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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Payne		DATE TYPED:	03/09/99		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Restore Watersheds				SB	SM31
					ANALYST:		Pickering

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY99	FY2000	FY99	FY2000	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
	NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

SM 31 requests the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to comply with the federal Organic Administration Act and the Water Resources Planning Act to restore watersheds on the national forests and BLM rangelands in New Mexico for improved water production of these lands for the citizens of New Mexico and downstream states.

The memorial requests the cooperation of the USFS, the BLM and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the Interstate Stream Commission (ISC), the State Land Office (SLO) and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts in restoring watersheds for the purposes of favorable waterflows.

SM 31 resolves that a cooperative management plan be developed and submitted to the appropriate interim committee by November 1999. Additionally, the memorial resolves that the ISC present its regional water plans to the USFS and the BLM for the purpose of federal compliance with the Organic Administration Act and the Water Resources Planning Act.

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