SENATE BILL 195

44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999

INTRODUCED BY

Linda M. Lopez

FOR THE WELFARE REFORM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

AN ACT

RELATING TO MUNICIPAL TRANSIT; ALLOWING A MUNICIPALITY TO PROVIDE SERVICE OUTSIDE ITS COUNTY WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 3-52-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1965, Chapter 300, Section 14-53-5) is amended to read:

"3-52-5. [~~LIMITATIONS ON POWER~~] TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS.--[A.] All contracts for work, material or labor in connection with [~~such~~] a transportation system shall be let in the manner provided by law for the letting of other contracts by the municipality.

[B. Transit service may not be extended to points outside the county in which the city is located unless prior approval is obtained from the state corporation commission and other regulatory bodies having jurisdiction in the matter.]"