HB 440 — SOLAR ENERGY IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS

HOUSE BILL 440 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Abbas Akhil and Debra M.

Sariñana and Joseph L.

Sanchez 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.

PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY h SOLAR ENERGY IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO BE EFFECTIVE IN g o INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES;

ALLOWING COUNTIES TO CONTRACT WITH t hr g e i k THIRD PARTIES TO ADMINISTER THE SOLAR ENERGY IMPROVEMENT h r i s SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

h8 , t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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Section 4-37-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975, l ] b ,d i a º e Chapter 312, Section 2) is amended to read:

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AREAS IN WHICH COUNTY ORDINANCES ARE dEFFECTIVE.--County mordinances :are effective within the boundaries of the county, including privately owned land or land owned by the United States.

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provided that an ordinance adopted by a county pursuant to the Solar Energy Improvement Special Assessment Act shall be effective within the limits of an incorporated municipality if the municipality adopts Sflºaan resolution»Sflordinance SflºSCONCºresolution»SCONC SCONCºordinance»SCONC»Sfl Sflºan ordinance»Sfl approving the application of the county's ordinance within the incorporated municipality." SECTION 2.

SHORT TITLE.--[ThisTITLE.--Chapter act ] Chapter 4, Article 55C NMSA 1978HB 440/a may be cited as the "Solar Energy Improvement Special Page 1 Assessment Act"." h SECTION 3.

Section 4-55C-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009, u » r Chapter 270, Section 3) is amended to read:

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ORDINANCE IMPOSING SOLAR ENERGY IMPROVEMENT h r i s SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.-- h , e h A.

The board of county commissioners of a county t u g e b l e e , gh may provide by ordinance for a solar energy improvement special n d d i = = o h assessment to be imposed on a residential or commercial l ] b ,d i a º r property within the boundaries of the county if the owner of e r = t e w d m a n o the property requests the assessment.

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A solar energy improvement special assessment may be imposed on Hflºresidential or»Hfl commercial property within the boundaries of an incorporated municipality in a county if the municipality adopts Sflºa resolution»Sfl SflºSCONCºresolution»SCONC SCONCºordinance»SCONC»Sfl Sflºan ordinance»Sfl approving the application of the county's ordinance within the incorporated municipality.

"[NEW"THIRD-PARTY MATERIAL ] THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR.--The board of h county commissioners may contract with a third party to assist uwith »HB r440/a withPage 2 the planning and administration of the solar energy t h g e l i improvement special assessment pursuant to the Solar Energy h r i s Improvement Special Assessment Act." hHB ,440/a ePage h - 3 -5 t7 u9 g25 e b l e e , gh n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º r e r = t e w d m a n o d m :

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