SB 5 — INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP

SENATE BILL 5 TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Peter Wirth Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

CHANGING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERSTATE h STREAM COMMISSION;

PROVIDING OTHER TERMS OF HOLDING OFFICE ON g o THE COMMISSION.

t6 hr g e i k h r i s BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

h , t, SECTION 1.

Section 72-14-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1935, e u g e b l e e h Chapter 25, Section 1, as amended) is repealed and a new n d d i = = o h Section 72-14-1 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

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(2) four members appointed by the governor, SRCº with the advice and consent of the senate,»SRCsenate, with the provision that not more than two members shall be from the same political party, and at least one of whom shall be a member of a New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, as follows:

and (c) one representative of a New Mexico SB 5 drinking water utility that provides at least five hundred Page 1 acre-feet of water annually for domestic use;

and (3) four members appointed by the New Mexico h legislative council, SRCº with the advice and consent of the gsenate, o t hr senate,»SRC with the provision that not more than two members g e i k shall be from the same political party, and at least one of h r i s whom shall be a member of a New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or h , t, e u g pueblo, as follows:

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and (c) one professional hydrogeologist with expertise in New Mexico ground water resources or a professional engineer with a New Mexico consulting engineering practice in water resources or water utility engineering.

No two members shall be appointed from the same irrigation or conservancy district or the same New Mexico Indian nation, tribe SRCºor of»SRCpueblo, SRCºor»SRC pueblo HJCºand ,»HJC no more than SRCºthree»SRCfour SRCºfour»SRC members shall be appointed from the same congressional district HJCºandand the appointed members shall reside in at least three different office of the state engineer water rights districtsSB »5 HJC.Page 2 districts.

A member who changes political party affiliation shall be deemed to have h g resigned, and a person shall not be qualified for appointment o t hr if the person has changed party affiliation in the previous two g e i k years.

h r i s C.

Appointed members of the commission shall serve h , t, e u g for staggered terms of four years;

provided that of the initial e b l e e h members, two members shall serve for one year, two members n d d i = = o h shall serve for two years, two members shall serve for three l ] b ,d i a º e r i = r years and two members shall serve for four years.

Initial t e w d m a n o terms shall be decided by drawing lots.

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b e d s º o t n = .211673.1 s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d D.

A commission member shall not hold any SRCº office or»SRC employment in a political party.

All actions of the commission shall be by a SB 5 Page 3 two-thirds' majority vote, and a majority of members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business." SECTION 2.

TEMPORARY PROVISION--INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO h INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION.--Members of the interstate stream u » r commission serving as of July 1, 2019 shall continue in their t h g e l i positions until their replacements have been appointed.

h r i s Current members who meet the qualifications of the positions h , e h specified in Section 72-14-1 NMSA 1978 may be appointed for new t u g e b l e e , gh terms.

A member appointed before January 1, 2020 pursuant to n d d i = = o h this act shall take office immediately, serve the remainder of l ] b ,d i a º r the year and serve for a term beginning January 1, 2020 and e r = t e w d m a n o ending December 31 in the year for that position as determined dby mlot :in accordance with Subsection C of Section 72-14-1 NMSA 1978.

b r e t º o t n = .211673.1 s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d by lot in accordance with Subsection C of Section 72-14-1 NMSA 1978.

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