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HB 672: PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

An Act Relating To The Public Peace, Health, Safety And Welfare.

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MILD HB 672
PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

Legislative URL:
HB 672 on nmlegis.gov
Emergency Clause:
No
Germane:
N/A
Location:
- OTHER -
Action:
[24] not prntd-HRC [50] w/drn - ref HTPWC-HTPWC- DNP-CS/DP [51] PASSED/H (70-0) [44] SPAC- DP API.
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Related Documents

Downloads:
Introduced
HTPWC Committee Report
HTPWC Committee Substitute
Final House Vote
SPAC Committee Report
Fiscal Impact Report
Summary

The bill creates a joint interim legislative committee called the Transportation Financing Committee that will exist through June 30, 2014. The committee will have 12 members including:

  • the Speaker of the House;
  • the President Pro Tempore;
  • the Majority and Minority Floor Leaders of both chamber of the Legislature;
  • the Chairs of the House and Senate committees that deal transportation issues;
  • two additional members from the House, one from the majority and one from the minority party; and
  • two additional members from the Senate, one from the majority and one from the minority.

 

The committee members must represent the geographic diversity of the state and at least one member must be a member of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.

The new committee is charged with the following duties:

  • examine and work to implement revenue strategies that manage, reduce and shift demands on roads and public transportation;
  • consider revenue alternatives and long- term revenue replacements to shift from motor fuel taxes;
  • review all current and potential distribution of road user revenues;
  • examine the utility and mechanisms of partnership projects;
  • examine freight-specific strategies, including financing options; and
  • review other options to identify new transportation financing strategies

 

The committee is directed to take testimony from a number of people and interests including those with expertise in transportation financing, bonding and construction of transportation infrastructure and members of the community, including those concerned about the impact of transportation projects, the effects of motor fuel taxation and the development of transportation infrastructure. It is specifically directed to “ensure that it hears testimony from representatives of New Mexico’s Indian nations, tribes and pueblos.”

A potential benefit of this bill might be that it may provide a central and focused venue for considering these issues.

Outcome: HB 672 passed the House (70-0) and died in the Senate Public Affairs Committee.

Date of Summary:  3/14/13; Updated 5/16/13