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SENATE BILL 306
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics and Joshua A. Sanchez
AN ACT
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN
COMMUNITIES WITHIN VALENCIA COUNTY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--One million dollars
($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the local
government division of the department of finance and
administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 for start-up
costs for new police departments in communities within Valencia
county with populations of up to five thousand. These funds
are to be used for officers' salaries, training and equipment.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund.
.230322.1