0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 75 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| MANNY M. ARAGON | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TO OPEN THE | 0013| MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TO | 0014| COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND ALLOW A CONSORTIUM THAT INCLUDES THE | 0015| UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND OTHER ENTITIES REPRESENTING NEW | 0016| MEXICO'S INTERESTS TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR THE CONTRACT. | 0017| | 0018| WHEREAS, the university of California has managed Los | 0019| Alamos national laboratory (LANL) since 1943, earning as much as | 0020| twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) annually from the | 0021| contract; and | 0022| WHEREAS, LANL is the fourth largest single employer in New | 0023| Mexico, with more than nine thousand employees; and | 0024| WHEREAS, new employees of LANL are required to pledge their | 0025| allegiance to the state of California; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the deputy director of LANL recently proclaimed | 0002| that LANL and the community of Los Alamos are one in the same; | 0003| and | 0004| WHEREAS, LANL was founded in secrecy, isolation and | 0005| privilege, and from this legacy evolved the community of Los | 0006| Alamos; and | 0007| WHEREAS, Los Alamos as a community was recently ranked | 0008| among the most affluent communities in the nation in terms of | 0009| education, employment and household income, yet neighboring | 0010| communities surrounding Los Alamos remain among the poorest in | 0011| the nation; and | 0012| WHEREAS, the importance of LANL to New Mexico's economy is | 0013| such that LANL's management should not be solely in the hands of | 0014| an organization, the university of California, whose financial | 0015| interests are clearly independent of the welfare of New Mexico; | 0016| and | 0017| WHEREAS, many employees of LANL and residents of New Mexico | 0018| believe the management of LANL is insensitive to the needs of | 0019| New Mexico; and | 0020| WHEREAS, New Mexico is largely populated by people of | 0021| Spanish and Native American descent, and the university of | 0022| California, as indicated by its repudiation of affirmative | 0023| action on July 20, 1995, has shown disregard and indifference | 0024| for concerns of minorities in general; and | 0025| WHEREAS, the current LANL restructuring plan reflects | 0001| disregard and indifference towards New Mexicans in particular, | 0002| since most employees in the recent layoffs were native New | 0003| Mexicans; and | 0004| WHEREAS, three university of California panels have | 0005| previously challenged the appropriateness of the university of | 0006| California's continued management of LANL, namely the 1970 | 0007| Zinner report, the 1978 Gerberding report and the 1989 Jendresen | 0008| report; and | 0009| WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico might earn as much as | 0010| fifteen to twenty million dollars ($15,000,000 to $20,000,000) | 0011| in management fees as a member of a management consortium, a | 0012| large sum considering the state's current budget problems; and | 0013| WHEREAS, the university of New Mexico has imminent | 0014| scientific and administrative capabilities reflected by the | 0015| calibre of its faculty in the engineering school, the | 0016| engineering research institute, the Robert O. Anderson school of | 0017| business and other science- and management-related departments; | 0018| and | 0019| WHEREAS, a consortium composed of the university of | 0020| California, the university of New Mexico and perhaps expertise | 0021| from other New Mexico-based institutions might strengthen LANL's | 0022| role in the nation's scientific and defense community, serve the | 0023| economic needs of northern New Mexico and stimulate greater | 0024| opportunities for technology transfer and business spinoffs | 0025| throughout the state's economy; | 0001| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0002| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the United States department of energy | 0003| be requested to open the management contract of LANL to | 0004| competitive bidding when the contract expires in 1997; and | 0005| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the university of New Mexico be | 0006| requested to negotiate with the university of California and | 0007| other New Mexico institutions to form a consortium to bid on the | 0008| LANL management contract; and | 0009| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0010| transmitted to the secretary of energy, the president of the | 0011| university of New Mexico, the chancellor of the university of | 0012| California and New Mexico's congressional delegation. | 0013|  | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0016| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| February 10, 1996 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 75 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| __________________________________ | 0010| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Date ________________________ | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 6 | 0024| No: 0 | 0025| Excused: Donisthorpe, EJennings, Wray | 0001| Absent: 0 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| SJ075RU1 | 0005| State of New Mexico | 0006| House of Representatives | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0009| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| February 14, 1996 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Mr. Speaker: | 0016| | 0017| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0018| whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 75 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0024| | 0025| 1. On page 3, strike all of lines 8 through 11. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted Not Adopted | 0011| | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| Date | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 5 For 1 Against | 0017| Yes: 5 | 0018| No: Light | 0019| Excused: Knowles, Ryan, Wallach | 0020| Absent: Corley, Reyes | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| SJ075EN1 |