0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 35
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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|                          PATSY G. TRUJILLO
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SPECIAL
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0012|     JURISDICTIONS TO USE THEIR AUTHORITIES TO COOPERATIVELY
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0013|     PRESERVE THE STATE'S RIVER ECOSYSTEMS.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the first New Mexicans found magnificent rivers
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0016|     teeming with life; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, New Mexico's rivers enabled us to achieve the
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0018|     natural and economic wealth we now enjoy; and
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0019|          WHEREAS, New Mexico's rivers remain a vital resource for
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0020|     drinking water, food production, recreation for citizens and
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0021|     visitors, a high quality of life and the spiritual renewal of
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0022|     our citizens; and
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0023|          WHEREAS, rivers have undergone profound changes as a
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0024|     result of our development and are now threatened by
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0025|     desiccation, toxic pollution, siltation and salinity;
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0001|          WHEREAS, new diversions and changes of use may further
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0002|     deplete the flow of our rivers and with it threaten the many
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0003|     environmental values of rivers; and
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0004|          WHEREAS, healthy and diverse wildlife resources are
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0005|     compatible with a vibrant and sustainable economy;
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0006|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0007|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that all state agencies, counties,
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0008|     municipalities and special jurisdictions cooperate to devise
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0009|     strategies to protect and enhance the quality and quantity of
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0010|     water in our streams; and
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0011|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of environment
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0012|     be requested to identify sources of pollution and implement
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0013|     viable methods to abate water pollution; and
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0014|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of game and
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0015|     fish be requested to serve the quality of ecosystems that
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0016|     nongame species as well as game species depend upon; and
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0017|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state engineer be
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0018|     requested to use environmental criteria in issuing permits for
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0019|     diversion of water; and
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0020|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that counties, municipalities and
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0021|     special jurisdictions be requested to dedicate a portion of
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0022|     their water transfers to the preservation of stream flows to
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0023|     maintain and restore aquatic and riparian ecosystems and
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0024|     protect New Mexico's natural heritage; and
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0025|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0001|     transmitted to the governor, the secretary of environment, the
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0002|     director of the department of game and fish and the state
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0003|     engineer.
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