning commission | 0021| administratively attached to the [economic development] | 0022| department. The commission shall provide advice to the | 0023| department on policy matters. The commission shall be | 0024| responsible for the annual approval and update of the state's | 0025| five-year economic development plan. The commission shall | 0001| consist of [seven] eight members who shall be qualified | 0002| electors of the state [of New Mexico], no more than four of | 0003| whom at the time of their appointment shall be members of the | 0004| same political party and at least one of whom shall be a Native | 0005| American. Members shall be appointed by the governor and | 0006| confirmed by the senate. [Two members shall be appointed from | 0007| each of the three congressional districts. The seventh member | 0008| shall be the governor's "science advisor", hereby named. The | 0009| governor's science advisor shall advise the governor on matters | 0010| relating to science and technology, technological innovation, | 0011| technical excellence, technology-based new business | 0012| development, research and development and other science and | 0013| technology projects conducted at research institutes and | 0014| institutions of higher education throughout the state, with | 0015| emphasis on commercialization of such projects and technology | 0016| transfer for economic development purposes.] Seven members | 0017| shall be appointed from their respective planning districts, | 0018| and the eighth member shall be a Native American and represent | 0019| the interests of the Indian tribes and pueblos. | 0020| B. Appointments shall be made for [seven-year] | 0021| five-year terms expiring on January 1 of the appropriate | 0022| year. Commission members shall serve staggered terms as | 0023| determined by the governor at the time of their initial | 0024| appointment. Annually, the governor shall designate a chairman | 0025| of the commission from among the members. | 0001| C. The commission shall meet at the call of the | 0002| chairman, not less than once each quarter, and shall invite | 0003| representatives of appropriate legislative committees, other | 0004| state agencies and interested persons to its meetings for the | 0005| purpose of information exchange and coordination. | 0006| D. Commission members shall not vote by proxy. A | 0007| majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the conduct of | 0008| business. | 0009| E. Members of the commission shall not be removed | 0010| except for incompetence, neglect of duty or malfeasance in | 0011| office; provided, however, no removal shall be made without | 0012| notice of hearing and an opportunity to be heard having first | 0013| been given the member being removed. The senate shall be given | 0014| exclusive original jurisdiction over proceedings to remove | 0015| members of the commission [under such rules as it may | 0016| promulgate]. The senate's decision in connection with such | 0017| matters shall be final. A vacancy in the membership of the | 0018| commission occurring other than by expiration of term shall be | 0019| filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for | 0020| the unexpired term only. | 0021| F. Commission members shall not be paid, but shall | 0022| receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and | 0023| Mileage Act." | 0024|  State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| March 11, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom | 0012| has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE BILL 1209 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| 1. On page 1, line 25, strike "eight" and insert in lieu | 0020| thereof "nine". | 0021| | 0022| 2. On page 2, line 2, strike "four" and insert in lieu | 0023| thereof "five". | 0024| | 0025| 3. On page 2, line 17, strike "and". | 0001| | 0002| 4. On page 2, line 19, after "pueblos" insert "and the | 0003| ninth member shall represent the public at large". | 0004| | 0005| 5. On page 3, lines 15 and 16, remove the brackets and line | 0006| through "under such rules as it may promulgate"., | 0007| | 0008| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0009| COMMITTEE. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Fred Luna, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 9 | 0003| Excused: Getty, Gubbels, Olguin, J.G. Taylor | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| .118520.1 | 0008| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1209 State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 13, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0021| whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE BILL 1209, as amended | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Max Coll, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against | 0019| Yes: 13 | 0020| Excused: Coll, Heaton, Picraux, Taylor, J.P. | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1209 | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| March 18, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| Mr. President: | 0008| | 0009| Your CORPORATION & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0010| whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE BILL 1209, as amended | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0016| | 0017| Respectfully submitted, | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| __________________________________ | 0023| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0003| Adopted_______________________ | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date ________________________ | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 7 | 0013| No: 0 | 0014| Excused: Fidel, Howes, Robinson | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| H1209CT1 |