0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 13
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          MICHAEL S. SANCHEZ
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO DIRECT THE APPROPRIATE
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0012|     COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RECYCLING
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0013|     PROVISIONS IN THE SOLID WASTE ACT AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO
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0014|     IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO.
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0015|     
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0016|          WHEREAS, the legislature enacted the Solid Waste Act in
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0017|     1990 and the purposes of that act include the conservation,
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0018|     recovery and recycling of resources; and
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0019|          WHEREAS, landfills around the state are being closed
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0020|     under the direction of the federal environmental protection
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0021|     agency, and the cost of closure and construction of new
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0022|     environmentally safe solid waste facilities is beyond the
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0023|     fiscal capacities of many jurisdictions; and
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0024|          WHEREAS, many citizens, unfortunately, find it more
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0025|     desirable to dump trash in inappropriate locations and in
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0001|     illegal ways, leading to a proliferation of illegal dumping
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0002|     areas and litter; and
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0003|          WHEREAS, many existing recycling programs are foundering
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0004|     for lack of markets or lack of adequate planning; and
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0005|          WHEREAS, Section 74-9-15 NMSA 1978 requires state
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0006|     agencies to develop plans and implement recycling programs; 
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0007|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0008|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the legislative council be requested
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0009|     to direct the appropriate committee to study the effectiveness
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0010|     of the recycling provisions of the Solid Waste Act and to make
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0011|     recommendations for legislation by November 1, 1998; and
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0012|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0013|     transmitted to the co-chairmen of the legislative council.
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