0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 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| DIRECTING THE STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO | 0012| UTILIZE ITS UNEXPENDED FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE | 0013| IMPROVEMENTS. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, infrastructure is a vital link in the economic | 0016| development master plan for New Mexico; and | 0017| WHEREAS, the senate is committed to advancing the state's | 0018| economic development prospects by improving the state's highway | 0019| and transportation system; and | 0020| WHEREAS, the state highway and transportation department's | 0021| funds may be available in fiscal year 1998 to meet these needs; | 0022| and | 0023| WHEREAS, the reauthorization of federal highway funding | 0024| pursuant to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency | 0025| Act of 1991 will result in approximately one billion one | 0001| hundred million dollars ($1,100,000,000) in federal highway | 0002| funds for New Mexico; and | 0003| WHEREAS, this substantial increase represents seventy million | 0004| dollars ($70,000,000) to eighty-five million dollars | 0005| ($85,000,000) more of federal highway funds annually available | 0006| to New Mexico for a period of time; and | 0007| WHEREAS, the projects listed below are to be regarded with | 0008| equal priority; and | 0009| WHEREAS, local governments must participate with at least ten | 0010| percent of the costs enumerated within this memorial and these | 0011| projects are contingent upon local governments obtaining the | 0012| required rights of way for the specified projects enumerated in | 0013| this memorial and upon all projects being under contract by the | 0014| end of fiscal year 1997; and | 0015| WHEREAS, the projects are as follows: | 0016| A. in San Juan county: | 0017| (1) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for parking lot | 0018| and road improvements at Mesa elementary school; | 0019| (2) sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for improvement of three- | 0020| tenths of a mile of the Mesa Farm road and school bus route; | 0021| (3) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for road improvements | 0022| near Tse-Bit'ai junior high and middle school; (4) one hundred | 0023| fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for improvement of one-half | 0024| mile of road near Nizhoni elementary school; | 0025| (5) six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) for | 0001| engineering and right-of-way acquisition for twelve and six- | 0002| tenths miles of school bus route on N-69; | 0003| (6) six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for engineering | 0004| and right-of-way acquisition on N-5000 from Sanostee to | 0005| Toadlena; | 0006| (7) six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) for engineering | 0007| and right-of-way acquisition on N-5010 from Sanostee to | 0008| Toadlena; | 0009| (8) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to replace two | 0010| bridges near Crystal on SR 134 to N-112; | 0011| (9) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for engineering | 0012| and right-of-way acquisition for school bus routes near Crystal | 0013| on SR-134; | 0014| (10) sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for engineering and | 0015| right-of-way acquisition on N-5112 near Beclabito school; | 0016| (11) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for engineering | 0017| and right-of-way acquisition on N-469 near Indian village; | 0018| (12) four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for improvements | 0019| to the school bus loop near Naschitti; | 0020| (13) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for engineering, design | 0021| and right-of-way acquisition on N-5031 near Hogback; | 0022| (14) eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for twenty-two miles of | 0023| right-of-way acquisition on N-5 near the Burnham chapter; and | 0024| (15) eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) for | 0025| engineering, design and right-of-way acquisition on N-5113 also | 0001| known as the Beclabito school bus route; and | 0002| B. in Sandoval county: five hundred thousand dollars | 0003| ($500,000) for school bus route improvements on N-46 near | 0004| Lybrook; and | 0005| C. in McKinley county: | 0006| (1) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for overpass engineering | 0007| on N-566 on the Church Rock interchange over interstate 40; | 0008| (2) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for right-of-way | 0009| acquisition and environmental assessment on N-69A from White | 0010| Rock to US 666; | 0011| (3) eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) for sixteen | 0012| miles of engineering from N-9 to SR 566; | 0013| (4) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for | 0014| engineering and right-of-way acquisition on four and two-tenths | 0015| miles of N-7113 from Peshlakai road to Mariano lake; | 0016| (5) two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for | 0017| engineering and right-of-way acquisition on | 0018| N-9652 from Lake valley to SR 371; | 0019| (6) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for | 0020| archaeological surveys and environmental assessments for | 0021| various roads on the Navajo nation; | 0022| (7) four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for school bus | 0023| route improvements between Coyote canyon and Twin lakes; | 0024| (8) four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for improvements | 0025| for McKinley county road number 1 between Tsyatoh and | 0001| Blackhead; and | 0002| (9) four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for road | 0003| improvements southeast of Pinedale; | 0004| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE | 0005| OF NEW MEXICO that the state highway and transportation | 0006| department be directed to utilize unexpended funds from the | 0007| state road fund in fiscal year 1998 in the above-described | 0008| manner for the purposes listed herein; and | 0009| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent to | 0010| the secretary of highway and transportation, the governor, the | 0011| speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro | 0012| tempore of the senate. | 0013|  | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| March 8, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| Mr. President: | 0022| | 0023| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0024| | 0025| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0001| | 0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0004| CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. | 0005| | 0006| Respectfully submitted, | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| __________________________________ | 0011| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Adopted_______________________Not Adopted_______________________ | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Date ________________________ | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes:6 | 0024| No:0 | 0025| Excused:Altamirano, Aragon | 0001| Absent:None | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| SJ038RU1 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0009| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| March 12, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| Mr. President: | 0015| | 0016| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0017| been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0022| RECOMMENDATION. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________Not Adopted_______________________ | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Date ________________________ | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0017| Yes:8 | 0018| No:0 | 0019| Excused:Fidel, Robinson | 0020| Absent:None | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| SJ038CT1 | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| March 14, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number _______ to SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 38 | 0007| | 0008| Amendment sponsored by Senator John Pinto | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| 1. On page 4, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following new | 0012| paragraph to read: | 0013| | 0014| "(14) six million dollars ($6,000,000) to build Hogback bridge | 0015| between N-36 and US 64;". | 0016| | 0017| 2. Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly. | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| __________________________ | 0025| John Pinto | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted ___________________ Not Adopted _______________________ | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date _________________ |