HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2017
INTRODUCED BY
Bealquin Bill Gomez
A JOINT MEMORIAL
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 7, 2017 "SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT DAY" AT THE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, land, water and other resources are the basic physical assets of New Mexico, and their conservation and development are necessary to protect and promote the health and general welfare of the people of the state; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico is experiencing a severe drought that is affecting water supplies; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico watersheds face over-vegetation and other challenges that affect water yields; and
WHEREAS, endangered species and interstate compact issues are complicating water shortage issues; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico's forty-seven soil and water conservation districts have applied these measures to conserve and develop the natural resources of the state for over fifty years by "putting conservation on the ground"; and
WHEREAS, soil and water conservation districts are organized and perpetuated by the provisions of the Soil and Water Conservation District Act and are governmental subdivisions of the state;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 7, 2017 be proclaimed "Soil and Water Conservation District Day" at the legislature and that recognition be extended to the men and women who serve to protect the fragile environment that is crucial to the well-being of the state of New Mexico; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to the New Mexico association of conservation districts.
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