March 3, 1999

Mr. Speaker:

Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 84

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1. On page 1, line 12, after "PENALTIES" insert

"; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION".

2. On page 2, strike line 22 in its entirety, and insert in lieu thereof "C. "governmental entity" means Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or state political subdivision, including municipality, county, acequia, irrigation district or conservancy district".

3. On page 3, line 9, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

4. On page 5, strike lines 5 and 6 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof "(a) shows that the project will not cause harm to users of land and water within the area of hydrologic effect;"

5. On page 8, line 7, after "person" insert "or governmental entity".

6. On page 8, line 25, after the semicolon strike "and".

7. On page 9, line 1, after "right" insert ", a federal reserved water right accepted by the state engineer".

8. On page 9, line 5, strike the period and insert in lieu thereof "; and".

9. On page 9, line 6, insert "(8) that the project will not cause harm to users of land and water within the area of hydrologic effect;"

10. On page 9, line 21, strike "may" and insert in lieu thereof "shall".

11. On page 9, line 24, after "effect" insert

", including federal reserved water rights accepted by the state engineer as they are quantified".

12. On page 12, line 2, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

13. On page 12, line 23, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

14. On page 13, line 1, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

15. On page 13, line 4, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

16. On page 13, line 5, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

17. On page 13, line 6, strike "person's" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity's".

18. On page 13, line 8, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

19. On page 13, line 11, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

20. On page 13, line 14, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

21. On page 13, line 15, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

22. On page 14, line 2, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

23. On page 14, line 4, strike "person" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity".

24. On page 14, line 12, strike "person who" and insert in lieu thereof "governmental entity that".

25. On page 15, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following new sections:

"Section 14. OBLIGATIONS TO INDIAN NATIONS, TRIBES OR PUEBLOS.--Nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall be construed to affect the obligations of the United States to Indian nations, tribes or pueblos or to impair the rights of Indian nations, tribes or pueblos.

Section 15. NON-EXEMPTION FROM PRIOR APPROPRIATION DOCTRINE.--Nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall be construed to exempt stored water from the provision that priority in time shall give the better right pursuant to Chapter 72 NMSA 1978 or priority of appropriation shall give the better right pursuant to Article 16, Section 2 of the constitution of New Mexico.

Section 16. Any determination made by the state engineer for purposes of the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act is not binding in any other proceeding.".

Respectfully submitted,

James Roger Madalena, Chairman

Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

The roll call vote was 7 For 3 Against

Yes: 7

No: Kissner, Parsons, Roberts

Excused: None

Absent: None

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