FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 12, 1997
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                          SENATE BILL 265
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 5, lines 9 and 10, strike "administrative office of
  the courts" and insert in lieu thereof "local government division of
  the department of finance and administration".
  
      2.  On page 5, line 11, after "fund" insert ", less
  administrative costs as provided for in Subsection D of this
  section,".
  
      3.  On page 5, line 12, strike "administrative office of the
  court" and insert in lieu thereof "local government division of the
  department of finance and administration".
      
      4.  On page 5, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
          "D.  The local government division of the department of
  finance and administration may expend no more than five percent of
  the annual fund balance for administrative purposes.".
  
      5.  Reletter the following subsections accordingly.
  
      6.  On page 6, line 3, strike "administrative office of the
  courts" and insert in lieu thereof "local government division of the 
  department of finance and administration".,
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
               
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                               __________________________________
                               Fernando R Macias, Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  5  For  1  Against
          Yes:    5
          No:     Payne
               Excused:     Tsosie, Vernon
          Absent: None
  
  
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