A JOINT MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE STATE LAND OFFICE TO
PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE FOR THE EDWARD J. LOPEZ LAND OFFICE BUILDING.
WHEREAS, Edward J. Lopez served
in the New Mexico house of representatives from 1969 to 1978 and in the senate
from 1983 until his death in 1996; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the
outstanding public service of Edward J. Lopez to the people of the state of New
Mexico and his personal connection to the site upon which the state land office
building sits, the legislature passed and the governor signed legislation in
1997 naming the land office building the "Edward J. Lopez Land Office
Building"; and
WHEREAS, the current signage
designating the land office building as the "Edward J. Lopez Land Office
Building" is not readily visible to passersby; and
WHEREAS, a more visible sign
would make more visitors to Santa Fe, including the many New Mexicans who visit
Santa Fe, aware of Edward J. Lopez's service to the public;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state land office be
requested to install more appropriate signage designating its building as the
"Edward J. Lopez Land Office Building" that would be more readily
visible to passersby; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a
copy of this memorial be transmitted to the commissioner of public lands.