HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 10
The Honorable Ben Lujan and
Members of the House of Representatives
Executive-Legislative Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:
I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL
156, as amended,
enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First
Session, 2001.
This bill changes the notice requirements with
regard to permit applications for the acquisition of water rights. I have signed into law House Bill 833, which
also changes these requirements by mandating that the State Engineer publish
notice of such application in a newspaper that circulates in counties
potentially affected by the proposed diversion of water. House Bill 833 will provide additional
protection to communities’ water rights without placing the heavy burden of a
mailing requirement on applicants.
House Bill 156 directly conflicts with the
provisions of House Bill 833 and could dissuade our citizens from seeking to
put to efficient and beneficial use New Mexico’s precious water resources.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________
By:_____________________________
Secretary of
State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________
Date_______________________
By:_____________________________
Chief Clerk of the House hem10hb156