0001|                   SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14
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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|                       MICHAEL C. WIENER
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0011|                       A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0012|     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 9, SECTION 14 OF THE
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0013|     CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO ALLOW COUNTIES AND LOCAL
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0014|     GOVERNMENTS TO DONATE PUBLIC LAND FOR PRIVATE OR PUBLIC HOUSING
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0015|     INITIATIVES.
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0016|     
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0017|     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018|       Section 1.  It is proposed to amend Article 9, Section 14
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0019|     of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0020|       "Neither the state nor any county, school district or
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0021|     municipality, except as otherwise provided in this constitution,
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0022|     shall directly or indirectly lend or pledge its credit or make
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0023|     any donation to or in aid of any person, association or public
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0024|     or private corporation or in aid of any private enterprise for
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0025|     the construction of any railroad; provided: 
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0001|            A.  nothing in this section shall be construed to 
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0003|     prohibit the state or any county or municipality from making
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0004|     provision for the care and maintenance of sick and indigent
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0005|     persons; 
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0006|            B.  nothing in this section shall prohibit the state
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0007|     from establishing a veterans' scholarship program for Vietnam
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0008|     conflict veterans who are post-secondary students at educational
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0009|     institutions under the exclusive control of the state by
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0010|     exempting such veterans from the payment of tuition. For the
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0011|     purposes of this subsection, a "Vietnam conflict veteran" is any
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0012|     person who has been honorably discharged from the armed forces
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0013|     of the United States, who was a resident of New Mexico at the
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0014|     original time of entry into the armed forces from New Mexico and
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0015|     who has been awarded a Vietnam campaign medal for service in the
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0016|     armed forces of this country in Vietnam during the period from
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0017|     August 5, 1964 to the official termination date of the Vietnam
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0018|     conflict as designated by executive order of the president of
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0019|     the United States; 
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0020|            C.  the state may also establish by law a program of
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0021|     loans to students of the healing arts, as defined by law, for
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0022|     residents of the state who, in return for the payment of
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0023|     educational expenses, contract with the state to practice their
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0024|     profession for a period of years after graduation within areas
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0025|     of the state designated by law; <s>[and]</s> 
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0001|            D.  nothing in this section shall be construed to
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0002|     prohibit the state or a county or municipality from creating new 
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0003|     
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0004|     job opportunities by providing land, buildings or infrastructure
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0005|     for facilities to support new or expanding businesses if this
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0006|     assistance is granted pursuant to general implementing
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0007|     legislation that is approved by a majority vote of those elected
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0008|     to each house of the legislature.  The implementing legislation
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0009|     shall include adequate safeguards to protect public money or
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0010|     other resources used for the purposes authorized in this
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0011|     subsection.  The implementing legislation shall further provide
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0012|     that: 
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0013|                 (1)  each specific county or municipal project
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0014|     providing assistance pursuant to this subsection need not be
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0015|     approved by the legislature but shall be approved by the county
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0016|     or municipality pursuant to procedures provided in the
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0017|     implementing legislation; and 
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0018|                 (2)  each specific state project providing
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0019|     assistance pursuant to this subsection shall be approved by law;
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0020|     <u>and</u> 
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0021|            <u>E.  nothing in this section shall be construed to
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<u></u>0022| <u>    prohibit a county, municipality or political subdivision of the
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<u></u>0023| <u>    state from donating public land for housing</u>."
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0024|       Section 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall
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0025|     be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at
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0001|     the next general election or at any special election prior to
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0002|     that date which may be called for that purpose.
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0003|                                    
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0004|   
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0005|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0006|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0009|                                             February 10, 1996
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0010|   
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0011|   Mr. President:
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0012|   
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0013|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0014|   
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0015|                   SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14
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0016|   
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0017|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0018|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0019|   FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0020|   
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0021|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0025|                              __________________________________
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0001|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0005|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0006|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0010|                     Date ________________________
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0011|   
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0013|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0014|   Yes:  6
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0015|   No:        0
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0016|   Excused:   Donisthorpe, EJennings, Wray
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0017|   Absent:    0
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0020|   SJR14RU1
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