Sat Mar 8 5:37PM - 13 days, 17 hours left in session
| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. James G. Townsend | 34 | Eddy & Otero |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONC ✓ | Passed, Mar 4, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| SJC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [8] SCONC/SJC-SCONC [11] DP-SJC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | referred | SCONC/SJC | ||
| 8 | sent | SCONC | ||
| 11 | passed | SCONC (view committee report) | DP | 7-1; nays: Sedillo Lopez |
| 11 | sent | SJC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Feb 20 | filed: [Prefiled by James G. Townsend; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to SCONC | |
| title: '[prefiled by James G. Townsend; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Stock Water Applications to State Engineer' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[8] SCONC/SJC-SCONC' | |
| new sponsor: James G. Townsend | |
| Feb 21 | scheduled for SCONC on Tue Feb 25, 09:00 |
| Feb 25 | rescheduled for SCONC on Thu Feb 27, 09:00 |
| Feb 27 | removed from SCONC 02-27 |
| added to SCONC agenda on Tue Mar 4, 09:00 | |
| Mar 4 | passed SCONC; sent to SJC |
| actions: '[8] SCONC/SJC-SCONC' -> '+ [11] DP-SJC' |
SENATE BILL 470
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
James G. Townsend
AN ACT
RELATING TO STOCK WATER; PROVIDING THAT ONLY STOCKMEN OR STOCK OWNERS DESIRING TO IMPOUND ANY OF THE SURFACE WATERS OF THE STATE FOR WATERING OF LIVESTOCK SHALL APPLY TO THE STATE ENGINEER.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 72-9-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1907, Chapter 49, Section 74, as amended) is amended to read:
"72-9-3. STOCK WATER.--
A. [Any] Only stockmen or stock owners desiring to impound any of the surface waters of the state for watering of livestock shall apply to the state engineer on a form prescribed by the state engineer. If the capacity of the proposed impoundment is ten acre-feet or less, the applicant shall meet the requirements of this section. If the capacity of the proposed impoundment exceeds ten acre-feet, the applicant shall meet the requirements of filing applications for the appropriation and use of water pursuant to Section 72-5-1, 72-5-22, 72-5-23 or 72-5-24 NMSA 1978.
B. Upon the filing of an application pursuant to this section, if the state engineer finds that the capacity of the proposed impoundment is ten acre-feet or less, will not be on a perennial stream and will be used for watering of livestock as defined in Subsection D of this section, the state engineer shall issue a permit to the applicant to impound and use the waters applied for; provided that as part of an application for an impoundment on state or federal land, the applicant submits proof that the applicant is legally entitled to place livestock on the state or federal land where the water is to be impounded and has been granted access to the site and has permission to occupy the portion of the state or federal land as is necessary for the impoundment.
C. This section shall only apply to impoundments constructed for the watering of livestock after the effective date of this 2004 act.
D. As used in this section, "livestock" means "livestock" as defined in Section 77-2-1.1 NMSA 1978, and this section applies only to the impoundment of surface water for the purpose of watering livestock. Watering of livestock does not include an impoundment of surface or ground water in any amount for fishing, fish propagation, recreation or aesthetic purposes, which shall require a permit pursuant to Section 72-5-1 NMSA 1978. In determining whether an impoundment will be used for the watering of livestock, the state engineer may consider the maximum amount of water required per livestock unit and shall take into account regional and climatic conditions that affect consumption."
SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act apply to the impounding of the surface waters of the state for watering of livestock beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
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