0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 4
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SPECIAL
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0003|     SESSION, 1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                           JOHN PINTO
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0011|                       A JOINT MEMORIAL 
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0012|     REQUESTING THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, THE CITY OF GALLUP, THE
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0013|     NAVAJO NATION AND THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT A
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0014|     FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE ADVISABILITY AND LOCATION OF A TRANSFER
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0015|     STATION AT TWIN LAKES IN MCKINLEY COUNTY.
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0016|     
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0017|       WHEREAS, the Twin Lakes chapter of the Navajo nation, a
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0018|     small community located in McKinley county, is experiencing
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0019|     problems with trash dumping and resultant impacts on the health
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0020|     and welfare of its residents; and
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0021|       WHEREAS, the problem of trash dumping has been addressed by
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0022|     the chapter and local officials to no avail and is, accordingly,
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0023|     getting worse; and
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0024|       WHEREAS, the Twin Lakes chapter has selected a potential
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0025|     site for the location of a transfer station and has completed
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0001|     all archaeological reports and has satisfied other preliminary
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0002|     requirements for the location of a transfer station; and
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0003|       WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico, the city of Gallup, the
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0004|     Navajo nation, the bureau of Indian affairs and the Twin Lakes
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0005|     chapter all have an interest in the location and establishment
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0006|     of a transfer station for the Twin Lakes chapter;
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0007|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0008|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the state of New Mexico, the city of
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0009|     Gallup, the Navajo nation and the bureau of Indian affairs be
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0010|     requested to conduct a feasibility study in conjunction with the
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0011|     Twin Lakes chapter as to the advisability and potential location
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0012|     of a transfer station to meet the needs of the Twin Lakes
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0013|     chapter; and 
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0014|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0015|     transmitted to the department of environment, the city of
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0016|     Gallup, the president and council of the Navajo nation and the
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0017|     bureau of Indian affairs.
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