HOUSE BILL 505
56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023
INTRODUCED BY
Derrick J. Lente
AN ACT
RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM CERTAIN FUNDS AND BALANCES; ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS FOR THE REVERSION OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS--LIMITATIONS-- REVERSIONS.--
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the unexpended balance of an appropriation made in this act from the general fund shall revert:
(1) no later than September 30 following:
(a) the end of fiscal year 2024 if the project for which an appropriation was made has less than five percent of the project's total appropriation amount subject to a binding written agreement with a third party on that date;
(b) the end of fiscal year 2025 for a project for which an appropriation was made to purchase vehicles, including emergency vehicles and other vehicles that require special equipment; heavy equipment; books; educational technology; or other equipment or furniture that is not related to a more inclusive construction or renovation project; or
(c) the end of fiscal year 2027 for a project for which an appropriation was made related to an inclusive construction or renovation project; or
(2) within six months of completion of the project for any other project for which an appropriation was made, but no later than the end of fiscal year 2027.
B. Money that is appropriated from the general fund pursuant to this act shall not be subject to a binding written agreement with a third party prior to the authorized state agency's approval to enter into that agreement.
C. For the purposes of this section, "unexpended balance" means the remainder of an appropriation after reserving for unpaid costs and expenses subject to a binding written agreement with a third party.
SECTION 2. FUND APPROPRIATIONS OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND-- LIMITATIONS--REVERSIONS.--
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:
(1) the unexpended balance of an appropriation from a fund other than the general fund shall revert no later than the following dates:
(a) for a project for which an appropriation was made to match federal grants, six months after completion of the project;
(b) for a project for which an appropriation was made to purchase vehicles, including emergency vehicles and other vehicles that require special equipment; heavy equipment; books; educational technology; or other equipment or furniture that is not related to a more inclusive construction or renovation project, at the end of the fiscal year two years following the fiscal year in which the appropriation was made for the purchase; and
(c) for any other project for which an appropriation was made, within six months of completion of the project, but no later than the end of fiscal year 2027; and
(2) all remaining balances from an appropriation made in this act for a project shall revert three months after the latest reversion date specified for that type of project in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.
B. Except for appropriations to the capital program fund, money from appropriations made in this act shall not be used to pay indirect project costs.
C. Money that is appropriated from a fund other than the general fund pursuant to this act shall not be subject to a binding written agreement with a third party prior to the authorized state agency's approval to enter into that agreement.
D. For the purposes of this section, "unexpended balance" means the remainder of an appropriation after reserving for unpaid costs and expenses subject to a binding written agreement with a third party.
SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the administrative office of the courts for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a magistrate court in Grants in Cibola county;
2. fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000) to design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip a magistrate court in Clovis in Curry county; and
3. twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip district court improvements statewide, contingent upon county match of at least fifty percent of project costs, and requiring the administrative office of the courts to prioritize projects based on critical need and county financial capacity.
SECTION 4. AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the aging and long-term services department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. twenty-three million dollars ($23,000,000) to plan, design, construct and make improvements to comply with building and accessibility codes, to purchase and install equipment and to purchase and equip vehicles for senior centers statewide; and
2. three million dollars ($3,000,000) to address emergency needs, including renovations and immediate code compliance, to purchase and install equipment and furnishings, to purchase and equip vehicles and meals equipment and for the purchase, delivery and installation of building systems, at senior centers statewide.
SECTION 5. BERNALILLO COUNTY METROPOLITAN COURT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to design, purchase, install and equip a lighting control system at the Bernalillo county metropolitan court in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county; and
2. five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) to design, purchase, equip and install heating, ventilation and air conditioning controller systems and related information technology at the Bernalillo county metropolitan court in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county.
SECTION 6. BORDER AUTHORITY PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the border authority for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for a feasibility study to improve connectivity in transportation corridors between southern New Mexico and the Texas state line.
SECTION 7. CAPITAL PROGRAM FUND PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the capital program fund for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, renovate, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the Charles S. Gara public safety center in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) to purchase, plan, design, renovate, construct, furnish and equip a building for the general services department to consolidate state health and human services agencies direct service provider offices in Roswell in Chaves county;
3. eight hundred thirty thousand dollars ($830,000) to plan, design, acquire, construct, furnish and equip a state police facility in Grants in Cibola county;
4. one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to purchase, plan, design, renovate, construct, furnish and equip a building to house state offices in Los Alamos in Los Alamos county;
5. sixty-eight million dollars ($68,000,000) to plan, program, design, construct, furnish and equip a new forensics unit at the New Mexico behavioral health institute in Las Vegas in San Miguel county;
6. three million dollars ($3,000,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to the department of public safety statewide training facility to support compliance with training standards set for law enforcement agencies in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
7. one million four hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($1,449,000) to plan, design, renovate, construct, furnish and equip the information technology division office of the taxation and revenue department in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
8. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip commission for the blind facilities statewide;
9. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for a master plan, including consideration of long-term programmatic needs and the impact of implementing a new inmate classification system, for corrections department facilities statewide;
10. fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000) to purchase and install equipment and to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and improve infrastructure at corrections department facilities statewide;
11. two million three hundred thousand dollars ($2,300,000) to plan, design, construct, improve, renovate, furnish and equip facilities for the children, youth and families department statewide;
12. three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip a centralized document repository and records management system in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county and in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county;
13. two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to department of health facilities statewide to protect patient health and safety;
14. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to plan, design, construct, improve, renovate and remediate building, property and infrastructure systems for department of health facilities statewide;
15. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and upgrade technology and infrastructure, including roads and parking lots, at department of public safety facilities statewide;
16. twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, remediate, furnish and equip facilities at state-owned facilities statewide;
17. one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design, construct, repair, furnish, equip and make other improvements to veterans' cemeteries and memorials statewide; and
18. one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) to plan, design, renovate, replace, construct and improve facilities and infrastructure for the workforce solutions department statewide.
