New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HM20 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE MEMORIAL 20
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
31	31	- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
32	32	FIRST SESSION
33	33	, 2025
34	34	INTRODUCED BY
35	35	Joseph Franklin Hernandez
36	36	A MEMORIAL
37	37	RAISING AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF CERTIFIED WATER AND
38	38	WASTEWATER OPERATORS TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND URGING THE HOUSE OF
39	39	REPRESENTATIVES TO ELEVATE CERTIFIED WATER AND WASTEWATER
40	40	OPERATORS TO ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND FUND A STUDY ON PROVIDING
41	41	CERTIFIED WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATORS WITH STATE HEALTH
42	42	INSURANCE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
43	43	WHEREAS, certified water and wastewater operators provide
44	44	essential services in the state by helping maintain safe and
45	45	reliable sources of drinking water and treating wastewater for
46	46	release back into the environment; and
47	47	WHEREAS, drinking water contains many substances that can
48	48	be harmful to human health if not treated properly, including
49	49	germs, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, lead and arsenic;
50	50	and
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78	78	WHEREAS, the treatment of wastewater is important in
79	79	maintaining the health of rivers, lakes and other bodies of
80	80	water, protecting aquatic life and for reuse for agriculture;
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82	82	WHEREAS, clean water is critical for a community's
83	83	recreational activities and economic development; and
84	84	WHEREAS, certified water and wastewater operators conduct
85	85	operations and provide services that are essential to the
86	86	continued operation of critical infrastructure;
87	87	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
88	88	REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the house of
89	89	representatives support legislation to elevate certified water
90	90	and wastewater operators to essential workers and fund a study
91	91	to add certified water and wastewater operators to state health
92	92	insurance and retirement benefit programs; and
93	93	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
94	94	transmitted to the members of the house of representatives.
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