0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 56
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003| 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| JOHN PINTO
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0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012| IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVAJO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND ITS
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0013| REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE NAVAJO INDIAN
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0014| IRRIGATION PROJECT.
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0015|
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0016| WHEREAS, the Navajo agricultural products industry, a
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0017| farming and agribusiness enterprise located south of Farmington,
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0018| was formed in 1970 to develop the Navajo nation's economy; and
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0019| WHEREAS, the Navajo agricultural products industry's
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0020| customers include major food companies in the United States and
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0021| internationally, and their "Navajo Pride" brand has gained
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0022| excellent consumer acceptance as a high quality product; and
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0023| WHEREAS, the Navajo agricultural products industry is a
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0024| diverse, profitable business enterprise that directly
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0025| contributes over thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000)
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0001| annually to the regional economy, and the Navajo agricultural
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0002| products industry-related activities employ four hundred full-time employees annually and one thousand two hundred seasonal
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0003| employees; and
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0004| WHEREAS, the Navajo agricultural products industry's future
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0005| projects include continued crop diversification and a food
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0006| processing plant that would include modern storage and
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0007| processing facilities to accommodate customer packaging
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0008| preferences and peak market demands; and
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0009| WHEREAS, the Navajo agricultural products industry relies
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0010| on water provided by the Navajo Indian irrigation project to
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0011| cultivate seventy thousand acres, but since the overall
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0012| completion schedule for the project has been delayed by at least
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0013| fifteen years, the Navajo agricultural products industry is
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0014| unable to cultivate its remaining forty thousand acres; and
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0015| WHEREAS, delay of the irrigation project would have a
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0016| tragic, negative impact on the Navajo agricultural products
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0017| industry and the Navajo nation's plans for a self-sustaining
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0018| economy in northwestern New Mexico; and
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0019| WHEREAS, the management board of the Navajo agricultural
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0020| products industry has requested assistance and support from the
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0021| United States congress and the president of the United States in
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0022| securing funding for the Navajo Indian irrigation project and
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0023| timely completion of the project;
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0024| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0025| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it hereby applaud and support the
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0001| Navajo agricultural products industry's work and the Navajo
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0002| nation's efforts to provide a self-sustaining economy in
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0003| northwestern New Mexico; and
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0004| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature urge the United
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0005| States congress and the president of the United States to
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0006| appropriate forty-six million five hundred thousand dollars
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0007| ($46,500,000) in the budget for fiscal year 1997 to continue
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0008| block 8 construction and begin construction of the Ojo reservoir
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0009| dam and pump stations of the Navajo Indian irrigation project
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0010| and subsequent annual appropriations for timely completion of
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0011| the project; and
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0012| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature request from
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0013| the United States congress and the president of the United
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0014| States a supplemental appropriation of seven million dollars
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0015| ($7,000,000) for the budget for fiscal year 1997 the canal
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0016| operation and maintenance; and
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0017| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature request from
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0018| the United States congress and the president of the United
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0019| States a supplemental appropriation of two million dollars
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0020| ($2,000,000) for the fiscal year 1996 budget for the frozen
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0021| potato processing facilities infrastructure from the economic
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0022| development administration of the United States department of
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0023| commerce; and
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0024| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0025| transmitted to the New Mexico congressional delegation, the
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0001| president of the United States, the Navajo agricultural products
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0002| industry management board of directors, the president of the
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0003| Navajo nation and the Navajo nation council.
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0006| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0007| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0010| February 6, 1996
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0011|
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0012| Mr. President:
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0014| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0016| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 56
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0018| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0019| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0020| INDIAN AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMITTEE.
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0021|
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0022| Respectfully submitted,
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0001| __________________________________
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0002| Gloria Howes, Chairman
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0006| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date ________________________
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0014| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0015| Yes: 7
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0016| No: 0
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0017| Excused: EJennings, Aragon
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0018| Absent: 0
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0020|
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0021| SJ056RU1
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0022|
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0023|
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0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0003| February 7, 1996
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0005| Mr. President:
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0007| Your INDIAN & CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom
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0008| has been referred
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0010| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 56
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0011|
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0012| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0014|
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0015| Respectfully submitted,
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0019| __________________________________
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0020| John Pinto, Chairman
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0023|
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0024| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0004| Date ________________________
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0007| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0008| Yes: 5
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0009| No: 0
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0010| Excused: Chavez, Kysar, Maes
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0011| Absent: None
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0013|
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0014| SJ056IC1
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0015| State of New Mexico
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0016| House of Representatives
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0018| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0019| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0022| February 14, 1996
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0024|
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0025| Mr. Speaker:
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0002| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0003| whom has been referred
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0004|
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0005| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 56
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0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0009|
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0010| Respectfully submitted,
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0015| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman
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0018| Adopted Not Adopted
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0019|
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0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0022| Date
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0024| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against
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0025| Yes: 10
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0001| Excused: Roberts
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0002| Absent: None
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0006| SJ056GU1
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