mr. ben ray lujan of new mexico, amendment by mr. king of iowa, amendment by mrs. blackburn of tennessee. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by mr. the gentleman from new mexico, mr. ben ray lujan, of which further proceedings were postponed and on which the yinse prevailed by voice vote. -- ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: an amendment offered by mr. ben ray lujan of new mexico. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or co

mr. ben ray lujan of new mexico. e chair: pursuant to house resolution 271, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. lujan, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from mexico. mr. lujan: for many years, farmers in new mexico have been asking for an amendment to allow associations to access eqip funds. the centuries old irgation structure still in use today primaryly in hispanic communities across new mexico is governed by a small board made up of private land owners. the board of private land zone owners also called the association is in charge of the maintenance of the infrastructure which requires on sections of the infrastructure residing on private land. because of the existing rules, individuals can apply for assistance but can't apply to let the community ditch association to help with the work even though the community ditch association is charged with maintaining the structure for all water users. you can see the dilemma we're facing. this translate into burdensome r