0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 20
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            LINDA M. LOPEZ
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE TAXATION AND
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0012|     REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A FIELD OFFICE IN THE SOUTHWEST
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0013|     QUADRANT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the south valley is a conglomeration of historic
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0016|     native New Mexican communities that include Atrisco, Armijo,
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0017|     Five Points, Pajarito and Los Padillas in which reside about
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0018|     sixty-eight thousand people; and
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0019|          WHEREAS, the oldest community in the area, Atrisco, was
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0020|     established in 1692 and is older than old town Albuquerque; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, with such a continuous history and large
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0022|     population, it is incumbent upon the state to provide adequate
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0023|     facilities for the residents to comply with the state's laws
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0024|     such as vehicle registration; and
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0025|          WHEREAS, the nearest motor vehicle division office is
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0001|     fifteen miles from the average resident of the area; and
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0002|          WHEREAS, a local service office in the area would reduce
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0003|     traffic congestion, air pollution and the risk of accidents by
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0004|     the elderly living in the communities;
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0005|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0006|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the motor vehicle division of the
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0007|     taxation and revenue department be requested to establish a
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0008|     field office in the southwest quadrant of the Albuquerque
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0009|     metropolitan area; and
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0010|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0011|     transmitted to the secretary of taxation and revenue and to the
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0012|     director of the motor vehicle division.
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