0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 19
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND
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0003|     SESSION, 1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                     ELIZABETH T. STEFANICS
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
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0013|     INTERESTED PARTIES, TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
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0014|     STATEWIDE MANDATORY COLLECTION OF EMPTY BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
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0015|     
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0016|       WHEREAS, the subject of statewide mandatory collection of
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0017|     empty beverage containers has been considered by the legislature
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0018|     in the recent past; and
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0019|       WHEREAS, the subject of statewide mandatory collection of
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0020|     empty beverage containers is controversial and raises numerous
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0021|     issues, questions and concerns; and
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0022|       WHEREAS, a full, complete and organized study of the
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0023|     advantages, disadvantages and recommendations of the various
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0024|     interests involved in the prospect of statewide mandatory
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0025|     collection of empty beverage containers, including those state
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0001|     agencies that are anticipated to be involved should such a
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0002|     program be adopted, would best serve the legislature's
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0003|     consideration of this important topic; and
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0004|       WHEREAS, it would be desirable if all affected and
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0005|     interested parties could forge a consensus on how New Mexico
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0006|     should proceed with a reasonable and effective program for the
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0007|     collection of empty beverage containers; and
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0008|       WHEREAS, the executive department could effectively
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0009|     organize a study and involve the energy conservation and
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0010|     management division of the energy, minerals and natural
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0011|     resources department, the department of environment and the
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0012|     taxation and revenue department as appropriate agencies
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0013|     projected to be active in any statewide mandatory program for
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0014|     the collection of empty beverage containers; and
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0015|       WHEREAS, a study would benefit significantly with the full
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0016|     participation by and involvement of those persons and entities,
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0017|     including grocers, bottlers, recyclers and others, interested
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0018|     and involved in this issue;
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0019|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0020|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the executive branch, through the 
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0021|     energy conservation and management division of the energy,
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0022|     minerals and natural resources department, the department of
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0023|     environment, the taxation and revenue department and interested
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0024|     persons and entities, including grocers, bottlers, recyclers and
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0025|     any other environmental, retail, wholesale or other relevant
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0001|     interest, study and make recommendations by November 1, 1996 for
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0002|     the adoption of a statewide mandatory program for the collection
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0003|     of empty beverage containers; and
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0004|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislative council
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0005|     designate an appropriate interim committee to hear
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0006|     recommendations on a statewide mandatory collection of empty
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0007|     beverage containers program and direct the interim committee to
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0008|     report and make its recommendations to the first session of the
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0009|     forty-third legislature; and
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0010|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent
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0011|     to the governor, the co-chairs of the legislative council, the
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0012|     energy conservation and management division of the energy,
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0013|     minerals and natural resources department, the department of
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0014|     environment and the taxation and revenue department.
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