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Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Local Government Division (LGD), Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

State Land Office

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

This bill provides a general fund appropriation of $125.0 to the LGD to develop maps for land use planning and regulation in San Miguel county for expenditure in FY99 and FY2000. This bill contains an emergency clause.

Significant Issues

According to the State Land Office, many New Mexico counties have or are in the process of developing basic tools necessary for the local administration of land use planning. "In order to formulate governing regulation basic maps illustrating current land uses, infrastructure and projected growth are essential."

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

This bill makes a general fund appropriation of $125.0 to LGD for the purpose stated above for expenditure in FY99 and FY2000. Unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of FY2000 revert to the general fund.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

According to the LGD, Earth Data Analysis Center at the University of New Mexico may have a set of useable maps.

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