34 | 41 | | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association is an |
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35 | 42 | | important member-driven trade association that was chartered |
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36 | 43 | | with the national association of home builders in 1959 to |
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37 | 44 | | improve working and operating conditions in the construction |
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38 | 45 | | industry in order to provide the residents of New Mexico with |
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39 | 46 | | safe, quality housing and commercial buildings; and |
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40 | 47 | | WHEREAS, the mission of the New Mexico home builders |
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41 | 48 | | association is accomplished in part by serving as a proactive |
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42 | 49 | | participant and being the voice of its members in the |
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43 | 50 | | legislative and regulatory processes; and |
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44 | | - | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association |
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45 | | - | provides industry-leading information, proactive advocacy, |
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46 | | - | education and resources to its members and the public, |
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47 | | - | fostering a positive image of both the association and the |
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48 | | - | construction industry. Committed to improving industry |
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49 | | - | standards, the association works to improve the construction |
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50 | | - | environment, ensuring New Mexico residents have access to |
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51 | | - | safe, high-quality housing and commercial buildings while HM 3 |
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78 | | - | promoting home ownership across the state; and |
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79 | | - | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association is |
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80 | | - | proud to be affiliated with the national association of home |
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81 | | - | builders and nine local entities that represent the housing |
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82 | | - | industry and serve as advocates for home ownership, including |
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83 | | - | the Santa Fe area home builders association, the San Juan |
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84 | | - | county home builders association, the home builders |
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85 | | - | association of central New Mexico, the home builders |
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86 | | - | association of eastern New Mexico, the building contractors |
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87 | | - | association of Otero county, the Lincoln county home builders |
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88 | | - | association, the southwest New Mexico home builders |
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89 | | - | association, the building contractors association of |
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90 | | - | southeast New Mexico and the Las Cruces home builders |
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91 | | - | association; and |
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| 78 | + | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association provides |
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| 79 | + | industry-leading information, proactive advocacy, education and |
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| 80 | + | resources to its members and the public, fostering a positive |
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| 81 | + | image of both the association and the construction industry. |
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| 82 | + | Committed to improving industry standards, the association |
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| 83 | + | works to improve the construction environment, ensuring New |
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| 84 | + | Mexico residents have access to safe, high-quality housing and |
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| 85 | + | commercial buildings while promoting home ownership across the |
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| 86 | + | state; and |
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| 87 | + | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association is proud |
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| 88 | + | to be affiliated with the national association of home builders |
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| 89 | + | and nine local entities that represent the housing industry and |
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| 90 | + | serve as advocates for home ownership, including the Santa Fe |
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| 91 | + | area home builders association, the San Juan county home |
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| 92 | + | builders association, the home builders association of central |
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| 93 | + | New Mexico, the home builders association of eastern New |
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| 94 | + | Mexico, the building contractors association of Otero county, |
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| 95 | + | the Lincoln county home builders association, the southwest New |
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| 96 | + | Mexico home builders association, the building contractors |
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| 97 | + | association of southeast New Mexico and the Las Cruces home |
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| 98 | + | builders association; and |
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96 | | - | timely and relevant information that impacts the construction |
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97 | | - | industry and promote homeownership statewide; and |
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98 | | - | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association has |
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99 | | - | served a pivotal role in crafting the framework for the |
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100 | | - | Workers' Compensation Act to keep employer costs reasonable |
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101 | | - | while ensuring workers in New Mexico have a safe and reliable |
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102 | | - | pathway to return to work after a work-related injury; and HM 3 |
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129 | 138 | | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association has |
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130 | 139 | | worked to relieve the burden of double taxation in the |
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131 | 140 | | construction industry and remains the primary conduit for |
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132 | 141 | | gross receipts tax information to residential and commercial |
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133 | 142 | | contractors doing business in New Mexico; and |
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134 | 143 | | WHEREAS, the New Mexico home builders association |
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135 | 144 | | understands the need for affordability in the New Mexico |
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136 | 145 | | housing market and has encouraged the consideration of |
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137 | 146 | | affordability as a factor in the adoption of the state's |
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138 | 147 | | building and energy codes, in employing innovative |
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