0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOHN PINTO | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO INCREASE THE FUNDING | 0012| LEVEL FOR THE INDIAN ROADS CONSTRUCTION FUND TO THREE HUNDRED | 0013| MILLION DOLLARS ($300,000,000) PER YEAR. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, through various treaties and acts of congress, | 0016| the federal government has promised Indian tribes certain goods | 0017| and services, one of which is transportation services, to serve | 0018| the social and economic needs of Indian tribes; and | 0019| WHEREAS, Indian tribes are totally dependent on the | 0020| federal transportation programs for their transportation needs | 0021| due to the fact that under federal law Indian tribes are not | 0022| eligible to administer federal highway trust funds directly or | 0023| eligible to receive a portion of fuel tax revenue collected on | 0024| Indian reservations for transportation purposes; and | 0025| WHEREAS, there is a critical need to improve | 0001| transportation services on the Indian reservations throughout | 0002| the United States to promote economic development, improve | 0003| health care, enhance education and increase employment; and | 0004| WHEREAS, the Indian tribes and pueblos recognize and | 0005| appreciate the support the transportation programs have | 0006| contributed to the success of many social and economic | 0007| development efforts on all Indian reservations; and | 0008| WHEREAS, pursuant to the Surface Transportation Assistance | 0009| Act of 1982, the United States secretary of transportation is | 0010| to allocate funds authorized to be appropriated for Indian | 0011| reservation roads in accordance with the "relative needs" of | 0012| the various Indian reservations; | 0013| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0014| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the United States congress be | 0015| requested to increase the funding level of the Indian roads | 0016| construction fund to three hundred million dollars | 0017| ($300,000,000) per year; and | 0018| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that because of the importance of | 0019| increasing the funding level of Indian roads construction funds | 0020| the legislature request that the bureau of Indian affairs | 0021| implement immediately the relative needs distribution formula; | 0022| and | 0023| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0024| transmitted to the New Mexico congressional delegation, the | 0025| United States secretary of the interior, the United States | 0001| secretary of transportation and the Navajo nation. | 0002|  | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0006| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| March 6, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| Mr. President: | 0012| | 0013| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0014| | 0015| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34 | 0016| | 0017| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0018| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| __________________________________ | 0001| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0006| Adopted_______________________ | 0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Date ________________________ | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0015| Yes: 6 | 0016| No: 0 | 0017| Excused: Altamirano, Gorham | 0018| Absent: None | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| SJ034RU1 | 0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| October 23, 1997 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number to SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL | 0006| 34 | 0007| | 0008| AMENDMENT sponsored by SENATOR RAWSON | 0009| | 0010| 1. On page 1, line 19, strike the word "totally". | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Senator Leonard Lee Rawson | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Adopted Not Adopted | 0022| | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Date | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| SJ034FS1 State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 18, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0017| referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 34, as amended | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0023| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Daniel P. Silva, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted Not Adopted | 0009| | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| Date | 0013| | 0014| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0015| Yes: 7 | 0016| Excused: Gentry, Parsons, Silva, Whitaker | 0017| Absent: Watchman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\SJ034 |