0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 58 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| JOHN PINTO | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REAUTHORIZE THE | 0013| INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1991 AND | 0014| INCREASE THE FUNDING LEVEL FOR THE INDIAN ROADS CONSTRUCTION | 0015| FUND TO THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($300,000,000) PER YEAR IN | 0016| THE REUTHORIZATION OF THAT ACT IN FISCAL YEAR 1997 AND | 0017| REQUESTING A FUNDING ALLOCATION OF THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OR MORE | 0018| OF THE TOTAL INDIAN ROADS CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR THE NAVAJO | 0019| NATION. | 0020| | 0021| WHEREAS, through various treaties and acts of congress, the | 0022| federal government has promised Indian tribes certain goods and | 0023| services, one of which is transportation services, to serve the | 0024| social and economic needs of Indian tribes; and | 0025| WHEREAS, Indian tribes are totally dependent on the federal | 0001| transportation programs for their transportation needs due to | 0002| the Indian tribes not being eligible under federal law to | 0003| administer federal highway trust funds directly or eligible to | 0004| receive a portion of fuel revenue collected on Indian | 0005| reservations for transportation purposes; and | 0006| WHEREAS, there is a critical need to improve transportation | 0007| services on the Indian reservations throughout the United States | 0008| to promote economic development, improve health care, enhance | 0009| education and increase employment; and | 0010| WHEREAS, the Indian tribes and pueblos recognize and | 0011| appreciate the support the transportation programs have | 0012| contributed to the success of many social and economic | 0013| development efforts on all Indian reservations; and | 0014| WHEREAS, pursuant to the Surface Transportation Assistance | 0015| Act of 1982, the United States secretary of transportation is to | 0016| allocate funds authorized to be appropriated for Indian | 0017| reservation roads in accordance with the relative needs of the | 0018| various Indian reservations; | 0019| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0020| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the United States congress be requested | 0021| to reauthorize the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency | 0022| Act of 1991 and to increase the funding level of the Indian | 0023| roads construction fund to three hundred million dollars | 0024| ($300,000,000) per year in the reauthorization of that act in | 0025| fiscal year 1997; and | 0001| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that because of the importance of | 0002| increasing the level of funding for Indian roads construction, | 0003| the legislature request the bureau of Indian affairs to continue | 0004| the relative needs distribution formula and to provide a funding | 0005| allocation of thirty-three percent or more of the total Indian | 0006| roads construction fund for the Navajo area for construction of | 0007| roads on the Navajo nation; and | 0008| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0009| transmitted to the president of the United States, the New | 0010| Mexico congressional delegation, the United States secretary of | 0011| the interior, the Navajo nation council and the president of the | 0012| Navajo nation. | 0013| - 3 - | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0016| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| F ebruary 1, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your INDIAN & CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom | 0024| has been referred | 0025| | 0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 58 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0004| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0005| FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| __________________________________ | 0012| John Pinto, Chairman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Date ________________________ | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 5 | 0001| No: 0 | 0002| Excused: Maes, McKibben & Kysar | 0003| Absent: None | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| SJ0058IC1 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| February 8, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| Mr. President: | 0016| | 0017| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 58 | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Date ________________________ | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0017| Yes: 9 | 0018| No: 0 | 0019| Excused: Donisthorpe, Fidel, Macias, Nava | 0020| Absent: None | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| SJ058FC1 | 0024| State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0003| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| February 14, 1996 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0012| referred | 0013| | 0014| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 58 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted Not Adopted | 0003| | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 7 For 1 Against | 0009| Yes: 7 | 0010| No: Grau | 0011| Excused: Christensen, Larranaga, Parsons, Wallach | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| SJ058TC1 |