HB 232 — INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING & DEV. DIVISION

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b e d s º o t n = .226863.2AIC February 1, 2024 (2:00pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

BOND ISSUES--LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION [OR PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE DIVISION] OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OR PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO FURNISH INFORMATION--TRANSCRIPTS OF PROCEEDINGS--DISPOSITION.--It [shall be] is the duty of the local government division [or public school finance division] of the department of finance and administration or the public education departmentdepartment, , upon the receipt of the notice mentioned in Section [1 hereof ] 6-15-1 NMSA 1978, to furnish [such] the governing authorities with all necessary information with reference to the valuation, present outstanding bonded indebtedness, limitations as to tax rates and debt contracting power and [such ] other information as may be useful to [such ] the governing authorities and to the voters of [such] the county, [city, town, village] municipality or h g school district in the consideration of any proposal to issue o t hr bonds.

Upon the adoption of a bond issue as provided by law by g e i k a county, [city, town, village ] municipality or school hHB r232/a iPage s1 h district, the governing authorities [thereof ] shall prepare a , t, e u g true and complete transcript of proceedings [also ] and three e b l e e h exact copies of [such ] the transcript of the proceedings had in n d d i = = o h connection with [such ] the bond issue.

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b e d s º o t n = .226863.2AIC February 1, 2024 (2:00pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d division of the department of finance and administration] the department, one kept by the governing authorities and one copy to be furnished to the officer approving the bond issue as to its legality as provided by law." SECTION 2.

SHORT TITLE.--Sections 9-6-1 through 9-6-5.2, [and] 9-6-15, 9-6-16 and 9-6-20 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Department of Finance and Administration Act"." SECTION 3.

The department shall consist of those divisions h created by law or executive orderorder, [as modified by executive g o t hr order pursuant to Subsection C of this section], including but g e i k not limited to:

h r i s (1) the board of finance division;

h , t, (2) the financial control division;

e u g e b l e e h (3) the infrastructure planning and nHB d232/a dPage i2 = = o h development division;

l ] b ,d i a º e [(3)] (4) the local government division;

r i = r t e w d m a n o [(4)] (5) the management and contracts review ddivision; m :

band e(6) dthe sstate ºbudget odivision. t n = .226863.2AIC February 1, 2024 (2:00pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d division;

and [(5)] (6) the state budget division.

The secretary is empowered to organize the department and the divisions [thereof ] of the department specified in Subsection A of this section and may transfer or merge functions between divisions in the interest of efficiency and economy.

RURAL EQUITY OMBUD--[LOCALOMBUD--INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNMENT ] INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION--DUTIESADMINISTRATION--DUTIES.-- .-- A.

The [local government ] infrastructure planning h and development division of the department of finance and g o t hr administration shall employ at least one "rural equity ombud", g e i k whose job it is to work on issues of concern to rural and h r i s frontier communities with:

h , t, (1) the governor's office, the legislature and e u g e b l e e h all state agencies;

nHB d232/a dPage i3 = = o h (2) counties and municipalities in the state;

l(3) ]federal bagencies, ,dincluding ithe arural ºutilities eservice (3)and federal agencies, including the rural rdevelopment iagency =of rthe tUnited eStates wdepartment dof magriculture, athe nUnited oStates utilitiesdepartment serviceof andthe interior, the ruralUnited developmentStates agencydepartment of thehousing dand murban :development and other appropriate federal agencies;

b e d s º o t n = .226863.2AIC February 1, 2024 (2:00pm) s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d United States department of agriculture, the United States department of the interior, the United States department of housing and urban development and other appropriate federal agencies;

(2) provide planning assistance to the state and counties to ensure that concerns of residents of rural and frontier communities are being addressed as part of the state's h or a county's planning processes in:

g o t hr (a) health;

g e i k (b) human services;

h r i s (c) educational services;

h , t, (d) economic development;

eHB u232/a gPage e4 b l e e h (e) infrastructure planning, funding and n d d i = = o h improvements, including water and wastewater, utilities, roads l ] b ,d i a º e and highways, broadband and other infrastructure;

r i = r t e w d m a n o (f) public safety;

d(g) mtransportation; :

b e d s º o t n = .226863.2AIC February 1, 2024 (2:00pm) s k m e - 5 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (g) transportation;

h (4) take and resolve complaints from rural and g o t hr frontier communities;

g e i k (5) provide bill analyses and provide h r i s testimony to the legislature on legislation that positively orHB h232/a ,Page t,5 or negatively affects rural and frontier communities;

e u g e b l e e h (6) make annual reports to the governor and n d d i = = o h the legislature on: