SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 60
46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2004
INTRODUCED BY
Sue Wilson Beffort
A JOINT MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO COOPERATE WITH TORRANCE COUNTY, THE CITY OF MORIARTY AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DWI MEMORIAL OF PERPETUAL TEARS.
WHEREAS, a DWI memorial of perpetual tears will create an awareness among the public of the continuing devastation caused by drinking and driving; and
WHEREAS, a memorial will offer comfort to victims' families, educate those who are unaware of the immensity of the problem and remove the obstacle of denial by honoring victims; and
WHEREAS, a memorial will be a field of markers representing the death of each DWI victim;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of transportation be requested to cooperate with Torrance county, the city of Moriarty and the community to create a DWI memorial of perpetual tears; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the department of transportation, the mayor of Moriarty and the Torrance county commission.
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