2011 HB 213 Transfer Services to DOE and Make EIB Advisory

CVNM Position:

Oppose

Priority:

CVNM Priority Vote

Year:

2011

Sponsors:

Paul C. Bandy

Topics:

Effective Government

Legislative Info:

HB 213 on nmlegis.gov »

Description

Whatever the intent of this legislation, HB213 would have effectively gutted the safeguards on which New Mexico’s families and communities depend, by exposing environmental and public health rulemaking to uninformed, political verdicts instead of thoughtful decisions based on the balance of evidence presented. By making advisory the Boards and Commissions whose members have a sworn duty to hear testimony and review every page of the record before taking action, the power to make critical decisions would have been in the hands of a single political appointee who simply would not have had the time or capacity to read the full record for every rule under their jurisdiction.

Outcome

HB213 died in the House Health and Government Affairs Committee.