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| SPONSOR: | Pearce | DATE TYPED: | 03/12/99 | HB | HJM68 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Statewide Telecommunications Network | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Carrillo | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 0.0 | NFI | ||||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
General Services Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee's Amendment
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee's amendment to House Joint Memorial 68 includes New Mexico's three public television stations.
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 68 proposes to have the General Services Department, Department of Military Affairs, Commission on Higher Education, the Public Regulation Commission and State Highway and Transportation Department cooperatively establish a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure statewide. HJM68 also request the Legislative Council to direct an interim committee to study obstacles to a comprehensive statewide telecommunications network and make recommendations by December 1, 1999.
WJC/njw