0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| WILLIAM E. PORTER | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| FOR THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND DEFENSE | 0008| CONVERSION COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION OF THE | 0012| REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL | 0013| GOVERNMENTS TO PREPARE CHANGES TO THE BUILDING CODES OF THE | 0014| STATE TO PROTECT DARK SKIES. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, more than two hundred million dollars | 0017| ($200,000,000) has already been invested in New Mexico for | 0018| astronomical observatories; and | 0019| WHEREAS, astronomy represents a potential clean industry | 0020| to the state; and | 0021| WHEREAS, New Mexico's viability as an international center | 0022| for astronomical research depends on dark skies, which are | 0023| being threatened by light pollution; and | 0024| WHEREAS, the excessive use of light wastes energy, | 0025| increases consumer costs, diminishes public appreciation of | 0001| scenic vistas and interferes with the public's right to | 0002| privacy; and | 0003| WHEREAS, exterior lighting technology is available that | 0004| provides better personal security, more efficient energy use, | 0005| less invasion of personal privacy and improved night time | 0006| aesthetics; and | 0007| WHEREAS, careful use of outdoor lighting with shielded or | 0008| redirected lights and low-pressure sodium light bulbs is energy | 0009| efficient and can enhance public safety without harming dark | 0010| sky resources; and | 0011| WHEREAS, Alamogordo, Cloudcroft and Tucson have already | 0012| enacted ordinances to require more sensitive exterior lighting | 0013| to the benefit of their local astronomy industries; | 0014| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0015| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the construction industries division | 0016| of the regulation and licensing department, with the | 0017| cooperation of local governments, be requested to develop | 0018| changes to the building codes that require exterior lighting | 0019| technologies and design to protect New Mexico's dark skies | 0020| resources; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0022| sent to the director of the construction industries division. | 0023| - 2 - State of New Mexico | 0024| House of Representatives | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| January 31, 1997 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0011| whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0017| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against | 0010| Yes: 10 | 0011| Excused: Macko, Roberts | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ010 State of New Mexico | 0016| House of Representatives | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| February 15, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Mr. Speaker: | 0001| | 0002| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10 | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0008| | 0009| Respectfully submitted, | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Adopted Not Adopted | 0019| | 0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0021| | 0022| Date | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against | 0025| Yes: 9 | 0001| Excused: Carpenter, Rios, Sanchez, Stewart | 0002| Absent: None | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ010 | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 15, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to | 0016| whom has been referred | 0017| | 0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10 | 0019| | 0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0021| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0022| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| __________________________________ | 0005| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0010| Adopted_______________________ | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 7 | 0019| No: 0 | 0020| Excused: Fidel, Griego, Robinson | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| HJ010CT1 | 0025| |