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Joe Cervantes on Environment

 

 


Invest in healthy soil program to improve health & yield

HB204: House Bill 204 appropriates $5.15 million from the general fund to New Mexico State University to create a healthy soil program.

Summary by Conservation Voters New Mexico: HB 204 creates a healthy soil program within the Department of Agriculture which would promote and support farming and ranching systems and other forms of land management that increase soil organic matter, carbon content, aggregate stability, microbiology and water retention to improve the health, and yield and profitability of the soils of the state.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 48-6-16 on Mar/6/2019; Passed Senate 34-0-8 on Mar/9/19; State Sen. Joe Cervantes voted YES; Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Apr/2/2019

Source: Conservation Voters N.M. on New Mexico voting record HB204 , Mar 9, 2019

Open space preservation & comprehensive water management

Q: Do you support state funding for open space preservation?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?

A: Yes.

Q: Please explain your top two or three priorities if elected.

    A:
  1. Adoption of comprehensive water management, conservation and adjudication policies.
  2. Reform of public education including revisions to school calendar, and learning methods.
  3. Reevaluation and elimination of non-productive tax credits and incentives to select businesses.
Source: New Mexico 2012 Political Courage Test , Nov 1, 2012

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