0001| SENATE BILL 96 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| PHIL A. GRIEGO | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND; CHANGING THE | 0012| DISTRIBUTION FORMULA FOR THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND; AMENDING | 0013| SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 59A-53-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1984, | 0017| Chapter 127, Section 975, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "59A-53-4. CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION OF NEEDS.-- | 0019| |A.| In making the determination of needs pursuant | 0020| to Section 59A-53-3 NMSA 1978, the marshal shall first | 0021| determine that each incorporated municipality to be certified | 0022| has maintained an official fire department created by and | 0023| regulated in accordance with a duly enacted ordinance for a | 0024| period of at least one year prior to the date of certification | 0025| and possesses fire equipment and apparatus in serviceable | - 1 - 0001| condition to respond to a fire incident. The marshal shall | 0002| also determine the number of fire stations and substations | 0003| located in each municipality to be certified and shall certify | 0004| to the state treasurer for each municipality for |the purpose | 0005| of| maintaining ~[a single]~ |each| fire station and | 0006| ~[substations]~ |each substation|, if any, ~[which meet]~ | 0007| |that meets| the requirements of the marshal and the | 0008| requirements of this section, and in accordance with the class | 0009| insurance rating it maintains, amounts not to exceed the | 0010| following: | 0011| class main station substation | 0012| number 1 ~[$54,435]~ |$58,245| ~[$20,172]~ | 0013| |$21,584| | 0014| number 2 ~[50,427]~ |53,957| ~[18,827]~ | 0015| |20,145| | 0016| number 3 ~[46,393]~ |49,641| ~[17,481]~ | 0017| |18,705| | 0018| number 4 ~[42,358]~ |45,323| ~[16,136]~ | 0019| |17,266| number 5 ~[40,340]~ | 0020| |43,164| ~[14,792]~ |15,827| | 0021| number 6 ~[38,324]~ |41,007| ~[13,447]~ | 0022| |14,388| | 0023| number 7 ~[36,307]~ |38,848| ~[12,776]~ | 0024| |13,670| | 0025| number 8 ~[34,291]~ |36,691| ~[12,103]~ | - 2 - 0001| |12,950| | 0002| number 9 ~[25,550]~ |27,339| ~[10,091]~ | 0003| |10,797| | 0004| number 10 ~[22,860]~ |24,460| none. | 0005| |B. For fiscal year 2000 and each ensuing fiscal | 0006| year, the marshal shall certify to the state treasurer amounts | 0007| not to exceed the greater of the previous year's distribution | 0008| for each class or an amount to be determined by multiplying | 0009| the previous year's distribution by a factor of one and | 0010| one-half of the percentage increase in the fire protection | 0011| fund that occurred in the previous fiscal year.|" | 0012| Section 2. Section 59A-53-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1989, | 0013| Chapter 312, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | 0014| "59A-53-5. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY FIRE DISTRICTS.-- | 0015| A. The county commissioners of any county may | 0016| establish one or more county fire districts within the county | 0017| but outside the corporate limits of any municipality. The | 0018| marshal shall determine the number of fire stations and | 0019| substations located in each county fire district to be | 0020| certified and shall certify to the state treasurer for each | 0021| county fire district for |the purpose of| maintaining ~[a | 0022| single]~ |each| fire station and ~[substations]~ |each | 0023| substation|, if any, ~[which meet]~ |that meets| the | 0024| requirements of the marshal and the requirements of this | 0025| section, and in accordance with the class insurance rating it | - 3 - 0001| maintains, amounts not to exceed the following: | 0002| class main station substation | 0003| number 1 ~[$54,435]~ |$58,245| ~[$20,172]~ | 0004| |$21,584| | 0005| number 2 ~[50,427]~ |53,957| ~[18,827]~ | 0006| |20,145| | 0007| number 3 ~[46,393]~ |49,641| ~[17,481]~ | 0008| |18,705| | 0009| number 4 ~[42,358]~ |45,323| ~[16,136]~ | 0010| |17,266| | 0011| number 5 ~[40,340]~ |43,164| ~[14,792]~ | 0012| |15,827| | 0013| number 6 ~[38,324]~ |41,007| ~[13,447]~ | 0014| |14,388| | 0015| number 7 ~[36,307]~ |38,848| ~[12,776]~ | 0016| |13,670| | 0017| number 8 ~[34,291]~ |36,691| ~[12,103]~ | 0018| |12,950| | 0019| number 9 ~[25,550]~ |27,339| ~[10,091]~ | 0020| |10,797| | 0021| number 10 ~[22,860]~ |24,460| none. | 0022| ~[upon establishing, to the satisfaction of the marshal, the | 0023| following]~ | 0024| |B. For fiscal year 2000 and each ensuing fiscal | 0025| year, the marshal shall certify to the state treasurer amounts | - 4 - 0001| not to exceed the greater of the previous year's distribution | 0002| for each class or an amount to be determined by multiplying | 0003| the previous year's distribution by a factor of one and | 0004| one-half of the percentage increase in the fire protection | 0005| fund that occurred in the previous fiscal year.| | 0006| |C. Prior to the disbursement of any money from | 0007| the fire protection fund, the following must be established to | 0008| the satisfaction of the marshal:| | 0009| (1) the county fire district has maintained | 0010| an official fire department for a period of at least one year, | 0011| established and governed by appropriate resolution of the | 0012| board of county commissioners of the county in which the | 0013| county fire district is located, and possesses fire apparatus | 0014| and equipment in serviceable condition to respond to a fire | 0015| incident; | 0016| (2) the geographic limits and boundaries of | 0017| the county fire district have been clearly defined and | 0018| established by the board of county commissioners of the county | 0019| in which the county fire district is located, and a plat | 0020| showing the geographic limits and boundaries has been accepted | 0021| by the board of county commissioners and filed as part of the | 0022| official record of proceedings of the board and a certified | 0023| copy thereof filed with the marshal; and | 0024| (3) there is available within the geographic | 0025| limits and boundaries of the county fire district an adequate | - 5 - 0001| water supply to be used in connection with the fire-fighting | 0002| facilities of the county fire district. | 0003| ~[B.]~ |D.| The county commissioners of any county | 0004| may permit a county fire district located in the county to | 0005| service an area adjacent and contiguous to the district but | 0006| within another county; provided that the county commissioners | 0007| of the other county shall consent by resolution duly adopted | 0008| to the service and to the boundaries of the other area | 0009| serviced. Before commencement of service, a plat showing the | 0010| geographic limits and boundaries of the county fire district | 0011| and of the additional area to be serviced shall be filed with | 0012| and approved by the marshal. The county commissioners of | 0013| either the county in which the county fire district is located | 0014| or of the county in which the area being serviced is located | 0015| may terminate the service but only with the approval of the | 0016| marshal." | 0017| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0018| provisions of this act is July 1, 1998. |