SM 97 — CLEAN ENERGY POLICY TASK FORCE

SENATEA MEMORIAL 97REQUESTING 53RDTHE LEGISLATURENEW -MEXICO STATELEGISLATIVE OFCOUNCIL NEWTO MEXICOCONVENE -A SECONDTASK SESSIONFORCE ,TO 2018DEVELOP INTRODUCEDA BYLONG-TERM, WilliamENVIRONMENTALLY P.CLEAN ENERGY POLICY FOR NEW MEXICO.

Soules 6 8WHEREAS, 10New AMexico MEMORIALis REQUESTINGblessed THEwith NEWan MEXICOabundance LEGISLATIVEof COUNCILnatural TOresources, CONVENEand Aparticularly TASKwith FORCErenewable TOresources DEVELOPsuch Aas LONG-TERM,solar ENVIRONMENTALLYand CLEANwind; ENERGY POLICY FOR NEW MEXICO.

15and WHEREAS, New Mexico is blessedranked withfourth anamong abundancethe offifty naturalstates resources,in andits particularly with renewable resources e t 17 such as solar andresources; wind;

and wWHEREAS, lat nthis dtime, 18 WHEREAS, New Mexico is ranked fourthlower amongthan at least ten other states in the fiftydevelopment =of =solar 19and awind lresources, statesand with regard to wind energy, most of the wind power developed in itsNew solarMexico resources;is exported to other states;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, at this time, New Mexico ishas rankedthe lowerpotential thanto atbecome a tnational mleader m 21 least ten other states in thetransitioning development of solar and wind d r e 22 resources, and with regard to winda energy,clean-fuel-based mosteconomy of the wind c e s k 23 power developed in Newa Mexicomanner isthat exportedbalances toenvironmental otherand states;economic benefits;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, New Mexico has the potential to become a national u [ leader in transitioning to a clean-fuel-based economy in a .209517.2 manner that balances environmental and economic benefits;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force consider the SM 97 most efficient use of all currently available energy Page 1 resources and the economic benefits to all stakeholders;

and environmental interest e e 17 groups;

and e e n d 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force present a = = l ] 19 comprehensive and detailed policy recommendation to the a l r i 20 appropriate interim committee by September 2018;

and t e a t BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be m m 21 e d r e 22 transmitted to the co-chairs of the New Mexico legislative c e r c 23 council.

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