MILD
HB 307
NO POLICIES FROM UN RIO DECLARATION
- Legislative URL:
- HB 307 on nmlegis.gov
- Emergency Clause:
- No
- Germane:
- N/A
- Location:
- - OTHER -
- Action:
- [9] HENRC/HJC-HENRC API.
- Issue(s):
- General Interest
Related Legislators
- Bill Sponsor:
- Thomas Anderson
Related Documents
- Downloads:
-
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Report
Summary
Under this measure, the State and its political subdivisions will be prohibited from adopting or implementing policies that “deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict” private property rights without due process, “as may be required by policy recommendations” originating in the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the statement of principles for sustainable development adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, June 1992), or any other international law that contravenes the United States Constitution or the Constitution of New Mexico.
Under this bill, the State and its political subdivisions are also prohibited from:
- implementing programs of expending any sum of money for,
- becoming a member of,
- receiving funding from, and
- contracting services from or giving financial or other forms of aid to the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (now referred to as ICLEI) or any of its related or affiliated organizations, specifically naming Local Action for Biodiversity, European Center for Nature Conservation and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
One possible concern with this bill is that it might be redundant because New Mexico law contains many other due process protections regarding private property rights.
Outcome: HB 307 died in the House Energy and Natural Resource Committee.
Date of Summary: 1/29/2013; Updated 5/21/13