0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 11
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                             JOE M. STELL
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0008|       FOR THE INTEGRATED WATER AND RESOURCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING A STUDY TO EVALUATE AND REPORT ON THE IMPACTS ON TAX
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0012|     REVENUES RESULTANT FROM A RESTRUCTURE OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY
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0013|     INDUSTRY TO PERMIT RETAIL COMPETITION AND ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
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0014|     TO PRESERVE TAX REVENUES.
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0016|          WHEREAS, state and local taxes on electric utilities and
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0017|     the sale of electricity include gross receipts, property and
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0018|     income taxes; and
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0019|          WHEREAS, any restructure of the electric industry to
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0020|     permit retail competition or other substantial alternation of
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0021|     regulation may impact the tax revenues derived from electric
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0022|     utilities and the sale of electricity within the state due to
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0023|     lowering electricity prices, shifting the market share from
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0024|     more to less heavily taxed electric providers and declining
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0025|     values of property owned by utilities; and 
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0001|          WHEREAS, the restructure of the electric industry to
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0002|     permit retail competition may result in the various electric
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0003|     service providers in the state being subject to different taxes
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0004|     resulting in different economic status among providers in the
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0005|     competitive environment, with taxes being increasingly borne by
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0006|     electric service providers attempting to compete with each
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0007|     other but with differing tax responsibilities; and
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0008|          WHEREAS, tax assessment and imposition on aspects of a
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0009|     competitive electricity market must adhere to constitutional
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0010|     considerations in the regulation and impacting of interstate
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0011|     commerce; and
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0012|          WHEREAS, the financial interests of the state, its
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0013|     political subdivisions and its residents require full and
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0014|     comprehensive attention to the potential impacts on tax
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0015|     revenues resultant from any restructure of the electric utility
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0016|     industry and the sale of electricity within the state to ensure
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0017|     that preservation of necessary tax revenues occurs;    
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0018|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0019|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the local government division of the
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0020|     department of finance and administration, the state department
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0021|     of public education, the taxation and revenue department and
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0022|     the New Mexico public utility commission study and evaluate the
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0023|     reasonably projected impacts on tax revenues of any restructure
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0024|     of the electric utility industry to permit retail competition
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0025|     in the sale of electricity in the state and alternative tax
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0001|     structures and schemes to ensure the preservation of necessary
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0002|     tax revenues to the state and its political subdivisions for
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0003|     its residents and report their findings and recommendations to
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0004|     the second session of the forty-third legislature; and
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0005|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0006|     sent to the secretaries of finance and administration and
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0007|     taxation and revenue, the superintendent of public instruction
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0008|     and the chairman of the New Mexico public utility commission.
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0009|   Mr. Speaker:
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0011|        Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to
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0012|   whom has been referred
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0014|                   HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 11
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0015|   
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0016|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0019|        1.  On page 2, line 19, after the first occurrence of "the"
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0020|   insert "taxation and revenue department in cooperation with the".
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0021|   
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0022|        2.  On page 2, line 21, strike "the taxation and revenue
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0023|   department".,
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0024|   
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0025|   and thence referred to the TAXATION AND REVENUE
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0001|   COMMITTEE.
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0003|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0009|                                                              James Roger Madalena, Chairman
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0014|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0018|   The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
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0019|   Yes:      7
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0020|             Excused:  Getty, Picraux, Ryan, Salazar, Stewart
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0021|             Absent:   None
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0025|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ011                         State of New Mexico
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0001|                      House of Representatives
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0003|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0010|   Mr. Speaker:
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0012|        Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0013|   been referred
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0015|             HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 11, as amended
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0017|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0018|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0020|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0001|                                                              Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman
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0010|   The roll call vote was 10  For 0  Against
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0011|   Yes:      10
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0012|             Excused:  Gonzales, Parsons, Porter
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0013|             Absent:   None
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0018|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0024|   Mr. President:
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0001|       Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0003|                HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 11, as amended
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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|   WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE.
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0009|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0014|   __________________________________
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0015|                                Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman 
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0019|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0021|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0024|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   The roll call vote was  6  For  0  Against
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0003|           Yes:    6
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0004|           No:     None
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0005|                Excused:     Eisenstadt, Feldman, Kysar, Tsosie
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0006|           Absent: None
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0013|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0019|   Mr. President:
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0021|       Your WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0024|                HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 11, as amended
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0001|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0002|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0004|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0010|                                Carlos R. Cisneros, Chairman 
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0023|   The roll call vote was  8  For  0  Against
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0024|           Yes:    8
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0025|           No:     0
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0001|                Excused:     McSorley
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0002|           Absent: None
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