SB 235 — CLEAN & BEAUTIFUL HIGHWAYS

[(e)] (5) the southeast region consisting of h Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero and Roosevelt g o t hr counties;

and g e i k [(f)] (6) the southwest region consisting of h r i s Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra and Socorro eh e, 17t, counties." e u g e nb dl 18e e h SECTION 4.

Section 67-16-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2017, n d d i = = lo ]h 19 Chapter 30, Section 2) is amended to read:

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NEW MEXICO CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL ADVISORY tr ei a= r t COMMITTEE.--e mw d m 21a en do rCOMMITTEE.-- ed 22m A.:

Theb "Newe Mexicod cleans andº beautifulo advisoryt cn e= r.216917.1SAAIC cFebruary 2312, committee"2020 is(9:48am) created,s consistingk ofm [elevene ]- seven4 members- e a n be 24d appointedr bye thel tourismu commission.[ A d A.

NoThe two"New membersMexico shallclean beand ubeautiful [advisory residentscommittee" is created, consisting of [eleven] seven SCONCºto eleven»SCONC members appointed by the sametourism county.commission.

TheNo tourismtwo commissionmembers shall .216917.1SAbe -residents 4of - appoint members to the committeesame whocounty. are knowledgeable in the areas of beautification, blight reduction, litter eradication, waste diversion and modification of human behavior patterns;

The tourism commission shall appoint members to the committee who are knowledgeable in the areas of beautification, blight reduction, litter eradication, waste diversion and modification of human behavior patterns;

One member of the committee shall be appointed from each of the six [regional tourism districtsdistricts] ] tourism regions, and [five members] one memberSCONCºmember»SCONC SCONCºto five members»SCONC shall be appointed from the state at large;

provided that at least two of the members shall have experience in tourism, economic development, community beautification SCONCº , sustainable materials management»SCONC or recycling initiatives [provided further that at least two members shall h be affiliates in good standing of keep America beautiful].

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The committee shall select a person from its g e i k membership to serve as chair, and the committee shall meet at h r i s least quarterly to conduct its business.

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Notwithstanding the provisions of the Per Diem e b l e 17e h and Mileage Act, the members of the committee shall not receive e e n d 18d i = = o h any compensation, perquisite or allowance in connection with = = l ] 19b their,d duties."i a lº e their duties." r i 20= r t e w d m a n o SECTION 5.

Section 67-16-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1985, td em a: t Chapter 23, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:

mb e d s º o t n = .216917.1SAAIC February 12, 2020 (9:48am) s k m 21e - 5 - e a n e d r e 22l "67-16-5.u [ A d Chapter 23, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:

[LITTER"67-16-5. CONTROL ] CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM c e r c 23 COORDINATOR.--The department shall [appoint] designate a e a n b 24 [litter control ] clean and beautiful program coordinator to u [ coordinate the activities of the New Mexico clean and beautiful .216917.1SA - 5 - program and the committee." SECTION 6.

[LITTER CONTROL ] CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM COORDINATOR.--The department shall [appoint] designate a [litter control ] clean and beautiful program coordinator to coordinate the activities of the New Mexico clean and beautiful program and the committee." SECTION 6.

[evaluate andand] ] report on all governmentalSCONCº governmental»SCONC [entities and keep New Mexico beautiful, incorporatedincorporated] ]SCONCºentities'»SCONC entities' projects and activities funded by the department through allocations from h the litter control and beautification fund.

The community g o t hr appearance index technique shall be a part of this report in g e i k communities where appropriate and available;

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investigate and report on the feasibility, h , t, e u g appropriateness and cost of a statewide community appearance e b l e 17e h index or other technique for the evaluation of highway litter." e e n d 18d i = = o h SECTION 7.

Section 67-16-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1985, = = l ] 19b ,d i a º e Chapter 23, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:

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FURTHER DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.-- td em a: t A.

