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                                1  HOUSE MEMORIAL 22
                                2    57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026
                                3  INTRODUCED BY
                                4       Cynthia Borrego and Joseph L. Sanchez and Anita Gonzales
                                5  and D. Wonda Johnson
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                                10  A MEMORIAL
                                11   REQUESTING THAT LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS BE ADVISED OF
                                12   THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS AND THE
                                13   AVAILABILITY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT ACT TO CREATE LOCAL
                                14   AND REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS.
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                                16        WHEREAS, communities throughout the state have experienced
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                                17   significant flood damage during the past few years; and
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                                18        WHEREAS, the potential for flood damage is increased as a
                                19   result of wildfires that destroy forests and other cover
                                20   vegetation; and
                                21        WHEREAS, the potential for wildfires in New Mexico has
                                22   increased due to the effects of climate change; and
                                23        WHEREAS, flood control districts can be an effective means
                                24   of preparing for and dealing with flooding; and
                                25        WHEREAS, the Flood Control District Act, Chapter 72,
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                                1    Article 18 NMSA 1978, provides a means for the formation of
                                2    local and regional flood control districts; and
                                3  WHEREAS, local and regional governments may not be aware
                                4    of the availability of the Flood Control District Act as a
                                5    means for the formation of local and regional flood control
                                6    districts;
                                7  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
                                8    REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico
                                9    association of counties and the New Mexico municipal league be
                                10   requested to advise their members of the benefits that may be
                                11   obtained through the formation of flood control districts and
                                12   the availability of the Flood Control District Act, Chapter 72,
                                13   Article 18 NMSA 1978, as a vehicle for forming local and
                                14   regional flood control districts; and
                                15        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
                                16   transmitted to the executive director of the New Mexico
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                                17   association of counties and the executive director of the New
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                                18   Mexico municipal league.
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