0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 11 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| CARLOS R. CISNEROS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE STATE ENGINEER TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A WATER | 0012| BUDGET FOR THE STATE. | 0013| | 0014| WHEREAS, the state engineer is responsible for the | 0015| measurement and appropriation of the scarce water resources of | 0016| New Mexico and of their distribution among an increasing number | 0017| of water users, in the context of interstate stream compact | 0018| deliveries that must be maintained; and | 0019| WHEREAS, data on usage and long-term sustainability of the | 0020| resource are crucial in deciding basin adjudications and acting | 0021| on water rights applications; and | 0022| WHEREAS, additional information on water use and water | 0023| supply is sorely needed to assist in adjudicating rights along | 0024| the Rio Grande, the most heavily appropriated river and ground | 0025| water basin in the state; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the state's water budget depends completely on | 0002| water yields generated by healthy mountain forests and land; | 0003| and | 0004| WHEREAS, the potential to increase water yield of the | 0005| state's watersheds through land use, forest and range | 0006| management has received little research and less action; and | 0007| WHEREAS, additional water use data would bolster efforts | 0008| at water conservation and assist in preventing over-diversion; | 0009| and | 0010| WHEREAS, water planning efforts now under way in many | 0011| regions of the state would be enhanced by improved information | 0012| on water use and water resources; | 0013| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0014| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the office of the state engineer be | 0015| requested to compile the data necessary to construct a water | 0016| budget for every stream system and declared basin in the state, | 0017| beginning with those under the greatest pressure from water | 0018| users and interstate stream compact requirements; and | 0019| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state engineer be | 0020| requested to, at a minimum, meter or take other measurements of | 0021| all permitted water uses and return flows, and develop data | 0022| management system to permit accurate storage, rapid retrieval | 0023| and flexible analysis surface of the water use records; and | 0024| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state engineer be | 0025| requested to conduct research and monitoring efforts to | 0001| quantify surface and ground water resources and water yield by | 0002| watershed; and | 0003| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state engineer be provided | 0004| the support to carry out a needs assessment within his office | 0005| and report back to the legislature by December 1, 1997 with a | 0006| phasing plan and cost estimate for developing the information | 0007| base described above; and | 0008| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be | 0009| transmitted to the state engineer. | 0010|  | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| March 1, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| Mr. President: | 0019| | 0020| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 11 | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0001| CONSERVATION COMMITTEE. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| __________________________________ | 0009| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0014| Adopted_______________________ | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 5 | 0023| No: 0 | 0024| Excused: Adair, Aragon, Gorham | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| SJ011RU1 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 5, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| Mr. President: | 0014| | 0015| Your CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0016| | 0017| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 11 | 0018| | 0019| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0020| recommendation that it DO NOT PASS. | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Michael S. Sanchez, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0009| Adopted_______________________ | 0010| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 4 For 3 Against | 0018| Yes: 4 | 0019| No: Eisenstadt, Feldman, Sanchez | 0020| Excused: Griego, Macias, Tsosie | 0021| Absent: None | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| SJ011C01 State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| March 15, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES COMMITTEE, | 0012| to whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 11 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0018| | 0019| 1. On page 2, line 18, strike ", at a minimum," and insert | 0020| in lieu thereof "develop an estimate of the cost to". | 0021| | 0022| 2. On page 3, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: | 0023| | 0024| "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state engineer report to | 0025| the appropriate legislative interim committee prior to the second | 0001| session of the forty-third legislature regarding the agency's | 0002| progress in compiling the needs assessment called for in this | 0003| memorial; and"., | 0004| | 0005| and thence referred to the ENERGY AND NATURAL | 0006| RESOURCES COMMITTEE. | 0007| | 0008| Respectfully submitted, | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| G. X. McSherry, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 8 | 0024| Excused: Johnson | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| .118873.1 | 0003| | 0004| C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\WPDOCS\SJ011AG.1WPD State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 19, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0017| whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 11, as amended | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 8 | 0015| Excused: Knowles, Macko, Picraux, Salazar | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\SJ011 |