SB 17 — LAND GRANT BOARDS COMPREHENSIVE PLANS

SENATEAN BILLACT 17RELATING 54THTO LEGISLATURELAND -GRANTS-MERCEDES; STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Jacob R.

Candelaria 6 8 FOR THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE 10 AN ACT RELATING TO LAND GRANTS-MERCEDES;

145 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES--MANAGEMENT OF GRANT-- w l n d 18 POWERS.--The management and control of all land grants-mercedes = = 19 and tracts of land to which Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 a l i a e r 20 NMSA 1978 are applicable is vested in a board of trustees, to a t m m 21 be known as the "board of trustees of the land grant-merced del d r e 22 pueblo de _____" (designating the name of the town, colony, c e s k 23 pueblo or community), and the board shall have the power to:

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control, care for and manage the land grant-grant-merced u [ merced and real estate, prescribe the terms and conditions .211570.1 under which the common lands may be used and enjoyed and make all necessary and proper bylaws, rules and regulations that shall be in substantial compliance with applicable statutes for the government thereof;

convey, lease or mortgage the common lands of SB 17 the land grant-merced in accordance with the land Page 1 grant-merced bylaws;

prescribe the price to be paid for the use of the common lands and resources of the land grant-merced and prohibit a person failing or refusing to pay that amount from using a portion of the common lands while the person continues e e 17 in default in those payments;

provided that the amount fixed e e n d 18 shall be in proportion to the number and kinds of livestock = = l ] 19 pasturing upon the common lands or to other authorized use of a l r i 20 the common lands;

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appoint judges and clerks of election at all c e r c 23 elections provided for in Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA e a n b 24 1978, subsequent to the first, and canvass the votes cast in u [ those elections;

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determine land use, local infrastructure and economic development of the common lands of the land grant-SB merced;17 Page 2 grant-merced;

determine zoning of the common lands of the land grant-merced pursuant to a comprehensive plan approved by the [local government division of the department of finance and administration] board of trustees that considers the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and heirs of the land grant-mercedgrant-merced; [The department of finance and administration shall act as arbitrator for zoning conflicts between land e e 17 grants-mercedes and neighboring municipalities and counties];

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enter into memoranda of understanding, contracts a l r i 20 and other agreements with a local, state or federal government t e a t or a government of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe m m 21 e d r e 22 or pueblo, including but not limited to agreements concerning c e r c 23 the protection and maintenance of cultural resources." e a n b 24 SECTION 2.

EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the u [ provisions of this act is July 1, 2019.

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