0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 18
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                              RON GENTRY
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0008|       FOR THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE COOPERATION OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED TO RESOLVE
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0012|     CONFLICTS CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION ADJACENT TO THE
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0013|     SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY PERMANENT FACILITY.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the Santa Teresa port of entry permanent
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0016|     facility opened in 1997; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, the Santa Teresa port of entry will provide New
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0018|     Mexico with economic development and growth opportunities
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0019|     through increased international trade; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, infrastructure development in the region
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0021|     immediately adjacent to the Santa Teresa port of entry will be
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0022|     a key factor in determining whether the state can reap the
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0023|     full benefits of industrial and residential development
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0024|     resulting from that increased international trade; and
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0025|          WHEREAS, the development of utility infrastructure and
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0001|     hence the development of the region is the subject of conflict
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0002|     and legal actions; and
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0003|          WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the region and
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0004|     the state to resolve these conflicts and legal actions and to
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0005|     move forward with the efficient development of the Santa
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0006|     Teresa port of entry region; 
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0007|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0008|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the general services department, the
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0009|     economic development department, the state highway and
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0010|     transportation department, the city of Sunland Park, the
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0011|     county of Dona Ana and private land owners and developers in
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0012|     the Santa Teresa port of entry area are requested to cooperate
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0013|     in resolving any and all impediments to the successful
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0014|     development of the Santa Teresa port of entry region; and
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0015|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this joint memorial
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0016|     be sent to the secretaries of general services, economic
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0017|     development and state highway and transportation; the mayor of
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0018|     Sunland Park; and the board of commissioners of Dona Ana
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0019|     county.
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