New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB109 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 109
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Kristina Ortez
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH; CREATING THE EXTREME WEATHER
50	50	RESILIENCE FUND; MAKING A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
51	51	EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE FUND; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
52	52	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
53	53	SECTION 1. A new section of the Public Health Act is
54	54	enacted to read:
55	55	"[NEW MATERIAL] EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE FUND CREATED.--
56	56	A. The "extreme weather resilience fund" is created
57	57	in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations,
58	58	gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund
59	59	and any other money otherwise allocated to the fund. The
60	60	department shall administer the fund. Money in the fund is
61	61	appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in
62	62	Subsection B of this section. Disbursements from the fund
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90	90	shall be made by warrant of the secretary of finance and
91	91	administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary or
92	92	the secretary's authorized representative. Any unexpended or
93	93	unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2028
94	94	shall revert to the general fund.
95	95	B. Money in the extreme weather resilience fund may
96	96	be used by the department to make grants of up to one million
97	97	dollars ($1,000,000) to political subdivisions of the state or
98	98	Indian nations, tribes or pueblos to prepare for and respond to
99	99	public health emergencies related to extreme weather and other
100	100	climate impacts; provided that grants to an Indian nation,
101	101	tribe or pueblo shall be expended only within the exterior
102	102	boundaries of the state.
103	103	C. The secretary shall prioritize grant
104	104	applications that:
105	105	(1) emphasize planning, projects and
106	106	activities that benefit people in low-income and disadvantaged
107	107	communities;
108	108	(2) integrate public health concerns and
109	109	recommendations with other local climate adaptation plans or
110	110	local emergency preparedness plans, projects and activities;
111	111	(3) emphasize planning, projects and
112	112	activities that are also eligible for grants from federal or
113	113	other state programs or help New Mexico become eligible for
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143	143	(4) involve local and tribal health councils
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145	145	D. At least fifty percent of the total grants
146	146	approved by the secretary shall be awarded to political
147	147	subdivisions with total human populations equal to or fewer
148	148	than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal
149	149	decennial census."
150	150	SECTION 2. TRANSFER.--Twelve million dollars
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