Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Linda Starr on April 6, 2021
E-mail letters to NM Senators/Reps re Enviro Action
January 29, 2021 – February 26, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 10 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 10 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 21 |
Key Issue: Multiple apply
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: NM Green Amendment For the Generations, Sierra Club of Rio Grande, NM Environmental Law Center, Retake Our Democracy and others
Short Description of Activity
1/29 – email to Senate Rules committee members, Vote Yes on SJR 3, the NM Environmental Rights Amendment
2/1 – email to Aldo-Silver City BB leader, clarifying differences in Green Amendment, SJR3, HB4, the Civil Rights Act, and HB 50 Private Right of Action.
2/11 – email, Sponsors and co-sponsors of SJR-3, Thank you for support on passage of SJR3 from Rules Com.
2/21 & 2/24 – email to House Gov’t, Elections & Indian Affairs Com. re Vote Yes on HB-9, Climate Solutions Act
2/21 – email to Rep. Stapleton-Williams (I am constituent), re HB76, Environmental Improvement Bd. Permit Denial and HB108 Solid Waste Solvency, asking for support
2/24 – email to Rep. Stapleton-Williams (constituent), re HB9l, Climate Solutions Act, Asking support and Vote Yes on House floor.
2/26 – email to Senate Rules Com. re support on SM12, Dairy Rule Effect on Groundwater Resources on House floor
2/1-2/26- emails to various Senate and House Committees requesting time to make public comment
Reflection/Evaluation
The Climate Solutions Act passed through both legislatures and was signed by the Governor 4/5/21
SJR3 was stalled in the Judiciary Committee for the rest of the session after the Rules Committee Vote to Pass. It was never brought to a hearing since the committee chair thought it was the same as Civil Rights Amendment. It isn’t.
I was online looking at progress or actions on bills almost every day, listening in on hearings, and watching the webcasts, but I won’t count that time – too much and I didn’t keep track. There’s more coming for the brief part of the March session which fatigued me because nothing was happening wih my main concern, SJR-3.