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HOUSE MEMORIAL 91
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Irvin Harrison
A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES UNDERTAKE A HEALTH STUDY OF RESIDENTS IN THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA OF THE STATE, WITH EMPHASIS ON RESPIRATORY
ILLNESSES.
WHEREAS, there are presently two coal-fired power plants
operating in the Four Corners region of the Navajo Nation that
generate significant amounts of air pollution; and
WHEREAS, there is a proposal to construct an additional
coal-fired power plant in the Four Corners region of the Navajo
Nation that may increase current levels of air pollution in
that region; and
WHEREAS, there are reports that residents of the Four
Corners region of the state suffer respiratory illnesses at a
rate that is significantly higher than that experienced by
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state residents in general; and
WHEREAS, there may be a connection between the rate of
respiratory illnesses among residents of the Four Corners
region of the state and the levels of air pollution in that
region, but no studies have been undertaken to establish
whether such a relationship exists;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department
of health, in cooperation with other appropriate state, tribal
and federal agencies, be requested to undertake a health study
of residents in the Four Corners region of the state, with an
emphasis on respiratory illnesses; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the governor, the secretary of health, the
secretary of Indian affairs, the president of the Navajo
Nation, the speaker of the Navajo Nation council, the federal
assistant secretary for Indian affairs and the director of the
Navajo area of the Indian health service.
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