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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Forwarded on behalf of Joe Sabatini…. Thank you, Joe.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Joe Sabatini <jsabatini423@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 12, 2024 11:14 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] NMLA Legislative Bulletin # 16<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">NMLA Legislative Bulletin # 16 February 12, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">HB 2, the GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2024 by Representative Nathan P. Small, was heard in the Senate Finance Committee on Saturday, February 10th and Sunday, February 11th. No
library-related budget items were discussed during these meetings. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Saturday webcast is at
<a href="https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240209/-1/74735">
https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240209/-1/74735</a>. Discussion of the bill begins at 12:06. At 12:18 the Committee voted to accept the amendments on an 11-0 vote. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Committee met again on Sunday to complete work on HB 2. The webcast is at
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https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00293/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20240209/-1/74739</a>. Discussion begins at 12:07 pm. At 12:42:30 the Committee votes to pass the bill as amended by a vote of 9-0. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The bill, now designated as HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS & FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILLS 2 & 3/aa, is scheduled on the Senate's "Third Reading of Legislation" calendar today. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The text of the bill is at
<a href="https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0002FC1.pdf">https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/bills/house/HB0002FC1.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The bill still includes the restoration of the Continuing Education position in the State Library budget. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">It provides $2.5 million in funding for the Rural Libraries Endowment Fund. (p. 192)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">There are several other library-related appropriations which were added by the Senate Finance Committee.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">"(203) PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The period of time for expending the two million dollars ($2,000,000) appropriated from the general fund in Subsection 124 of Section 5 of Chapter 54 of Laws 2022 for planning,
design and construction of tribal libraries is extended through fiscal year 2025. (page 210)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">47) one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to provide public safety, library and general operating services and costs to the village of Jemez Springs; (p. 252)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">11) one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to provide funding for public libraries in Eldorado, Edgewood and Placitas; (p. 255)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">13) two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to provide materials and operating support for small or rural libraries in senate district thirty-nine in San Miguel, Torrance, Valencia,
Lincoln and Santa Fe counties, provided that the appropriation be expended in fiscal year 2025; (p. 255)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">8) one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to provide programmatic resources the city of Bloomfield public library and reading and literacy; (p. 257)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">7) one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) for programmatic costs and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(28) the cultural affairs department may request budget increases up to seven hundred</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) from other state funds from the cultural affairs department enterprise fund, the museum and historic sites program of the cultural affairs department
may request budget increases up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) from other state funds, the library services program of the cultural affairs department may request budget increases from other state funds in the rural libraries program fund for rural library
grants and the preservation program of the cultural affairs department may request budget increases up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) from other state funds for archaeological services or historic preservation services; (p. 289-90)" </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">This last item (28) enables the State Library to distribute proceeds from the Rural Libraries Endowment fund to eligible libraries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">HB 308, the GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS bill by Representative Derrick J. Lente, will be heard in the Senate Finance Committee today. It is first on the agenda. The Committee will
meet following the conclusion of today's Senate floor session. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SB 275, the CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS bill by Senator Nancy Rodriguez will also be heard by the Senate Finance Committee in this afternoon's meeting. It is third on the agenda. As
of this morning, the list of projects funded by this bill has not yet been posted. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">HB 134/aaa, the Tribal Education Trust Fund, is scheduled this afternoon in the Senate Finance Committee, by Rep. Derrick Lente, with Rep. Anthony Allison, Charlotte Little, Patricia
Roybal Caballero and D. Wonda Johnson as co-sponsors, the bill crossed over to the Senate after receiving unanimous 68-0 approval in the House. It is scheduled as the fourth item on the agenda.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Monday, February 12, 2024 - At the call of the chair - Room 322</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">*HB 308<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS</span></u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> Lente</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u>TRIBAL EDUCATION TRUST FUND<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT ROYALTY RATES Tallman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">For public participation and to register for the ZOOM WEBINAR send email to </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Tribal Education Alliance informs us that their "second tribal education bill, HB 135, Indian Education Fund Distributions, will also be heard TODAY. It is scheduled in the
House Appropriations Committee, Room 307, at 1:30 pm or after the House floor session ends; you can also join on zoom. HB 135 would make existing Indian education funding easier to access and use. The bill requires timely, upfront disbursements to Tribes to
ensure that available funding can be fully used and does not revert." It is second on the Committee's agenda. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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