SANTA FE, NM – The following legislative interim committees are meeting the week of September 11 thru 15, 2017

September 12 - 13, 2017 @ 9:30 a.m. - Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee (CCJ), State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Public Defender Department Update and Legislative Priorities; Domestic, Intimate Partner and Gender-Based Violence in New Mexico; Domestic Violence Programs for Victims and Batterers – Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) Staff Report; Own Risk and Solvency Assessment – Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI). September 13, 2017 @ 9:30 a.m. – Agenda Items: New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC) Prison Population Forecast; Parole Board – Parole Hearings and Revocation Hearings – Parole Eligibility – Public Comment

September 14 – 15, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. – Economic and Rural Development Committee (ERD), Virgin Galactic Lounge, Spaceport America, County Road A021, Truth or Consequences, NM
Agenda Items: Updates from Spaceport America; Copper Mining in Sierra County; Value Added Agriculture; Downtown Revitalization Through Enactment of the Pub Bill; Barriers to Occupancy of Rural Vacant Buildings; Virgin Galactic and Economic Expansion; Public Comment. Sept. 15, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. – Joint Meeting with the Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee (MFA), Gadsen Administrative Complex, 4950 McNutt Road, Santa Teresa/Sunland Park. Agenda Items: Overview of the Dona Ana County-Mexico Border Area – Opportunities and Challenges for New Mexico; Dona Ana County Projected Population Growth and Plans to Meet Housing, Utility and Other Community Infrastructure Needs; Water, Sewer and Land Use Projections and Challenges for Southern Dona Ana County; Regional Future – Goals and Obstacles; Local Housing Availability and Demand; Using the Affordable Housing Tax Credit to Promote the Housing Market in Southern Dona Ana County

September 14 – 15, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. - Mortgage and Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee (MFA), The Cathedral of St. John, Kaseman Hall, 318 Silver Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM
Agenda Items: Update on Federal Policy; The Affordable Housing Act: An Important Tool for Community Development; The Affordable Housing Tax Credit; Report on Bonds Issued, Financing Strategies and Market Update; Discussion of Potential MFA Legislation for 2018. September 15, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. – Joint Meeting with the Economic and Rural Development Committee (ERD), Gadsen Administrative Complex, 4950 McNutt Road, Santa Teresa/Sunland Park. Agenda Items: Overview of the Dona Ana County-Mexico Border Area – Opportunities and Challenges for New Mexico; Dona Ana County Projected Population Growth and Plans to Meet Housing, Utility and Other Community Infrastructure Needs; Water, Sewer and Land Use Projections and Challenges for Southern Dona Ana County; Regional Future – Goals and Obstacles; Local Housing Availability and Demand; Using the Affordable Housing Tax Credit to Promote the Housing Market in Southern Dona Ana County

September 14 – 15, 2017 @ 10:00 a.m. – Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy (RSTP), State Capitol, Room 322, Santa Fe, NM
Agenda Items: Revenue Forecast; Agency Analysis of Recent Tax Reform Proposals. September 15, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. – Review of Taxation and Revenue Department’s 2016 Tax Expenditure Report; State Auditor Review of Certain Tax Programs

All interested persons are welcome and encouraged to attend any of the interim committee public meetings. For more information and detailed agendas, please go to the legislative website at http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/. All meetings held at the Capitol are webcast at http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/webcast/default.aspx .