0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| PAULINE K. GUBBELS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE INTEGRATED WATER AND RESOURCE PLANNING COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE SECRETARIES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HIGHWAY AND | 0012| TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE | 0013| SUPERINTENDENT OF REGULATION AND LICENSING TO COOPERATE IN | 0014| STUDYING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF ASTRONOMY AND | 0015| METHODS TO MAINTAIN DARK SKY RESOURCES. | 0016| | 0017| WHEREAS, astronomy is a significant, clean, high- | 0018| technology industry employing six hundred people statewide; and | 0019| WHEREAS, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) in | 0020| capital investment has already been made in the New Mexico | 0021| astronomy industry; and | 0022| WHEREAS, New Mexico's viability as an international center | 0023| for astronomical research depends on dark skies, which are | 0024| being threatened by light pollution; and | 0025| WHEREAS, the excessive use of light wastes energy, | 0001| increases consumer costs, diminishes public appreciation of | 0002| scenic vistas and interferes with people's right to privacy; | 0003| and | 0004| WHEREAS, careful use of outdoor lighting with shielded or | 0005| redirected lights and low-pressure sodium light bulbs is energy | 0006| efficient and can enhance public safety without harming dark | 0007| sky resources; and | 0008| WHEREAS, Alamogordo, Cloudcroft and Tucson, Arizona have | 0009| enacted ordinances that respect the need for adequate ground | 0010| light while respecting the value of dark skies; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the secretaries of economic | 0013| development, highway and transportation and finance and | 0014| administration and the superintendent of regulation and | 0015| licensing cooperate in studying the economic development | 0016| potential of New Mexico's dark skies, alternative lighting | 0017| technologies and design to maintain dark skies, and obstacles | 0018| to conservation of dark skies; and | 0019| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretaries report to the | 0020| appropriate interim committee with their recommendations for | 0021| legislation by December 1, 1997; and | 0022| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0023| transmitted to the secretaries of economic development, highway | 0024| and transportation and finance and administration and the | 0025| superintendent of regulation and licensing. | 0001| - 2 - State of New Mexico | 0002| House of Representatives | 0003| | 0004| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0005| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| February 26, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Mr. Speaker: | 0012| | 0013| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0014| whom has been referred | 0015| | 0016| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8 | 0017| | 0018| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0019| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0020| | 0021| Respectfully submitted, | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Max Coll, Chairman | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted Not Adopted | 0006| | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| Date | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 11 | 0013| Excused: Bird, Coll, Garcia, M.H., Marquardt, Salazar, Watchman | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ008 State of New Mexico | 0018| House of Representatives | 0019| | 0020| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0021| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| February 26, 1997 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Mr. Speaker: | 0003| | 0004| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0005| whom has been referred | 0006| | 0007| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Max Coll, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Adopted Not Adopted | 0022| | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| Date | 0001| | 0002| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0003| Yes: 11 | 0004| Excused: Bird, Coll, Garcia, M.H., Marquardt, Salazar, Watchman | 0005| Absent: None | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ008 | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| March 15, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| Mr. President: | 0017| | 0018| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 8 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| __________________________________ | 0006| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0011| Adopted_______________________ | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Date ________________________ | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0020| Yes: 6 | 0021| No: None | 0022| Excused: Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| HJ008FC1 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0005| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| March 14, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| Mr. President: | 0011| | 0012| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0018| PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| __________________________________ | 0001| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0006| Adopted_______________________ | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Date ________________________ | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 7 | 0015| No: None | 0016| Excused: Kysar, Macias, Tsosie | 0017| Absent: None | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| HJ008C01 | 0021| |