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Twin Bills Would Use Oil and Gas Funds for Clean Energy, Wildlife

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Monday, January 29, 2007   

New Mexico is flush with cash from oil and gas, and a pair of bills introduced in the State Legislature would ensure that some of those revenues are used for land and wildlife preservation and clean energy development.

Oscar Simpson, President of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation, supports the "Land, Water and Clean Energy Act," which would divert $9.5 million from oil and gas revenues into conservation projects. Simpson says the idea is popular with a wide variety of groups.

"Conservation organizations -- all the way from farms, livestock, hunters and sportsmen's, environmental organizations, you name it -- we've got a huge, broad coalition supporting this bill."

If signed into law, a "Land, Wildlife and Clean Energy Board" wold be created to oversee the funding of conservation projects across the state. The bill has been introduced as Senate Bill 309 by Michael Sanchez (D-Belen), and House Bill 433, sponsored Richard Vigil (D-Ribera).

Simpson says the new Board could fund a wide array of conservation projects, from agriculture to wildlife preservation.

"It would fund conservation easements for farmlands and ranches; it'll allow you to buy water rights; and it also allows hunters and fishermen to create some areas for wildlife."

Funding also would be made available for energy efficiency projects and the development of biomass, hydrogen, geothermal, solar and wind power. The Senate bill will be heard by the Senate Conservation Committee on Tuesday.



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