0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 42
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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|                          FERNANDO R. MACIAS
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE WORK OF
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0012|     THE NEW MEXICO-TEXAS WATER COMMISSION THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION
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0013|     OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE WATER USERS ORGANIZATION.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the legislature understands the vital importance
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0016|     of the water to its citizens; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, the legislature finds that since 1980, southern
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0018|     New Mexico has been involved in interstate problems with regard
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0019|     to water with the city of El Paso; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, over a decade of litigation with the city of El
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0021|     Paso over the export of New Mexico ground water was resolved
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0022|     with a settlement agreement, which led to the formation of the
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0023|     New Mexico-Texas water commission; and
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0024|          WHEREAS, the New Mexico-Texas water commission's ongoing
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0025|     goal is the study of the scarce water resources of the region
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0001|     and planning for the future utilization of the water resources;
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0002|     and
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0003|          WHEREAS, the major local public entities dealing with
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0004|     water in southern New Mexico, including the Elephant Butte
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0005|     irrigation district, New Mexico state university, city of Las
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0006|     Cruces, Anthony water and sanitation district, village of
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0007|     Hatch, town of Mesilla and Dona Ana county, participate on the
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0008|     commission through a group formed and known as the lower Rio
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0009|     Grande water users organization; and
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0010|          WHEREAS, the public entities in the lower Rio Grande water
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0011|     users organization have cooperated in resource studies and
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0012|     planning, which transcends jurisdictional boundaries, still
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0013|     respecting the mission, roles, water and other rights of each
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0014|     public entity; and
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0015|          WHEREAS, the lower Rio Grande water users organization
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0016|     supports funding projects of the New Mexico-Texas water
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0017|     commission that will benefit southern New Mexico;
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0018|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0019|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislature recognize and commend
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0020|     the work of the New Mexico-Texas water commission in its
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0021|     efforts to plan for the future for the utilization of its
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0022|     scarce water resources and that it support funding for the
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0023|     commission, which will benefit the citizens of southern New
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0024|     Mexico through the lower Rio Grande water users organization.
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE           SJM 42/a
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0006|                                                  March 10, 1997
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0007|   
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0008|   Mr. President:
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0009|   
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0010|       Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0011|   
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0012|                      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 42
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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, amended as follows:
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0016|   
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0017|       1.  On page 2, line 22, strike "funding for" and insert in
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0018|   lieu thereof "efforts of".
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0019|   
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0020|       2.  On page 2, line 23, strike "southern".
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0021|   
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0022|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0002|   __________________________________
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0003|                                Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman 
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0007|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0008|   Adopted_______________________
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0009|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0012|                     Date ________________________
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0015|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0016|           Yes:    6
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0017|           No:     None
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0018|                Excused:     Davis, Kysar, Payne, Tsosie
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0019|           Absent: None
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0022|   SJ042C01
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