0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 43 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| DANIEL P. SILVA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THAT THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | 0012| RETAIN EXISTING OZONE AND PARTICULATE AIR EMISSION STANDARDS. | 0013| | 0014| WHEREAS, the federal environmental protection agency has a | 0015| responsibility to periodically review the national ambient air | 0016| quality standards for ozone and particulate matter; and | 0017| WHEREAS, the environmental protection agency is | 0018| considering establishing a more stringent ozone standard and a | 0019| new, more stringent standard for particulate matter at or below | 0020| two and one-half microns; and | 0021| WHEREAS, New Mexico and its local jurisdictions, | 0022| businesses and citizens have supported health-based national | 0023| ambient air quality standards that are premised on sound | 0024| science; and | 0025| WHEREAS, New Mexico has made progress in meeting current | 0001| national ambient air quality standards for both ozone and | 0002| particulate matter under the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, | 0003| although there are some areas that have not yet come into | 0004| attainment with the current standards due to air pollutants | 0005| from outside New Mexico; and | 0006| WHEREAS, the proposed new standards may significantly | 0007| expand the number of nonattainment areas for both ozone and | 0008| particulate matter, resulting in additional emission controls | 0009| in all areas, thus possibly imposing significant economic, | 0010| administrative and regulatory burdens on New Mexico and its | 0011| citizens, businesses and local governments; and | 0012| WHEREAS, the environmental protection agency's own clean | 0013| air science advisory committee was unable to find any "bright | 0014| line" that would distinguish any public health benefit among | 0015| any of the proposed new standards for ozone, including the | 0016| current standard; and | 0017| WHEREAS, there is very little existing particulate matter | 0018| monitoring data; and | 0019| WHEREAS, there are many unanswered questions and | 0020| scientific uncertainties regarding the health effects of | 0021| particulate matter, including: | 0022| A. divergent opinions among scientists who have | 0023| investigated the issue; | 0024| B. exposure misclassification; | 0025| C. measurement errors; | 0001| D. the lack of supporting toxicological data; | 0002| E. the lack of a plausible toxicological mechanism; | 0003| F. the lack of correlation between recorded | 0004| particulate matter levels and public health effects; | 0005| G. the influence of other variables; and | 0006| H. the existence of possible alternative | 0007| explanations; and | 0008| WHEREAS, establishing a more stringent ozone standard or a | 0009| new, more stringent particulate matter standard would assuredly | 0010| impose significantly higher costs; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the environmental protection agency | 0013| reaffirm the existing standards for ozone and particulate | 0014| matter; and | 0015| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the environmental protection | 0016| agency be requested to gather the necessary particulate matter | 0017| monitoring data and conduct all necessary research needed to | 0018| address the issue of causality and other critical and important | 0019| unanswered scientific questions concerning particulates in the | 0020| air; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the environmental protection | 0022| agency be requested to identity any unfunded mandates or other | 0023| administrative and economic burdens for the state or local | 0024| governments or agencies that would result from the proposed | 0025| changes to the national ambient air quality standards for ozone | 0001| and particulate matter; and | 0002| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0003| transmitted to the president of the United States, the | 0004| president of the United States senate, the speaker of the | 0005| United States house of representatives, the New Mexico | 0006| congressional delegation and the administrator of the | 0007| environmental protection agency. | 0008|  State of New Mexico | 0009| House of Representatives | 0010| | 0011| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| March 5, 1997 | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Mr. Speaker: | 0019| | 0020| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0021| whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 43 | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted Not Adopted | 0013| | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| Date | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 6 For 1 Against | 0019| Yes: 6 | 0020| No: Salazar | 0021| Excused: Chavez, Garcia, M. P., Getty, Picraux, Stewart | 0022| Absent: None | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ043 | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| March 18, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| Mr. President: | 0009| | 0010| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 43 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0016| CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| __________________________________ | 0024| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0004| Adopted_______________________ | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date ________________________ | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 5 | 0013| No: 0 | 0014| Excused: Aragon, Rodarte, Stockard | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| HJ043RU1 | 0019| |