FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURESM 8/a

FIRST SESSION, 2013

February 18, 2013

Mr. President:

    Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE MEMORIAL 8

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 2, strike lines 10 through 19 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new clause:

    "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that a meeting be sponsored and jointly conducted by the middle Rio Grande conservancy district and the mid-region council of governments and attended by the office of the state engineer, the interstate stream commission, the water authority, the Buckman direct diversion, the United States bureau of reclamation, the United States army corps of engineers, the United States fish and wildlife service, water experts from industry, representatives from acequias, Indian pueblos and others with special expertise to list accomplishments made over the past ten years and outline remaining options. The results of the meeting will be documented and the sponsors shall jointly prepare a candidate list of options for reporting back to the legislature at the second session of the fifty-first legislature; and".,

and thence referred to the CONSERVATION COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               Linda M. Lopez, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against

Yes:      6

No:       0

Excused: Ingle, Rue, Sanchez, C., Sanchez, M.

Absent:   None

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