0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 33
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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|                              JOHN PINTO
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE NAVAJO
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0012|     AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT INDUSTRIES TO BECOME A FOOD VENDOR FOR THE
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0013|     UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the Navajo nation food distribution program 
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0016|     supports the Navajo agricultural product industries as a United
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0017|     States department of agriculture commodity food vendor; and
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0018|          WHEREAS, Navajo agricultural product industries is an
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0019|     Indian-owned enterprise that is capable of harvesting pinto
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0020|     beans for the United States department of agriculture; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, the Navajo nation food distribution program
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0022|     supports Navajo agricultural product industries' harvesting its
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0023|     own pinto beans for the United States department of agriculture
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0024|     so they can be used by Navajo nation food distribution program
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0025|     clients; and
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0001|          WHEREAS, the Navajo nation food distribution program wants
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0002|     to improve the dietary habits among households in the Navajo
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0003|     nation utilizing United States department of agriculture
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0004|     commodity food; and
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0005|          WHEREAS, in April 1996, a food preference survey conducted
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0006|     by the Navajo nation food distribution program revealed that
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0007|     eighty-one percent of its clients favor pinto beans and want
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0008|     them added to the United States department of agriculture
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0009|     commodity food list; and
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0010|          WHEREAS, the Navajo nation food distribution program would
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0011|     like to be receiving Navajo agricultural product industries'
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0012|     pinto beans in 1997; and
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0013|          WHEREAS, the Navajo nation food distribution program 
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0014|     working with Navajo agricultural products industries and the
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0015|     United States department of agriculture will help the Navajo
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0016|     nation's people and its economy; 
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0017|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0018|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it support Navajo agricultural
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0019|     products industries to become a food vendor for the United
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0020|     States department of agriculture; and
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0021|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0022|     transmitted to the speaker of the house of representatives, the
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0023|     president pro tempore of the senate and the president of the
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0024|     Navajo nation.
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0025|                                    
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0005|   
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0006|                                                   March 6, 1997
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0007|   
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0008|   Mr. President:
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0009|   
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0010|       Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0011|   
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0012|                      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 33
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0013|   
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0014|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0016|   
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0017|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0021|                                
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0022|   __________________________________
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0023|                                Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0024|   
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0002|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0003|   Adopted_______________________
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0004|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0008|                     Date ________________________
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0011|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0012|           Yes:    6
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0013|           No:     0
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0014|                Excused:     Altamirano, Gorham
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0015|           Absent: None
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0018|   SJ033RU1
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0019|                          State of New Mexico
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0020|                      House of Representatives
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0021|   
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0022|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0001|                                                  March 15, 1997
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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0005|   
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0006|       Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE,
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0007|   to whom has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|                   SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 33
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0010|                               
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0011|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0014|                            Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0019| <u>                           </u>                        G. X. McSherry, Chairman
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0024|           (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
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0003|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0004|   Yes:         6
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0005|                Excused:     Johnson, Townsend, McSherry
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0006|           Absent: None
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