0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 43
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                       MICHAEL S. SANCHEZ
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0009|     FOR THE INTEGRATED WATER AND RESOURCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
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0010|     
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO DIRECT AN APPROPRIATE
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0013|     JOINT LEGISLATIVE INTERIM COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE STUDIES OF WATER
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0014|     RESOURCES, RIGHTS AND REGULATION AND OF THE POTENTIAL
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0015|     RESTRUCTURING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY.
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0016|     
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0017|       WHEREAS, during 1995, the integrated water and resource
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0018|     planning committee studied, evaluated and investigated issues
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0019|     related to water resources, rights and regulation, as well as
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0020|     issues related to the potential restructuring of the electric
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0021|     power industry due to the infusion of competitive influences and
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0022|     factors into the industry; and 
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0023|       WHEREAS, numerous and vital concerns compel legislative
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0024|     attention and action with respect to the state's water rights,
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0025|     resources and regulation and further, the integrated water and
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0001|     resource planning committee has recommended its continuation
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0002|     with respect to water and its associated issues, matters and
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0003|     concerns; and
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0004|       WHEREAS, the integrated water and resource planning
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0005|     committee has directed the New Mexico public utility commission
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0006|     to monitor and evaluate the potential restructuring of the
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0007|     electric power industry, subject to legislative guidance,
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0008|     direction and oversight, and to report its findings, conclusions
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0009|     and recommendations to the legislature for approval and action,
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0010|     as necessary, before any proposed restructuring may be
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0011|     implemented; and
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0012|       WHEREAS, the integrated water and resource planning
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0013|     committee has further recommended its continuation with respect
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0014|     to the electric utility industry in order to retain and continue
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0015|     the knowledge, information and experience acquired by the
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0016|     committee in this area to better provide oversight, guidance and
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0017|     direction to the New Mexico public utility commission in its
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0018|     work with respect to any potential restructuring of the electric
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0019|     utility industry and to continue proper and full legislative
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0020|     attention to and oversight of the rapidly changing aspects of
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0021|     this industry nationwide;
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0022|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0023|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative council direct an
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0024|     appropriate joint legislative interim committee to continue the
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0025|     work of the integrated water and resource planning committee to
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0001|     study and evaluate the state's water rights, resources and
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0002|     regulation and the potential restructuring of the electric
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0003|     utility industry; and 
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0004|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate joint
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0005|     legislative interim committee directed by the legislative
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0006|     council to study and evaluate the state's water rights,
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0007|     resources and regulation and the potential restructuring of the
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0008|     electric utility industry present its findings and
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0009|     recommendations to the first session of the forty-third
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0010|     legislature; and 
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0011|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent
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0012|     to the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the
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0013|     house of representatives and the members of the legislative
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0014|     council.
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0015|                                    
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0016|   
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0017|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0018|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020|   
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0021|                                              February 3, 1996
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0022|   
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0023|   Mr. President:
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0024|   
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0025|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0001|   
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0002|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 43
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0003|   
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0004|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0005|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0007|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0011|                              __________________________________
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0012|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0016|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0017|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0021|                     Date ________________________
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0023|   
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0024|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0025|   Yes:  6
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0001|   No:        0
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0002|   Excused:   EJennings, Wray, Donisthorpe
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0003|   Absent:    0
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0006|   SJ043RU1
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