SECTION 8. CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Two million eight hundred fifty-five thousand five hundred dollars ($2,855,500) is appropriated from the general fund to the cultural affairs department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, construct, repair, renovate, furnish, equip and make other improvements to sites, facilities and exhibits at museums, monuments, historic sites and cultural facilities statewide.
SECTION 9. CUMBRES AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD COMMISSION PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--One million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for track rehabilitation and related infrastructure improvements, including locomotive and boiler upgrades to comply with federal railroad administration standards, and for improvements to passenger cars for the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad operating between New Mexico and Colorado.
SECTION 10. NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the deaf for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, renovate and construct site improvements for safe campus access and emergency evacuation and egress at the New Mexico school for the deaf in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 11. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the economic development department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip improvements to downtown mainstreet and arts and cultural districts statewide.
SECTION 12. HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($850,000) to plan, design and renovate the advanced technology center at central New Mexico community college in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. seven million three hundred thousand dollars ($7,300,000) to plan, design and construct a trades and applied technologies facility at central New Mexico community college in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct and equip campus safety improvements at southwestern Indian polytechnic institute in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
4. one million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,125,000) to plan, design, construct and equip infrastructure upgrades, including replacement of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, at the Bob Moran hall and Pannell library at New Mexico junior college in Hobbs in Lea county;
5. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to install and replace sidewalks, storage spaces and facilities at buildings campuswide to comply with building codes and accessibility standards at Navajo technical university in Crownpoint in McKinley county;
6. one million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,650,000) to plan, design, construct and equip infrastructure improvements for roof replacement at the Henderson fine arts center at San Juan college in Farmington in San Juan county;
7. one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design and construct phase one of the mathematics and science building at the south campus of Dine college in Shiprock in San Juan county;
8. five hundred twenty-three thousand three hundred two dollars ($523,302) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip electronic door access controls at the institute of American Indian arts in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county; and
9. one million ninety-five thousand three hundred thirty-eight dollars ($1,095,338) to plan, design, construct and equip infrastructure improvements and upgrades to loop road and emergency evacuation routes at Santa Fe community college in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 13. OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the office of the state engineer for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. five million dollars ($5,000,000) for dam rehabilitation, including up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for administrative costs, statewide;
2. thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) to acquire land and water rights and to plan, design, construct and equip infrastructure and land improvements to restore aquifers in the lower Rio Grande basin and to comply with settlement terms related to Rio Grande Compact litigation;
3. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to plan, design and construct river channel maintenance, habitat restoration and flood control projects in the middle Rio Grande basin; and
4. two million dollars ($2,000,000) to purchase, construct, install, map and calibrate surface and ground water measurement structures, equipment and related information technology statewide.
SECTION 14. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the department of environment for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to purchase optical gas imaging equipment to monitor environmental compliance statewide; and
2. one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) to plan, design and construct projects to improve surface water quality and river habitat statewide.
SECTION 15. STATE FAIR COMMISSION PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Six million dollars ($6,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state fair commission for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip infrastructure projects, including electrical system improvements, at the New Mexico state fairgrounds in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county.
SECTION 16. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of finance and administration for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the New Mexico mortgage finance authority to acquire, build, rehabilitate and weatherize affordable housing statewide, pursuant to the provisions of the New Mexico housing trust fund and the Affordable Housing Act.
SECTION 17. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to purchase breath alcohol testing instruments and simulators statewide.
SECTION 18. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Twenty-six million dollars ($26,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of information technology for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, purchase, install and implement related infrastructure to stabilize and modernize public safety radio communications systems statewide.
SECTION 19. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of military affairs for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, construct, repair, improve and equip infrastructure and facilities, including parking lots and roads, at the youth challenge building in Roswell and at department of military affairs readiness centers statewide.
SECTION 20. SECRETARY OF STATE PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of state for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to plan, design, equip, purchase and install ballot boxes statewide;
2. three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to plan, design, equip, purchase and install tablet kiosks statewide; and
3. one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) to plan, design, equip, purchase and install tabulator servers and vote tabulation systems statewide.
