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This memorial resolution designates February 14, 2023 as "Uranium Workers Day" in the New Mexico House of Representatives to honor and recognize uranium industry workers who labored in the state's mines and mills, particularly in the Grants mineral belt region. The resolution acknowledges the significant role New Mexico played in uranium production from 1948-1978, while also recognizing the serious health consequences workers faced, including elevated rates of lung cancer, kidney disease, and other illnesses due to inadequate safety measures and exposure to radioactive materials. Rather than establishing new programs or regulations, this memorial serves as a formal acknowledgment of both the workers' contributions to the uranium industry and the ongoing health and environmental impacts affecting these workers, their families, and communities where hundreds of abandoned mines remain unreclaimed.