A JOINT MEMORIAL
DESIGNATING JANUARY 29, 2003 AS
"SCIENCE BENEFITING NEW MEXICO AND THE NATION FROM NATIONAL LABORATORIES
DAY".
WHEREAS, New Mexico has been at
the forefront of scientific endeavors for over fifty years and has achieved
recognition in having within its borders the finest multiprogram scientific
research laboratories in the world; and
WHEREAS, Los Alamos national
laboratory and Sandia national laboratories have each made an enormous
contribution to the safety and security of the United States in the wake of the
September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, the laboratories are
developing new technologies and improving current technologies to meet the
challenges of tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, the laboratories
continue to partner with various entities within our state to assist in
technology transfer to benefit New Mexico's economy;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it be requested to honor and
commend Los Alamos national laboratory
and Sandia national laboratories for their dedicated service to the scientific
and technological communities of this state and the world in meeting the
complex challenges of tomorrow; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
legislature be requested to designate January 29, 2003 as "Science
Benefiting New Mexico and the Nation from National Laboratories Day"; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
copies of this memorial be transmitted to the director of Los Alamos national
laboratory, the director of Sandia
national laboratories, the federal department of energy and the members of the
New Mexico congressional delegation.