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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Madalena

 

DATE TYPED:

03/06/03

 

HB

HJM 102

 

SHORT TITLE:

Native American Intergovernmental Agreements

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Weber

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Joint Memorial 102 states:

 

  1. Various Native American entities have discussed the need to work together on a government-to-government basis and current tribal-state agreements, the state and some tribes have agreed to work together;
  2. It is best to have consistent policy throughout the executive branch of New Mexico government that provides procedures for engaging in discussion with Indian nations;
  3. It is important for Indian nations to know who needs to be contacted regarding state and Indian nation questions and be assured their concerns will be heard dealt with by a person with authority to negotiate a solution satisfactory to both parties; and
  4. That for most executive agencies, a coordinated policy can best be accomplished through an executive order from the governor, but to ensure that the policy is statewide, other executive officers must also be involved in the evolution of the policy along with leaders of all the Indian nations.

 

Therefore, be it resolved that:

 

  1. The governor be requested to coordinate an effort among executive agencies and Indian nation leadership to develop procedures for government-to government relations;
  2. An executive order be issued with details of standard protocol and procedures to be followed in government-to-government communications; and
  3. Copies of this memorial be transmitted to the governor, the secretary of state, the attorney general, the state auditor, the state treasurer, the commissioner of public lands, the commissioners of the public regulation commission, the members of the state board of education, the governors of the nineteen pueblos located in New Mexico, the president of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, the president of the Navajo Nation, and the president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

 

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