HOUSE BILL 2

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second special session, 2021

INTRODUCED BY

Patricia A. Lundstrom and Nathan P. Small

and Candie G. Sweetser and Harry Garcia and Dayan Hochman-Vigil

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

MAKING GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. TRANSFER--APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY FUND.--Of the federal funds received in the state treasury in the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Sec. 9901, Public Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 223, one billion sixty-nine million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,069,175,000) is transferred to the appropriation contingency fund of the general fund.

     SECTION 2. APPROPRIATIONS--APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY FUND.--Of the one billion sixty-nine million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,069,175,000) transferred to the appropriation contingency fund of the general fund pursuant to Section 1 of this 2021 act, the following amounts are appropriated for expenditure in fiscal years 2022 through 2025, and any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2025 shall revert to the appropriation contingency fund:

          A. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to the administrative office of the courts for pretrial services monitoring;

          B. twenty-six million dollars ($26,000,000) to the department of information technology to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip broadband infrastructure statewide;

          C. twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to the energy, minerals and natural resources department to plan, design, construct, improve, renovate, furnish and equip facilities and infrastructure at state parks statewide;

          D. three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for orphan well planning and implementation;

          E. seven million dollars ($7,000,000) to the economic development department for outdoor recreation grants contingent on a fifty percent local match of expenditures for the same purpose;

          F. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department of environment to plan, design and construct projects to improve surface water quality and river habitats statewide;

          G. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the department of game and fish to acquire property for the state game commission statewide;

          H. twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to the department of finance and administration to provide housing assistance for homeless persons and affordable housing assistance contingent on a one hundred percent local match of expenditures for the same purpose;

          I. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department of finance and administration for disbursement to the water project fund at the New Mexico finance authority for projects in need of funding to complete or to fully fund and complete;

          J. four hundred thirty-five thousand dollars ($435,000) to the local government division of the department of finance and administration for personal services and employee benefits costs for the grants administration program;

          K. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to the department of finance and administration for temporary employees and contractors to assist the local government division of the department of finance and administration in advancing capital outlay projects and projects funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021;

          L. fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to the tourism department for tourism marketing advertising;

          M. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the human services department to assist food banks in meeting the needs of food-insecure New Mexicans;

          N. fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to the employee group health benefits program of the general services department for public employee health care costs and testing related to coronavirus disease 2019;

          O. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department of transportation to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip electric vehicle charging stations statewide;

          P. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department of transportation to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip upgrades to regional airports statewide;

          Q. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the department of transportation for the clean up New Mexico roadway beautification program; and

          R. one hundred forty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($142,500,000) to the department of transportation for acquisition of rights of way, planning, design and construction and to match federal and other state funds for the following statewide infrastructure projects:

                (1) the interstate 40 corridor in McKinley and Cibola counties;

                (2) a new state road in Santa Teresa in Dona Ana county;

                (3) New Mexico highway 128 from Carlsbad to Jal in Eddy and Lea counties;

                (4) New Mexico highway 180 in Grant county;

                (5) Bobby Foster road to Mesa Del Sol in Bernalillo county;

                (6) interstate 25 from Montgomery boulevard to Comanche road in Bernalillo county;

                (7) Cerrillos road in Santa Fe county;

                (8) Pinon Hills boulevard in San Juan county; and

                (9) New Mexico highway 39 in Mosquero in Harding and San Miguel counties.

     SECTION 3. TRANSFERS--APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY FUND--OTHER STATE FUNDS.--Of the one billion sixty-nine million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,069,175,000) transferred to the appropriation contingency fund of the general fund pursuant to Section 1 of this 2021 act, the following amounts are transferred from the appropriation contingency fund to the following other state funds:

          A. three million dollars ($3,000,000) to the economic development department for the outdoor equity grant program fund; and

          B. fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to the higher education program development enhancement fund for expanding enrollment in and graduation from nursing programs at state institutions of higher education.

     SECTION 4. APPROPRIATIONS--CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.--Contingent on the transfer of one hundred thirty-three million sixty-six thousand eight hundred twelve dollars ($133,066,812) authorized for the state in the capital projects fund pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the following amounts are appropriated for expenditure in fiscal years 2022 through 2025:

          A. twenty-three million sixty-six thousand eight hundred twelve dollars ($23,066,812) to the department of information technology to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip broadband infrastructure statewide;

          B. one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to the department of information technology to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip alternative broadband infrastructure statewide, including infrastructure for satellite broadband; and

          C. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the public education department to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip libraries and broadband infrastructure for Native American communities statewide.

     SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION--LEGISLATIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM.--Of the one billion sixty-nine million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,069,175,000) transferred to the appropriation contingency fund of the general fund pursuant to Section 1 of this 2021 act, one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated to the legislative council service for expenditure in fiscal year 2022 and subsequent fiscal years to initiate planning and design of a legislative processing system. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the appropriation contingency fund.

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