FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURESJM 18/a

SECOND SESSION, 2008

February 10, 2008

Madam President:

    Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

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has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 2, line 21, after the semicolon insert "and".

    2. On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

    "WHEREAS, because the proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2009 recently submitted to congress by President George W. Bush does not include funding for projects identified in the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, it is critical that congress take the initiative to ensure that adequate federal dollars for planning and implementation of the Navajo-Gallup water supply project are included in the federal budget for fiscal year 2009;".,

and thence referred to the CONSERVATION COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               __________________________________

                               Linda M. Lopez, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against

Yes:      7

No:       0

Excused: Cravens, Duran

Absent:   None

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