HB 36 — LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND

HOUSE BILL 36 54THTH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSIO,SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Miguel P.

Salazar and Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics 7Pursuant FORto THEHouse LANDRule GRANT24-1, COMMITTEEthis 10document ANincorporates ACTamendments RELATINGthat TOhave GOVERNMENTbeen FINANCING;adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

CREATINGIt THEis LANDa GRANT-tool MERCEDto ASSISTANCEshow FUND;the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

FOR THE LAND GRANT COMMITTEE AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT FINANCING;

CREATING THE LAND GRANT- h MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND;

PROVIDING FOR g o DISTRIBUTIONS;

14t 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.

A new section of the Tax Administration Act is e tu 17g e b l e e h enacted to read:

w l n d 18d i = = o h "[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] DISTRIBUTION--LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE =l =] 19b ,d i a º e FUND.--A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 ar l i a= r t e rw 20d m a n o shall be made to the land grant-merced assistance fund in an ad t m m: 21 amount equal to five-hundredths percent of the net receipts d r e 22 attributable to the gross receipts tax." c e s k 23 SECTION 2.

Ab newe sectiond ofs Chapterº 49o NMSAt 1978n is= .211487.1 s k m e e a n be 24d enactedr e l u [ A d amount equal to read:five-hundredths percent of the net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax." SECTION 2.

uA [new "[NEWsection MATERIAL]of LANDChapter GRANT-MERCED49 ASSISTANCENMSA FUND1978 .211487.1is CREATED--DISTRIBUTION.--enacted A.to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] LAND GRANT-MERCED ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED--DISTRIBUTION.-- A.

Money in the land grant-merced assistance fund h may be used HLLCº as matching funds for federal and private g o t hr grants and»HLLC to pay the costs and expenses incurred by land g e i k grants-mercedes to:

h r i s (1) carry out their administrative functions, h , t, e u g including HLLCº hiring staff,»HLLC contracting with technical e b l e e h experts for compliance with state reporting requirements, n d d i = = o h letting out contracts and e e 17 holding elections;

el e] nb d,d 18i a º e (2) enter into agreements for grants-in-aid;

=r i = lr ]t 19e w d m a n o (3) purchase officeHLLCº equipmentoffice»HLLC andd supplies;m :

ab le rd is 20º ando t en a= t.211487.1 (4)s conductk landm surveys,e historical- research2 m- me 21a n e d r e 22l andu hydrological[ studiesA andd collectHLLCºfurniture, andfixtures,»HLLC analyzeequipment otherHLLCº,vehicles, cheavy eequipment»HLLC r c 23 information needed for land use planning and protectionsupplies; of the e a n b 24 lands and waters of a land grant-merced.

uHLLCºand»HLLC [(4) C.conduct land surveys, historical research and hydrological studies and collect and analyze other information needed for land use planning and protection of the lands and waters of a land grant-merced HLLCº .»HLLC HLLCº;»HLLC HLLCº(5) carry out community and economic development projects, including maintenance, repair, renovation and construction of land grant-merced infrastructure, buildings, facilities and parks and the acquisition of real property;

Eachand year(6) oncarry orout beforenatural Julyresource 5,conservation theinitiatives, Guadalupeincluding .211487.1projects -related 2to -watershed Hidalgohealth, treatyecological divisionrestoration, offuels thereduction, officerange ofimprovements theand attorneysoil general shall notify in writing the local government division of the department of finance and administrationwater ofconservation.»HLLC eachh landC. grant- merced that constitutes a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49 NMSA 1978.

D.Each year on or before July 5, the Guadalupe u » r t h Hidalgo treaty division of the office of the attorney general g e l i shall notify in writing the local government division of the h r i s department of finance and administration of each land grant- h , e h t u g merced that constitutes a political subdivision of the state e b l e e , gh pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49 NMSA 1978.

Eachn yeard ond ori before= July= 10,o theh localD. government division shall calculate the amount as appropriated by the legislature to be distributed from the land grant-merced assistance fund to each certified land grant-merced.

AEach distributionyear amounton toor eachbefore certifiedJuly land10, grant-mercedthe shalllocal bel an] equalb share,d ofi thea moneyº availabler ine ther land= grant-government merceddivision assistanceshall fundcalculate the amount as appropriated t e w d m a n o by the legislature;legislature to be distributed from the land grant-merced d m :

providedb thatr ae distributiont amountº too t n = .211487.1 s k m e - 3 - e a landn grant-mercede shalld notr exceede thirtyl thousandu dollars[ ($30,000),A exceptd asassistance otherwisefund appropriatedto byeach thecertified legislature.land grant-merced.

A distribution amount to each certified land grant-merced shall be an equal share of the money available in the land grant- merced assistance fund as appropriated by the legislature HLLCº ;

provided that a distribution amount to a land grant- merced shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), except as otherwise appropriated by the legislature»HLLC.

Each year on or before July 20, the local e e 17 government division shall certify to the department of finance e e n d 18 and administration's state budget division and financial = = l ] 19 control division the distribution amount appropriated by the a l r i 20 legislature and calculated for each land grant-merced and the t e a t respective routing numbers required for electronic deposit.

m m 21 e d r e 22 F.

Each year on or before July 25, the financial c e r c 23 control division shall distribute via electronic transfer of e a n b 24 funds to each certified land grant-merced the amount uh [ appropriated by the legislature and certified by the local .211487.1u -» 3r - government division for that year.

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After a distribution is made to each land grant- h r i s merced from the land grant-merced assistance fund, but no later h , e h than July 30 of each year, the unexpended or unencumbered t u g e b l e e , gh balance in the fund shall revert to the general fund." n d d i = = o h SECTION 3.

APPROPRIATION.--One million two hundred fifty l ] b ,d i a º r thousand dollars ($1,250,000) is appropriated from the general e r = t e w d m a n o fund to the land grant-merced assistance fund for expenditure ind fiscalm year: 2020 for the purposes of the fund.

b r e t º o t n = .211487.1 s k m e - 4 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d in fiscal year 2020 for the purposes of the fund.

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b r e t º o t n = .211487.1 s k em e e a n e d r e l u [ A d