0001|                   HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16
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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|                        ROBERT A. PERLS
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0007|                                
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0008|     
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0009|     
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0010|     
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0011|                       A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0012|     PROPOSING TO AMEND ARTICLE 11 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO
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0013|     BY ABOLISHING THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AND CREATING A
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0014|     SINGLE REGULATORY AGENCY FOR CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC UTILITIES,
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0015|     TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, TRANSMISSION AND PIPELINE COMPANIES,
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0016|     INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AS PROVIDED BY
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0017|     LAW.
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0018|     
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0019|     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0020|       Section 1.  It is proposed to amend Article 11 of the
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0021|     constitution of New Mexico by repealing Sections 1 through 12
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0022|     and 15 through 17.
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0023|       Section 2.  It is proposed to amend Article 11 of the
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0024|     constitution of New Mexico by adding a new Section 1 to read:
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0025|       "The "public regulation commission" is created.  The
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0001|     commission shall consist of five members elected for staggered
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0002|     four-year terms beginning on January 1 of the year following
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0003|     their election; provided that those chosen at the first general
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0004|     election after the adoption of this section shall immediately
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0005|     classify themselves by lot, so that two of them shall hold
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0006|     office for two years and three of them for four years; and
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0007|     further provided that, after serving two terms, members shall be
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0008|     ineligible to hold office as a commission member until one full
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0009|     term has intervened.  No commissioner or candidate for the
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0010|     commission shall accept anything of value from a person or
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0011|     entity whose charges for services to the public are regulated by
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0012|     the commission."
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0013|       Section 3.  It is proposed to amend Article 11 of the
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0014|     constitution of New Mexico by adding a new Section 2 to read:
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0015|       "The public regulation commission shall have responsibility
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0016|     for chartering and regulating business corporations in such
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0017|     manner as the legislature shall provide.  The commission shall
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0018|     have responsibility for regulating public utilities, including
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0019|     electric, natural gas and water companies; transportation
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0020|     companies, including common and contract carriers; transmission
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0021|     and pipeline companies, including telephone, telegraph and
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0022|     information transmission companies; insurance companies and
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0023|     others engaged in risk assumption; and other public service
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0024|     companies in such manner as the legislature shall provide."
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0025|       Section 4.  The provisions of Sections 1 and 3 of this
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0001|     amendment shall take effect January 1, 1999.
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0002|       Section 5.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0003|     be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0004|     the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0005|     that date which may be called for that purpose.
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0006|                                                       State of New Mexico
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0007|                    House of Representatives
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0008|   
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0009|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0010|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|                                              February 8, 1996
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0014|   
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0015|   
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0016|   Mr. Speaker:
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0017|   
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0018|       Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0019|   been referred
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0020|   
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0021|                   HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16
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0022|                                 
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0023|   has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT
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0024|   RECOMMENDATION, amended as follows:
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0025|   
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0001|       1. On page 1, line 25, after "elected" insert "from districts
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0002|   provided by law".,
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0003|   
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0004|   and thence referred to the BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
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0005|   COMMITTEE.
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0006|   
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0007|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0008|   
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0010|   
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0011|                                                                 
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0012|                               Edward C. Sandoval, Chairman
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0013|   
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0014|   
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0015|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0016|   
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0017|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0018|   
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0019|                      Date             
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0020|   
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0021|   The roll call vote was 10  For 0  Against
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0022|   Yes:          10
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0023|   Excused: Lujan, Sanchez
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0024|   Absent:  None
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0025|   
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0002|                                                              
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0003|   HJR16VE1
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0004|                          State of New Mexico
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0005|                    House of Representatives
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0006|   
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0007|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0008|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0009|   
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0010|   
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0011|                                             February 11, 1996
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0012|   
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0013|   
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0014|   Mr. Speaker:
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0015|   
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0016|       Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0017|   been referred
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0018|   
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0019|             HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16, as amended
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0020|                                
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0021|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0023|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0024|   
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0025|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0001|   
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0002|   
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0003|   
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0004|                                                                 
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0005|                               Fred Luna, Chairman
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0006|   
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0007|   
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0008|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0009|   
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0010|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0011|   
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0012|                      Date             
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0013|   
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0014|   The roll call vote was 5  For 4  Against
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0015|   Yes:          5
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0016|   No:      Olguin, J.G. Taylor, Rodella, Luna
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0017|   Excused: Macko
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0018|   Absent:  Gubbels, Varela
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                                                              
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0023|     HJR16BI1                     State of New Mexico
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0024|                    House of Representatives
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0025|   
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0001|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0002|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0003|   
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0004|   
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0005|                                             February 13, 1996
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0006|   
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0007|   
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0008|   Mr. Speaker:
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0009|   
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0010|       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0011|   
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0012|             HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16, as amended
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0013|                                
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0014|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0016|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0017|   
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0018|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                                                                 
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0023|                               Cisco McSorley, Chairman
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0024|   
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0025|   
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0001|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0002|   
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0003|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0004|   
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0005|                      Date             
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0006|   
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0007|   The roll call vote was 10  For 0  Against
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0008|   Yes:          10
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0009|   Excused: Christensen, Larranaga, Sanchez, R.G. 
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0010|   Absent:  None
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|   
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0014|                                                              
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0015|     HJR16JC1                     State of New Mexico
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0016|                    House of Representatives
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0017|   
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0018|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0019|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|                                               February 9,1996
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|   Mr. Speaker:
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0001|   
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0002|       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0003|   whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 16
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0006|                                
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0007|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0009|   
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0010|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|   
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0014|                                                                 
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0015|                               Max Coll, Chairman
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0018|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0019|   
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0020|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0021|   
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0022|                      Date             
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0023|   
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0024|   The roll call vote was 11  For 0  Against
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0025|   Yes:          11
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0001|   Excused: Bird, Buffett, Gentry, Knowles, Martinez, Townsend,
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0002|   Watchman
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0003|   Absent:  None
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0004|   
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0007|   HJ016AF1
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