New Mexico 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 21 — PROHIBIT PRESCRIBED BURNING DURING RED FLAGS

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) on April 04, 2023.

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42 added · 60 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 21 has been amended to prohibit prescribed burning during a "red flag warning," rather than just during the spring season. This change is significant because red flag warnings indicate critical fire weather conditions, which can increase the risk of wildfires. By limiting prescribed burns during these dangerous times, the amendment aims to enhance public safety and reduce the likelihood of uncontrolled fires.

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SENATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 21 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
AN ACT RELATING TO PRESCRIBED BURNING;
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PROHIBITING THE USE OF PRESCRIBED BURNING DURING A RED FLAG WARNING;
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO PRESCRIBED BURNING;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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Section 68-5-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2021, Chapter 13, Section 3) is amended to read:
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PRESCRIBED BURN USE.-- A.
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Except as limited in Subsection C of this section, a private landowner or a private landowner's agent, contractor or legally authorized designee shall have a right to conduct a prescribed burn on the landowner's property, except when the state forester or a county or municipality issues restrictions prohibiting a prescribed burn because of drought SJCº or wind»SJC conditions;
Except as limited in Subsection C of this section, a private landowner or a private landowner's agent, contractor or legally authorized designee shall have a right to conduct a prescribed burn on the landowner's property, except when the state forester or a county or municipality issues restrictions prohibiting a prescribed burn because of drought or wind conditions;
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SCONC/SB 21 C.
A prescribed burn shall not be conducted SJCºon h any day between March 1 and May 31 of any year»SJC when the u » r national weather service has issued a red flag warning SJCºfor t h g e l i that day»SJC for the area where the prescribed burn is planned h r i s to take place." h , e h Sfl2ºSECTION 2.
A prescribed burn shall not be started when the Page 1 national weather service has issued a red flag warning for the area where the prescribed burn is planned to take place." SECTION 2.
EMERGENCY.– It is necessary for the t u g e b l e e , gh public peace, health, and safety that this act take effect n d d i = = o h immediately."»Sfl2 l ] b ,d i a º r - 2 - e r = t e w d m a n o d m :
EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. Senate concurred in House amendments

  3. passed House

  4. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  5. DO PASS committee report adopted

  6. Sent to House Rural Development, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs Committee & House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee

  7. passed Senate

  8. floor substitute adopted (2 amendment)

  9. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  10. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

  11. Sent to Senate Conservation Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee

  12. Sent to Senate Pre-file

Sponsors

  • Ron Griggs · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Griggs, Ron

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (111)

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SB 21 is sponsored by Griggs, Ron.
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