HOUSE MEMORIAL 70

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales

A MEMORIAL

REQUESTING THAT THE APPROPRIATE INTERIM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE STUDY THE PROPOSED LOW-ALTITUDE TACTICAL NAVIGATION TRAINING FLIGHTS OUT OF CANNON AIR FORCE BASE.

     WHEREAS, the proposed area for low-altitude tactical navigation training flights out of Cannon air force base would cover most of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, including wild mountainous and forested terrain, wildlife refuges, cultural and sacred Native American lands and private farming and ranching regions; and

     WHEREAS, the training program would utilize the proposed area for an average of six hundred eighty-eight flights per year, mostly after dusk, often without lights and communications, at altitudes as low as two hundred feet above the ground;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico legislative council appoint the appropriate interim legislative committee to study the impact of the proposed low-altitude tactical navigation training flights in northern New Mexico and how to address those impacts; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the wing commander of Cannon air force base and the New Mexico legislative council.

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