April
5, 2001
SENATE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 71
The Honorable Richard Romero and
Members of the Senate
Executive-Legislative Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Honorable President and Members of the Senate:
I have this day VETOED and am returning SENATE BILL 551, as amended, without emergency clause, enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.
Alternative
dispute resolution (ADR) in the private and public sectors often saves money
and time. Resolving disputes among
government agencies, with their myriad of programs, rules, contracts and
operations, through ADR helps agencies deliver the best services at the lowest
cost.
That
is why I signed Senate Bill 262, the Government Dispute Resolution Act, last
year along with an Executive Order supporting voluntary ADR throughout state
government. This legislation mandates
ADR, establishes an office of ADR and creates and ADR advisory council. Such
requirements in law are highly objectionable.
While vetoing this legislation, I remain a strong supporter of voluntary
ADR and will take appropriate administrative steps to further effectuate New
Mexico’s current ADR law along with my ADR executive order.
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 Senate
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