2017 SB 230 Crop Dusting Tanks as Above Ground Storage
- CVNM Position:
- Oppose
- Year:
- 2017
- Sponsors:
-
Cliff R. Pirtle
James G. Townsend
- Topics:
- Land
Water - Legislative Info:
- SB 230 on nmlegis.gov »
Description
SB 230 would have excluded fuel storage tanks used exclusively for crop dusting or crop spraying services from being considered "above ground storage" as defined by the Hazardous Waste Act. Above ground tanks pose a risk of leaks and spills that could endanger public health and safety.
Outcome
SB 230 died in the Senate Conservation Committee.
How Legislators Voted on SB 230
- = Pro Conservation Vote
- = Anti Conservation Vote
- A = Absent
- E = Excused
- R = Recused
- W = Abstain
| Legislator | Party | District | Office | Conservation Vote |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griggs, Ron (R) | R | 34 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Martinez, Richard C. (D) | D | 5 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Payne, William H. (R) | R | 20 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Pirtle, Cliff R. (R) | R | 32 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Townsend, James G. (R) | R | 54 | Representative | 2017 | |
| Woods, Pat (R) | R | 7 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Cervantes, Joseph (D) | D | 31 | Senator | 2017 | |
| McSorley, Cisco (D) | D | 16 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Soules, William P. (D) | D | 37 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Stefanics, Elizabeth "Liz" (D) | D | 39 | Senator | 2017 | |
| Wirth, Peter (D) | D | 25 | Senator | E | 2017 |