0001|                        HOUSE MEMORIAL 3
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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|                        LYNDA M. LOVEJOY
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0011|                           A MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH TO ENTER INTO A
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0013|     CONTRACT WITH THE INTERTRIBAL BISON COOPERATIVE TO TRANSFER
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0014|     OWNERSHIP OF THE FORT WINGATE BISON HERD TO THE COOPERATIVE.
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0015|       
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0016|       WHEREAS, the people of New Mexico, especially our Native
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0017|     American people, have a long and close cultural relationship
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0018|     with the bison, dating back hundreds of years to when there were
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0019|     millions of bison to the present day when there are only
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0020|     hundreds; and
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0021|       WHEREAS, it is important to protect the natural resources
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0022|     of New Mexico, promote cultural and traditional enhancement
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0023|     within the Native American community and promote conservation,
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0024|     preservation and restoration of the bison to Indian lands for
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0025|     raising, breeding and marketing purposes; and
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0001|       WHEREAS, the department of game and fish currently owns and
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0002|     manages a herd of approximately sixty bison at Fort Wingate that
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0003|     pose legal and litigation issues for the department of game and
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0004|     fish and the state game commission; and
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0005|       WHEREAS, as a state resource the Fort Wingate bison herd is
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0006|     valuable to all New Mexicans, especially Native Americans, as a
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0007|     source of breeding stock and as a means of economic development;
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0008|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
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0009|     REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department
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0010|     of game and fish and the state game commission be requested to
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0011|     enter into a contractual agreement regarding the Fort Wingate
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0012|     bison to transfer the herd and its care to the New Mexico
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0013|     members of the intertribal bison cooperative; and
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0014|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of game and fish
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0015|     and the state game commission be requested to make a progress
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0016|     report regarding the contractual agreement to the legislative
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0017|     interim Indian affairs committee; and
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0018|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0019|     transmitted to the department of game and fish, the state game
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0020|     commission and the governors of Picuris, Nambe, Pojoaque, San
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0021|     Ildefonso, San Juan and Taos pueblos.
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0022|                                                       State of New Mexico
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0023|                    House of Representatives
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0024|   
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0025|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0001|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0002|   
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0003|                                              February 5, l996
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0004|   
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0005|   
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0006|   Mr. Speaker:
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0007|   
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0008|       Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0009|   whom has been referred
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0010|   
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0011|                        HOUSE MEMORIAL 3
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0012|                                 
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0013|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0014|   GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0015|   
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0016|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0017|   
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0018|   
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<u></u>0021| <u>  </u>                            Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0022|   Chairperson
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0001| <u>  </u>
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0002|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0003|   
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0004|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0005|   
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0006|   The roll call vote was<u> 8 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0007|   Yes:          8
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0008|   Excused: Lujan, Nicely, Olguin, Pederson, Rodella, R. G.
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0009|   Sanchez,
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0010|   S. M. Williams
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0011|   Absent:  None
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0012|   
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0013|     HM003RC1                     State of New Mexico
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0014|                    House of Representatives
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0015|   
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0016|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0017|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0019|   
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0020|                                              February 8, 1996
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|   Mr. Speaker:
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0024|   
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0025|       Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE,
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0001|   to whom has been referred
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0002|   
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0003|                        HOUSE MEMORIAL 3
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0004|                                
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0005|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0006|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0007|   ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
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0008|   
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0009|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0010|   
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<u></u>0014| <u>  </u>                            G. X. McSherry, Chairman
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0015|   
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0017|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0018| <u>  </u>
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0019|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0020|   
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0021|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0022|   
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0023|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0024|   Yes:          6
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0025|   Excused: Casey, Porter, Stell
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0001|   Absent:  None
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0005|     HM003AG1                     State of New Mexico
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0006|                    House of Representatives
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0007|   
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0008|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0009|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0012|                                              February 9, 1996
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0013|   
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0015|   Mr. Speaker:
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0016|   
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0017|       Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to
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0018|   whom has been referred
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0019|   
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0020|                       HOUSE MEMORIAL 3
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0021|                                
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0022|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0024|   
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0025|                                Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0005| <u>  </u>                            James Roger Madalena, Chairman
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0006|   
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0008|   Adopted <u>                    </u>    Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0009| <u>  </u>
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0010|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0012|                      Date <u>            </u>
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0014|   The roll call vote was<u> 7 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0015|   Yes:          7
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0016|   Excused: None
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0017|   Absent:  Light, McSorley, Ryan, Stewart
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0018|   
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0020|                                                              
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0021|   HM003EN1
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