0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 23 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| NICK L. SALAZAR | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| SUPPORTING THE GUADALUPE-HIDALGO TREATY LAND CLAIMS ACT OF 1997 | 0012| AND ENCOURAGING THE NEW MEXICO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO TAKE | 0013| ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO ENSURE ITS ENACTMENT. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed by the | 0016| United States of America and the Mexican Republic on February | 0017| 2, 1848; and | 0018| WHEREAS, the official name of the Treaty of Guadalupe- | 0019| Hidalgo is the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and | 0020| Settlement between the United States and the Mexican Republic; | 0021| and | 0022| WHEREAS, the government of the Mexican Republic ceded to | 0023| the United States the territory that became the states of | 0024| Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and part of the | 0025| state of Colorado; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo guarantees owners | 0002| of property and their heirs rights of ownership; and | 0003| WHEREAS, provisions of the Treaty have not yet been fully | 0004| implemented; and | 0005| WHEREAS, serious questions remain unresolved regarding the | 0006| prior ownership of lands in the state of New Mexico, especially | 0007| public lands; and | 0008| WHEREAS, the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of | 0009| 1997, introduced in the United States House of Representatives | 0010| as H.R. 260, would establish the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land | 0011| Claims Commission which will hear and resolve land claims | 0012| brought by the heirs and descendants of Mexican citizens living | 0013| in the territories ceded to the United States; and | 0014| WHEREAS, any ten or more eligible descendants who are also | 0015| heirs to the same community land grant may file with the | 0016| commission a petition on behalf of themselves and all other | 0017| heirs to that land grant seeking a determination of the | 0018| validity of the land claim on which the petition is based; and | 0019| WHEREAS, the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of | 0020| 1997 shall establish a Community Land Grant Study Center to be | 0021| located in Velarde, New Mexico at the Onate center to assist in | 0022| researching the historic basis of each petition filed with the | 0023| commission; | 0024| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0025| STATE NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico congressional delegation | 0001| be hereby requested to support the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty | 0002| Land Claims Act of 1997, H.R. 260, and to take all necessary | 0003| action to assure adoption and enactment of that act by the | 0004| 105th Congress and the President; and | 0005| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this memorial be | 0006| transmitted to the President of the United States, the New | 0007| Mexico congressional delegation and to the Onate center in | 0008| Velarde, New Mexico. | 0009|  | 0010| State of New Mexico | 0011| House of Representatives | 0012| | 0013| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0014| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| February 15, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Mr. Speaker: | 0021| | 0022| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 23 | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0003| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0004| | 0005| Respectfully submitted, | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted Not Adopted | 0015| | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| Date | 0019| | 0020| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0021| Yes: 8 | 0022| Excused: Carpenter, Larranaga, Rios, Sanchez, Stewart | 0023| Absent: None | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ023 | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0004| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| March 18, 1997 | 0008| | 0009| Mr. President: | 0010| | 0011| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 23 | 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| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0005| Adopted_______________________ | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Date ________________________ | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 4 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 4 | 0014| No: 0 | 0015| Excused: Aragon, Rodarte, Stockard | 0016| Abstain: Gorham | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| HJ023RU1 | 0020| |