underscored material = new
[bracketed material] = delete
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
HOUSE BILL 265
56
TH LEGISLATURE
-
STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
-
FIRST SESSION
,
2023
INTRODUCED BY
Tara Jaramillo
AN ACT
RELATING TO STATE PARKS; REQUIRING A ONE DOLLAR ($1.00)
INCREASE TO THE COST OF A DAY-USE PERMIT PER VEHICLE FOR EACH
STATE PARK, WHICH SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MUNICIPALITIES
ADJACENT TO STATE PARKS FOR THE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO
THE STATE PARK; CREATING THE STATE-PARK-ADJACENT MUNICIPALITY
FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 16-2-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1935,
Chapter 57, Section 16, as amended) is amended to read:
"16-2-19. STATE PARK AND RECREATION REVENUES--SOURCE AND
DISBURSEMENT--CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FEE .--
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this
section, all money derived from the operation of state parks or
.224175.1 underscored material = new
[bracketed material] = delete
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
recreation areas or from the governmental gross receipts tax
distributions pursuant to Section 7-1-6.38 NMSA 1978
appropriated to the energy, minerals and natural resources
department for state park and recreation capital improvements
or from gifts, donations, bequests or endowments, except as the
money may be pledged for the retirement of bonds issued under
the State Park and Recreation Bond Act or appropriated for
state park and recreation purposes by the legislature or
acquired from any other source whatsoever, shall not at any
time or in any event revert or be transferred to general or
other state funds; and such funds shall be used solely for the
purpose of acquiring, developing, operating and maintaining
state parks or recreation areas and maintenance, operation and
expenditures of the state [park and recreation ] parks division
of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, the
payment of traveling expenses and salaries of officers, park
superintendents and employees and the retirement of state park
and recreation bonds. Expenditures shall be made in accordance
with budgets approved by the department of finance and
administration.
B. The director of the state parks division shall
add a one dollar ($1.00) critical infrastructure fee to the
cost of a day-use permit per motor vehicle for each state park.
The division shall remit the money collected pursuant to this
subsection to the state treasury for credit to the state-park-
.224175.1
- 2 - underscored material = new
[bracketed material] = delete
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
adjacent municipality fund. "
SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE-PARK-ADJACENT
MUNICIPALITY FUND.--
A. The "state-park-adjacent municipality fund" is
created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund
consists of critical infrastructure fees, appropriations,
gifts, grants, donations, bequests, income from investment of
the fund and other money distributed or otherwise allocated to
the fund. The local government division of the department of
finance and administration shall administer the fund.
Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrant of the
secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers
signed by the director of the local government division. Money
in the fund is appropriated to the local government division:
(1) to be distributed upon request to adjacent
municipalities in proportion to the fees collected from the
state park, pursuant to Subsection B of Section 16-2-19 NMSA
1978, to which the municipality is adjacent and provides public
access; and
(2) for the repair, replacement and
construction of critical infrastructure, including roads and
bridges, that provides access to the state park.
B. For the purposes of this section, "adjacent
municipality" means a municipality that is geographically
adjacent to a state park and provides public access to the
.224175.1
- 3 - underscored material = new
[bracketed material] = delete
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
state park.
- 4 -
.224175.1