The Senate concurred with the House amendments to SB 1. on Thursday, March 4. The bill now goes to Governor Richardson for his signature. The library bond issue provides $2 million each for school, public and academic libraries and $1 million for tribal libraries statewide.
Here is the text of the Bill:
SENATE BILL 1
49TH LEGISLATURE – STATE OF NEW MEXICO – SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Carlos R. Cisneros
AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS TO MAKE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR SENIOR
CITIZEN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS, FOR LIBRARY
ACQUISITIONS, FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION AND STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS; PROVIDING FOR A TAX LEVY
FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF, INTEREST ON AND CERTAIN COSTS
RELATED TO THE BONDS; REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE REGISTERED
VOTERS AT THE 2010 GENERAL ELECTION OF THE STATE; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
Section 10. PROJECTS.–The proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under
the provisions of the 2010 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act
shall be distributed as follows for the purposes and in the amounts
specified:
B. for library acquisitions and capital improvements at public libraries,
public school libraries,academic libraries and tribal libraries statewide:
(1) to the cultural affairs department:
(a) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to acquire library books, equipment
and library resources for public libraries statewide; and
(b) one million dollars ($1,000,000) for supplemental library resource
acquisitions, including books and equipment and planning, designing and
constructing capital improvements, at library facilities for tribal
libraries statewide;
(2) to the higher education department, two million dollars ($2,000,000)
to acquire library books, equipment and library resources for academic
libraries statewide; and
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(3) to the public education department, two million dollars ($2,000,000)
to acquire library books, equipment and library resources for public
school libraries statewide;
Section 11. ELECTION.–
B. The ballots used at the 2010 general election shall contain
substantially the following language:
(2) “The 2010 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the
issuance and sale of library acquisition and construction bonds. Shall the
state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to
exceed seven million eighty-two thousand one hundred ten dollars
($7,082,110) to make capital expenditures for academic, public school,
tribal and public library acquisitions and provide for a general property
tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on
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and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the
collection of the tax as permitted by law?
For________________ Against___________________”;
Also in Section 10 D of the GO bond bill are three projects in the higher
education bond relating to libraries:
D. for capital improvements at institutions of higher education and
special schools statewide:
(6) to the board of regents of New Mexico state university:
(b) eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000)to plan, design, construct,
conduct necessary demolition, renovate, furnish, expand and equip the
Hershel Zohn theater and Branson library to house the institute for public
policy at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
[This institute will house the papers of Senator Pete Domenici. js]
(10) to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico:
(g) one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) to construct
and make improvements to the Zollinger library, including completing the
lower level shell space, at the Gallup branch campus of the university of
New Mexico in McKinley county; and
(h) two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and
furnish phase 1 of the research center and learning library at the Taos
branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Taos county;
There are four bond questions to go to the voters:
1. Senior Citizen Facilities $7,790,320
2. Libraries $7,082,110
3. Public School Facilities $5,100,000
4. Higher Education and Special Schools $155,567,824
Total $175,540,254