New Mexico 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SM 69 — STUDY STATE PARK & RELATED FEES

Last action — Signed

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2019. Enacted.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

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    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

73 added · 100 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SM 69 includes additional lines that emphasize the importance of state parks in providing recreational and educational opportunities while also highlighting their role as economic drivers for communities in New Mexico. It calls for the State Parks Division to study state park fees. This change matters because understanding and potentially revising these fees could improve access to parks, enhance visitor experiences, and support local economies by encouraging more people to visit.

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SENATE MEMORIAL 69 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Jeff Steinborn 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE STATE PARKS DIVISION OF THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO STUDY STATE PARK AND RELATED FEES.
A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE STATE PARKS DIVISION OF THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO STUDY STATE PARK AND RELATED FEES.
15 WHEREAS, state parks protect important natural and cultural resources and provide significant outdoor recreation e t 17 and educational opportunities for New Mexicans and visitors;
6 WHEREAS, state parks protect important natural and cultural resources and provide significant outdoor recreation and educational opportunities for New Mexicans and visitors;
w l n d 18 and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, providing reasonable and affordable access to i a e r 20 state parks and outdoor recreation opportunities to New a t m m 21 Mexicans and visitors is beneficial and helps increase state d r e 22 park visitation and quality of life;
and WHEREAS, providing reasonable and affordable access to state parks and outdoor recreation opportunities to New Mexicans and visitors is beneficial and helps increase state park visitation and quality of life;
and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, state parks are a significant part of the outdoor e a n b 24 recreation economy statewide;
and WHEREAS, state parks are a significant part of the outdoor recreation economy statewide;
and u [ WHEREAS, state parks are local, regional and statewide .213648.1 economic drivers in urban and rural communities;
and WHEREAS, state parks are local, regional and statewide economic drivers in urban and rural communities;
and WHEREAS, the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is currently budgeted at approximately seventy-five percent from self-generated revenues that include state park fees and twenty-five percent from the general fund;
and WHEREAS, the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is currently SM 69 Page 1 budgeted at approximately seventy-five percent from self-generated revenues that include state park fees and twenty-five percent from the general fund;
and WHEREAS, state park fee collections, verification, e e 17 accounting and reporting require a great deal of staff time and e e n d 18 significantly impact the operations of state parks;
and WHEREAS, state park fee collections, verification, accounting and reporting require a great deal of staff time and significantly impact the operations of state parks;
and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, the state would benefit from a review of state a l r i 20 park and related fees to evaluate additional strategies for t e a t providing affordable access to all New Mexicans;
and WHEREAS, the state would benefit from a review of state park and related fees to evaluate additional strategies for providing affordable access to all New Mexicans;
and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, an evaluation of state park fees should also c e r c 23 review options for providing potential opportunities of free e a n b 24 access to state parks;
and WHEREAS, an evaluation of state park fees should also review options for providing potential opportunities of free access to state parks;
u [ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE .213648.1 - 2 - OF NEW MEXICO that the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department be requested to undertake a study of the state park and related fee structure to determine opportunities and options to better manage for reasonable and affordable state park access to residents and non-residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department be requested to undertake a study of the state park and related fee structure to determine opportunities and options to better manage for reasonable and affordable state park access to residents and non-residents;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the energy, minerals and natural resources department be requested to report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate interim legislative committees by November 1, 2019;
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the energy, minerals and natural resources department be requested to report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate interim SM 69 Page 2 legislative committees by November 1, 2019;
- 3 - e e 17 e e n d 18 = = l ] 19 a l r i 20 t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .213648.1
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed Senate

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. DO PASS committee report adopted

  5. Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Conservation Committee

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Who sponsors SM 69?
SM 69 is sponsored by Jeff Steinborn (Democrat).
What is the current status of SM 69?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2019. Enacted.
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