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Las Vegas US Community Water Rights and Local Self-Government Ordinance

United States of America
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Rejected in 2012
Local law
Rights Of Nature
Natural communities and ecosystems
All Nature
CELDF and residents
Civil Society, NGO

Summary

In 2012, Las Vegas, New Mexico submitted a community rights-based ordinance banning fracking within the city and recognizing rights of nature. The ordinance declares that “all residents, natural communities, and ecosystems in Las Vegas, New Mexico possess a right to a sustainable energy future, which includes, but is not limited to, the development, production, and use of energy from renewable fuel sources, and the right to have an energy system based on fuel sources other than fossil fuel sources. This right shall also include the right to energy practices that do not cause harm, and which do not threaten to cause harm, to people, communities, or the natural environment.” The ordinance asserts the right to water, water for agriculture, a sustainable energy future, and self-government. In the end, a similar ordinance that omitted rights of nature was adopted.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Las Vegas Community Water Rights and Local Self-Government Ordinance [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Article - Mora County Takes a Stand
Community Rights US

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