New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI,
Issue 22 / November 24, 2020
STATE
GAME COMMISSION MEETING AND RULE MAKING NOTICE
The
New Mexico State Game Commission (“Commission”) will be hosting a virtual meeting
and rule hearing on Friday, January 15, 2021, beginning at 9:00 a.m. For instructions on how to virtually attend
this meeting, visit the Department’s website at
http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/commission/webcast/. The purpose of this meeting is to hear and
consider action as appropriate on the following: presentation of proposed
changes to the Public Land User Stamp (Sikes Act) rule.
Synopsis:
The
proposal is to repeal and replace the Public Land User Stamp (Sikes Act) rule,
19.34.6 NMAC, which will become effective April 1, 2021. The current Public Land User Stamp (Sikes Act)
rule will expire on March 31, 2021.
The proposed new
rule will include a
renewal of the rule for an additional ten years, an update to interagency
planning effort language in the rule, a requirement that 50% of the funds over
a 5-year period be spent on projects that benefit fish, a reduction in the
number of Citizen Advisory Committees, and an increase in the public land
management stamp fee.
A
full text of changes will be available on the Department’s website at: www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed changes to the Public Land User Stamp (Sikes Act) rule at dgf-habitat-stamp-rule@state.nm.us; or individuals may submit written comments to the physical address below. Comments are due by 8:00 a.m. on January 13, 2021. The final proposed rule will be voted on by the Commission during a virtual public meeting on January 15, 2021. Interested persons may also provide data, views or arguments, orally or in writing, at the virtual public rule hearing to be held on January 15, 2021.
Full copies of text of the proposed new rule, technical information related to proposed rule changes, and the agenda can be obtained from the Office of the Director, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, 1 Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507, or from the Department’s website at www.wildlife.state.nm.us/commission/proposals-under-consideration/. This agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the Director’s Office at (505) 476-8000, or the Department’s website at www.wildlife.state.nm.us for updated information.
If
you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier,
qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or
service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the
Department at (505) 476-8000 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon
as possible. Public documents, including
the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Department at 505-476-8000
if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.
Legal
authority for this rulemaking can be found in the General Powers and Duties of
the State Game Commission 17-1-14, et seq. NMSA 1978; Commission’s Power to
establish rules and regulations 17-1-26, et seq. NMSA 1978.