0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND | 0003| SESSION, 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| CYNTHIA NAVA | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF | 0013| FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF | 0014| THE COSTS OF SPRAWL AND EVALUATION OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT | 0015| ALTERNATIVES. | 0016| | 0017| WHEREAS, New Mexico is the sixth fastest-growing state in | 0018| the country with a three and two-tenths percent population | 0019| increase from 1993 to 1994; and | 0020| WHEREAS, growth and development provide opportunities and | 0021| challenges for the future of the land of enchantment; and | 0022| WHEREAS, many of our decisions affecting growth and | 0023| development are fragmented, inconsistent and contradict | 0024| community-wide goals; and | 0025| WHEREAS, piecemeal and fragmented development decisions | 0001| engender unintended costs to the state and local government | 0002| treasuries and unintended consequences that are long-term and | 0003| often irreversible; and | 0004| WHEREAS, sprawl changes our communities forever, imposing | 0005| economic, social and environmental costs for all New Mexicans; | 0006| and | 0007| WHEREAS, coordinated planning can address the effects of | 0008| growth, maximizing its benefits and minimizing its costs, while | 0009| balancing the interests of rural and urban communities, public | 0010| and private sectors and new and ancient cultures; and | 0011| WHEREAS, planning and cooperation for quality development | 0012| can integrate social values, market values and ecological values | 0013| to guide us toward a healthy and sustainable future; | 0014| WHEREAS, planning is critical to protecting property | 0015| values, preventing nuisances and reducing public costs; and | 0016| WHEREAS, New Mexico's planning and zoning statutes were | 0017| first enacted in 1965 and have not been substantially revised | 0018| since then; | 0019| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0020| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the local government division of the | 0021| department of finance and administration be requested to perform | 0022| a comprehensive evaluation of the costs of sprawl; and | 0023| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following areas be | 0024| specifically evaluated: | 0025| A. the role and function of state, regional and | 0001| local agencies in the planning and development process; | 0002| B. land-use and planning laws as well as the | 0003| procedural aspects of policy formulation and implementation; | 0004| C. the fiscal costs to the state and local | 0005| government treasuries of growth; and | 0006| D. statutory land-use and planning reforms of other | 0007| states, including Colorado, Georgia, Washington, Virginia, | 0008| Maryland, Utah, Oregon, Florida, Vermont, Maine and Hawaii; and | 0009| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local government division | 0010| of the department of finance and administration be requested to | 0011| report its findings and recommendations to the appropriate | 0012| interim legislative committee by December 1, 1996; and | 0013| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0014| transmitted to the secretary of finance and administration. | 0015|  | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| February 3, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| Mr. President: | 0024| | 0025| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0001| | 0002| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34 | 0003| | 0004| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0005| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| __________________________________ | 0012| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Date ________________________ | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 5 | 0001| No: 0 | 0002| Excused: Altamirano, Aragon, EJennings, Rutherford | 0003| Absent: 0 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| SJ034RU1 | 0007| State of New Mexico | 0008| House of Representatives | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0011| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| February 14, 1996 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Mr. Speaker: | 0018| | 0019| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0020| whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34, as amended | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted Not Adopted | 0011| | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| Date | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 5 For 4 Against | 0017| Yes: 5 | 0018| No: Lovejoy, Macko, Sanchez, R.R., Wallace | 0019| Excused: Hobbs, Roberts | 0020| Absent: None | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| SJ034GU1 |