HB 651 — WATER DATA ACT

HOUSE BILL 651 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Melanie Ann Stansbury and Gail Armstrong 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.

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The "water data council" is created and shall be jointly convened, coordinated, administered and staffed by the bureau of geology and mineral resources of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology and the interstate stream commission.

CouncilWater membershipresearch undertaken with state funding shall becomply composedwith ofthe representativescommon of:water data standards and best practices developed by the agencies.

(1) the bureau of geology and mineral resources, as a co-chair of the council;

(2) the interstate stream commission, as a co- chair of the council;

(3) the office of the state engineer;

(4) the department of environment;

(5) the energy, minerals and natural resources h g department;

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g e i k (7) institutions of higher education, h r i s h including New Mexico highlands university, the New Mexico , t, e u g institute of mining and technology, New Mexico state e b l e e h university, the university of New Mexico and the water n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d resources research institute;

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