0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 7 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| PATRICK H. LYONS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THAT THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DIRECT THE | 0012| APPROPRIATE INTERIM COMMITTEE TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF | 0013| STATE ACQUISITION OF EAGLE NEST LAKE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND | 0014| USE. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, Eagle Nest lake was constructed in 1918 in the | 0017| scenic Moreno valley of northern New Mexico by the owner, the | 0018| CS cattle company; and | 0019| WHEREAS, Eagle Nest lake has been leased by the state game | 0020| commission for public recreational use at various times in the | 0021| past and is currently leased by the commission for this | 0022| purpose, the lease to expire in the year 2000; and | 0023| WHEREAS, Eagle Nest lake is one of the most productive | 0024| trout fisheries in the United States and is the most productive | 0025| large cold-water lake fishery in the state; and | 0001| WHEREAS, Eagle Nest lake is fished on over eighty-one | 0002| thousand fisherman days annually by individuals who spend | 0003| significantly in the community in pursuit of their sport; and | 0004| WHEREAS, public use of Eagle Nest lake provides tremendous | 0005| economic and recreational benefits to the villages of Eagle | 0006| Nest and Angel Fire, the city of Taos, Colfax and Taos counties | 0007| and the state; and | 0008| WHEREAS, the owners of Eagle Nest lake have expressed a | 0009| willingness to discuss options for state acquisition of the | 0010| lake and surrounding property so that it will remain in public | 0011| use and in a pristine condition in perpetuity; | 0012| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0013| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico legislative council be | 0014| requested to direct the appropriate interim committee to meet | 0015| with the owners and assess the feasibility of acquiring Eagle | 0016| Nest lake and the surrounding property for public use, | 0017| including identification of possible properties available for | 0018| exchange; and | 0019| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate interim | 0020| committee report its findings and make recommendations to the | 0021| New Mexico legislative council by December 1, 1997; and | 0022| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0023| transmitted to the New Mexico legislative council. | 0024|  | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| March 4, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| Mr. President: | 0009| | 0010| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0011| | 0012| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 7 | 0013| | 0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0015| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0016| CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| __________________________________ | 0024| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0004| Adopted_______________________ | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date ________________________ | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0012| Yes: 6 | 0013| No: 0 | 0014| Excused: Aragon, Gorham | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| SJ007RU1 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0023| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| March 10, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| Mr. President: | 0004| | 0005| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0006| | 0007| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 7 | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| __________________________________ | 0018| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0023| Adopted_______________________ | 0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Date ________________________ | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 6 | 0008| No: None | 0009| Excused: Davis, Lyons, Macias, Payne | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| SJ007C01 |