0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| WILLIAM E. PORTER
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0007| FOR THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND DEFENSE
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0008| CONVERSION COMMITTEE
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0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011| REQUESTING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION OF THE
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0012| REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL
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0013| GOVERNMENTS TO PREPARE CHANGES TO THE BUILDING CODES OF THE
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0014| STATE TO PROTECT DARK SKIES.
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0016| WHEREAS, more than two hundred million dollars
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0017| ($200,000,000) has already been invested in New Mexico for
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0018| astronomical observatories; and
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0019| WHEREAS, astronomy represents a potential clean industry
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0020| to the state; and
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0021| WHEREAS, New Mexico's viability as an international center
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0022| for astronomical research depends on dark skies, which are
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0023| being threatened by light pollution; and
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0024| WHEREAS, the excessive use of light wastes energy,
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0025| increases consumer costs, diminishes public appreciation of
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0001| scenic vistas and interferes with the public's right to
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0002| privacy; and
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0003| WHEREAS, exterior lighting technology is available that
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0004| provides better personal security, more efficient energy use,
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0005| less invasion of personal privacy and improved night time
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0006| aesthetics; and
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0007| WHEREAS, careful use of outdoor lighting with shielded or
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0008| redirected lights and low-pressure sodium light bulbs is energy
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0009| efficient and can enhance public safety without harming dark
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0010| sky resources; and
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0011| WHEREAS, Alamogordo, Cloudcroft and Tucson have already
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0012| enacted ordinances to require more sensitive exterior lighting
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0013| to the benefit of their local astronomy industries;
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0014| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0015| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the construction industries division
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0016| of the regulation and licensing department, with the
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0017| cooperation of local governments, be requested to develop
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0018| changes to the building codes that require exterior lighting
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0019| technologies and design to protect New Mexico's dark skies
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0020| resources; and
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0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0022| sent to the director of the construction industries division.
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0023| - 2 - State of New Mexico
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0024| House of Representatives
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0001| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0002| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0005| January 31, 1997
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0008| Mr. Speaker:
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0010| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to
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0011| whom has been referred
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0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10
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0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0017| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0019| Respectfully submitted,
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0024|
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0025| James Roger Madalena, Chairman
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0003| Adopted Not Adopted
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0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0007| Date
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0009| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against
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0010| Yes: 10
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0011| Excused: Macko, Roberts
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0012| Absent: None
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0015| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ010 State of New Mexico
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0016| House of Representatives
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0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0022| February 15, 1997
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0025| Mr. Speaker:
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0002| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0004| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10
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0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0007| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0009| Respectfully submitted,
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0015| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0022| Date
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0024| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
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0025| Yes: 9
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0001| Excused: Carpenter, Rios, Sanchez, Stewart
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0002| Absent: None
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0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0011| March 15, 1997
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0013| Mr. President:
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0015| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0016| whom has been referred
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0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 10
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0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0022| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0023|
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0024| Respectfully submitted,
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0004| __________________________________
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0005| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman
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0009| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0010| Adopted_______________________
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0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0014| Date ________________________
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0017| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0018| Yes: 7
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0019| No: 0
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0020| Excused: Fidel, Griego, Robinson
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0021| Absent: None
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