0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 62
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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|                            PHIL A. GRIEGO
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE TO IMPLEMENT BEST
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0012|     MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO RESTORE THE WATERSHEDS UNDER ITS
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0013|     JURISDICTION.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, water is a vital resource of the state of New
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0016|     Mexico; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, historically those watersheds managed by the
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0018|     United States forest service once produced the most pristine
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0019|     and highest quality water; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, the organic legislation that created the forest
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0021|     service mandates it to protect watersheds for the purpose of
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0022|     water production and delivery; and
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0023|          WHEREAS, lands managed by forest service are producing
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0024|     only seventy percent of historic amounts of water due to past
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0025|     management practices; and
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0001|          WHEREAS, a thirty percent increase of water from forest
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0002|     service lands would benefit the entire water system in the
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0003|     state; and
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0004|          WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico has liability for the
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0005|     delivery of water to other entities for which it has incurred
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0006|     present and will incur future expenses; and
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0007|          WHEREAS, numerous state agencies and departments are
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0008|     struggling with present and future shortages of water; and
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0009|          WHEREAS, past management practices by the forest service
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0010|     have resulted in a dramatic loss of wildlife habitat leading to
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0011|     historic levels of depredation of private property; and
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0012|          WHEREAS, the people and wildlife of the state of New
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0013|     Mexico would benefit from additional water gained through a
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0014|     change in the management of the watersheds by the forest
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0015|     service; and
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0016|          WHEREAS, the forest service has incurred some measure of
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0017|     liability for the water problems of New Mexico because of past
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0018|     watershed management practices;
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0019|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0020|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the United States forest service be
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0021|     requested to immediately implement best management practices to
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0022|     effect restoration of the watersheds; and
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0023|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0024|     transmitted to the New Mexico congressional delegation.
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0002|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0006|                                                  March 15, 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 62
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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|                                Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman 
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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> 10 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0012|           Yes:    10
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0013|           No:     None
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0014|                Excused:     None
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0015|           Absent: None
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0018|   SJ062C01
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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 14, 1997
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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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 62
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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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0013|   
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0014|                            Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0019| <u>                           </u>                        G. X. McSherry, Chairman
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0022|   Adopted <u>                    </u>   Not Adopted <u>                     
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0024|           (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
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0003|   The roll call vote was<u> 9 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0004|   Yes:         9
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0005|                Excused:     None
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0006|           Absent: None
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