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m m 21 e d r e 22 (1) serve as the coordinating agency between c e r c 23 various industry and business organizations seeking to aid in e a n b 24 the anti-litter effort;

u [ (2) cooperate with all local governments to .216917.1SA - 6 - accomplish coordination of local anti-litter efforts;

(6) adopt rules to enter into contracts for h making either direct or matching grants with other state g o t hr agencies, cities or counties or with an Indian nation, tribe or g e i k pueblo government for the purpose of promoting local keep h r i s America beautiful [system ] programs;

and h , t, (7) aid in the adoption and enforcement of e u g e 17b l e e h model anti-litter statutes and ordinances and improve state and e e n d 18d i = = o h local litter control programs.

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The department shall also allocate funds ar li = r it 20e w d m a n o appropriated to it from the litter control and beautification td em a: t fund [according to ] for the following [formula] areas:

mb m 21 e d rs eº 22o (1)t [non more= than.216917.1SAAIC fifteenFebruary percent12, of2020 the(9:48am) feess ck m e r- c7 23- receivede in a yearn for]e operatingd expensesr directlye relatedl tou e[ aA nd bfund 24[according theto] administrationfor of the committee,following including:[formula] areas:

u(1) [[no (a)more research,than developmentfifteen andpercent .216917.1SAof -the 7fees -received implementationin of a statewideyear evaluationfor] system;operating expenses directly related to the administration of the committee, including:

(a) research, development and implementation of a statewide evaluation system;

and (c) the promotion of and encouragement of [private][private ] voluntary recycling efforts for all recyclable items;

(2) [no more than twenty percent of the fees received in a year to] purchase of litter bags and receptacles and to conduct a public awareness and media campaign to include brochures, literature and educational materials, production of h public service announcements and other expenses relating to g o t hr public relations;

g e i k (3) [no more than fifty percent of the fees h r i s received in a year] assistanceSCONCºassistance»SCONC SCONCºat least h , t, fifty percent of the fees received in a year»SCONC to local e u g e b l e e h governments or Indian nation, tribe or pueblo governments to establishn andd helpd ei e= 17= o h establish and help continue local keep America beautiful l ] b ,d i a º e [system ] programs;programs SCONCºand youth employment programs to aid in r i = r t e w d m a n o litter control, recycling and beautification projects»SCONC;

e e n d 18 (4) [no more than sixty percent of the fees = = l ] 19 received in a year] assistance to local governments or Indian a l r i 20 nation, tribe or pueblo governments to establish a summer youth t e a t employment program to aid in litter control, recycling and m m: 21 e d r e 22 beautification projects;

andb c e rd cs 23º (5)o [not moren than= ten.216917.1SAAIC percentFebruary of12, fees2020 received(9:48am) s k m e - 8 - e a n be 24d inr ae yearl tou keep[ NewA Mexicod beautiful,SCONCº(4) incorporated[no tomore furtherthan usixty [percent beautificationof andthe educationalfees programs]received operatingin expensesa foryear] .216917.1SAassistance -to 8local -governments theor NewIndian Mexiconation, cleantribe andor beautifulpueblo governments to establish a summer youth employment program ."to SECTIONaid 8.in litter control, recycling and beautification projects;

and (5) [no more than ten percent of fees received in a year to keep New Mexico beautiful, incorporated to further beautification and educational programs] operating expenses for the New Mexico clean and beautiful program."»SCONC SflºSCONCº(4) operating expenses for the New Mexico clean and beautiful program;

and (5) no more than ten percent of fees received in a year to a clearinghouse for nonprofit organizations' beautification and related educational programs."»SCONC»Sfl SflºSflº(4) [no more than sixty percent of the fees received in a year] assistance to local governments or h Indian nation, tribe or pueblo governments to establish a u » r t h summer youth employment program to aid in litter control, g e l i recycling and beautification projects;

and h r i s (5) [no more than ten percent of fees received h , e h t u g in a year to keep New Mexico beautiful, incorporated to further e b l e e , gh beautification and educational programs] operating expenses for n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d the New Mexico clean and beautiful program."»Sfl»Sfl i a º r e r = Sflº(4) no more than fifteen percent of the t e w d m a n o d m :

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and (5) no more than ten percent of fees received in a year to a clearinghouse for nonprofit organizations' beautification and related educational programs."»Sfl SECTION 8.

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