0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 91 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JERRY W. SANDEL | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| SUPPORTING A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BY THE STATE LAND OFFICE AND | 0012| THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RELATED | 0013| TO NATURAL GAS MARKETING. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the natural gas industry is an important | 0016| contributor to the New Mexico economy; and | 0017| WHEREAS, a healthy, competitive natural gas industry is | 0018| essential to economic development in New Mexico; and | 0019| WHEREAS, the natural gas industry is a significant source | 0020| of employment in New Mexico; and | 0021| WHEREAS, the severance taxes, gross receipts taxes and | 0022| property taxes generated by New Mexico's natural gas industry | 0023| are an important source of revenues for state and local | 0024| governments; and | 0025| WHEREAS, the royalties paid on natural gas produced from | 0001| state trust lands are a major source of the money invested in | 0002| New Mexico's land grant permanent funds; and | 0003| WHEREAS, the earnings from the land grant permanent funds | 0004| are an important source of support for New Mexico's educational | 0005| institutions; and | 0006| WHEREAS, the legislature has appropriated funds to study | 0007| the interstate natural gas pipeline system as it affects | 0008| distribution of natural gas produced in New Mexico; and | 0009| WHEREAS, the legislature has appropriated funds to promote | 0010| the sale and use of New Mexico's natural gas; | 0011| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0012| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state land office and the energy, | 0013| minerals and natural resources department continue their | 0014| cooperative efforts to identify new market opportunities and to | 0015| encourage the use of natural gas produced in New Mexico; and | 0016| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, using the information | 0017| collected by the office of interstate gas marketing in its | 0018| study of the interstate natural gas pipeline system and other | 0019| research, the state land office and the energy, minerals and | 0020| natural resources department be encouraged to work with | 0021| industry to develop and promote flexible and innovative use of | 0022| interstate pipeline systems and marketing arrangements so that | 0023| producers of New Mexico's natural gas can reach the broadest | 0024| possible market and take maximum advantage of market | 0025| conditions; and | 0001| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state land office and the | 0002| energy, minerals and natural resources department be directed | 0003| to research those legal and economic factors that affect the | 0004| net price received by producers of natural gas and to take | 0005| steps to encourage legislative and regulatory action that will | 0006| result in high net prices; and | 0007| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state land office and the | 0008| energy, minerals and natural resources department be encouraged | 0009| to work with industry to explore different means by which | 0010| producers can aggregate natural gas so as to facilitate sales | 0011| to users and reach new markets; and | 0012| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state land office and the | 0013| energy, minerals and natural resources department be encouraged | 0014| to continue their efforts to provide legislators, industry, | 0015| state and federal agencies and the public an opportunity to | 0016| participate in developing strategies to broaden the markets for | 0017| New Mexico's natural gas; and | 0018| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0019| transmitted to the state land office and the energy, minerals | 0020| and natural resources department. | 0021|  State of New Mexico | 0022| House of Representatives | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| March 17, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Mr. Speaker: | 0007| | 0008| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0009| whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 91 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0015| | 0016| 1. On page 3, line 19, before the period insert "and that | 0017| both agencies report to the appropriate interim committees by | 0018| December 1, 1997". | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted Not Adopted | 0005| | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| Date | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0011| Yes: 7 | 0012| Excused: Getty, Kissner, Knowles, Picraux, Salazar | 0013| Absent: None | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ091 | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0020| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| March 19, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| Mr. President: | 0001| | 0002| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 91, as amended | 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| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0020| Adopted_______________________ | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Date ________________________ | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0004| Yes: 6 | 0005| No: None | 0006| Excused: Davis, Kysar, Macias, Tsosie | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| HJ091C01 |