2019 HB 220 Determination of Discharge Effect on Water

CVNM Position:
Support
Priority:
CVNM Priority Vote
Year:
2019
Sponsors:
Matthew McQueen
Topics:
Water
Legislative Info:
HB 220 on nmlegis.gov »

Description

HB 220 would have made technical changes to the law to clarify that discharges’ effect on ground water shall be determined at the place where the discharge enters groundwater, and state and federal groundwater standards shall apply throughout the aquifer affected by the discharge. This was a legislative fix for the "Copper Rule" which currently allows copper mines to exceed groundwater discharge limits.

Outcome

HB 220 died on the calendar of the House Judiciary Committee.


How Legislators Voted on HB 220


  • = Pro Conservation Vote
  • = Anti Conservation Vote
  • A = Absent
  • E = Excused
  • R = Recused
  • W = Abstain
Legislator Party District Office Conservation
Vote
Year
Akhil, Abbas (D) D 20 Representative E 2019
Anderson, Phelps (R) R 66 Representative 2019
Ferrary, Joanne J. (D) D 37 Representative 2019
McQueen, Matthew (D) D 50 Representative 2019
Montoya, Rod (R) R 1 Representative 2019
Romero, Andrea A. (D) D 46 Representative 2019
Rubio, Angelica (D) D 35 Representative 2019
Sariñana, Debra M. (D) D 21 Representative 2019
Scott, Larry R. (R) R 62 Representative 2019
Small, Nathan P. (D) D 36 Representative 2019
Stansbury, Melanie A. (D) D 28 Representative 2019
Strickler, James R.J. (R) R 2 Representative 2019
Townsend, James G. (R) R 54 Representative 2019