SECTION 21. SUPREME COURT PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the supreme court for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, renovate, construct, repair, furnish and equip improvements to the basement of the supreme court building in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 22. EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of eastern New Mexico university for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) to plan, design and construct infrastructure improvements, including parking lots, at the Roswell branch campus of eastern New Mexico university in Chaves county;
2. one hundred sixty-three thousand dollars ($163,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip sewer line improvements campuswide, including restroom renovations, at the Roswell branch campus of eastern New Mexico university in Chaves county;
3. two hundred eighty-one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($281,250) to plan, design and construct exterior improvements to buildings at the Ruidoso branch campus of eastern New Mexico university in Lincoln county;
4. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip electronic door access controls at eastern New Mexico university in Portales in Roosevelt county; and
5. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to plan, design and construct the Roosevelt science center at eastern New Mexico university in Portales in Roosevelt county.
SECTION 23. NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Four million five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip Sininger hall at New Mexico highlands university in Las Vegas in San Miguel county.
SECTION 24. NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico military institute for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to renovate, replace and construct barracks sink rooms at the New Mexico military institute in Roswell in Chaves county; and
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, construct, furnish and equip safety and security upgrades, including perimeter fencing, at the New Mexico military institute in Roswell in Chaves county.
SECTION 25. NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one million seven hundred seventy-one thousand five hundred seventy dollars ($1,771,570) to plan, design, construct and equip data center infrastructure at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology in Socorro in Socorro county;
2. five hundred fifty-two thousand dollars ($552,000) to plan, design, construct and equip an electronic door lock system campuswide at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology in Socorro county; and
3. six hundred thirty thousand dollars ($630,000) to plan, design, construct and replace water and gas lines at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology in Socorro in Socorro county.
SECTION 26. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000) to plan, design and construct exterior renovations to Martinez hall at the Grants branch campus of New Mexico state university in Cibola county;
2. ten million nine hundred thousand dollars ($10,900,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip a building, including abatement and removal of hazardous materials and demolition, for the New Mexico department of agriculture at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
3. four million eight hundred thousand dollars ($4,800,000) to plan, design, construct and equip a biomedical research building at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
4. six million nine hundred seventy-seven thousand five hundred thirteen dollars ($6,977,513) to plan, design, abate, demolish, construct, renovate, furnish and equip mechanical system and ventilation upgrades to the chemistry building at New Mexico state university in Las Cruces in Dona Ana county;
5. one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip roof replacement at the Gadsden center at the Dona Ana branch community college of New Mexico state university in Anthony in Dona Ana county; and
6. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip infrastructure improvements at the New Mexico state university agricultural science centers statewide.
SECTION 27. NORTHERN NEW MEXICO STATE SCHOOL PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of northern New Mexico state school for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to purchase and install equipment and to plan, design and renovate offices and classrooms at northern New Mexico state school in Espanola in Rio Arriba county.
SECTION 28. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. four million nine hundred thousand dollars ($4,900,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip infrastructure improvements at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
2. three million two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000) to purchase, install, program and equip research centers, including eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) for neurosurgery equipment, within the health sciences center at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
3. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to plan, design and construct a comprehensive cancer center at the health sciences center at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
4. two million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,850,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip the library at the health sciences center at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
5. five million dollars ($5,000,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip upgrades to the interprofessional healthcare simulation center at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
6. one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip infrastructure improvements campuswide, including key card systems, security cameras and accessibility upgrades, at the university of New Mexico in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county;
7. one million dollars ($1,000,000) to plan, design, construct and renovate infrastructure improvements at the Gallup branch campus of the university of New Mexico in McKinley county;
8. one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) to plan, design, construct and equip renovations to the center for career technology and education at the Gallup branch campus of the university of New Mexico in McKinley county; and
9. one million nine hundred eighty thousand dollars ($1,980,000) to plan, design, construct and equip heating, ventilation and air conditioning system upgrades and exterior stucco renovations at the Taos branch campus of the university of New Mexico in Taos county.
SECTION 29. WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY PROJECT--GENERAL FUND.--Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of western New Mexico university for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, to plan, design, construct and equip an early childhood development center building at western New Mexico university in Silver City in Grant county.
SECTION 30. NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROJECTS--GENERAL FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 1 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, replace and construct roofs for the maintenance yard garages and fencing at the north wall enclosure at the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired in Alamogordo in Otero county; and
2. three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) to plan, design, construct and equip playgrounds and related equipment at the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired in Alamogordo in Otero county.
SECTION 31. WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION FUND.--One hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) is appropriated from the workers' compensation administration fund to the facilities management division of the general services department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to repair and renovate the workers' compensation administration main office parking lot in Albuquerque in Bernalillo county.
SECTION 32. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the public school capital outlay fund to the public education department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. three hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($315,000) to purchase cameras for newly purchased to-and-from buses; and
2. fifteen million seven hundred thousand dollars ($15,700,000) to purchase district-owned, to-and-from school buses statewide.
SECTION 33. PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the public school capital outlay fund to the public school facilities authority for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) to make a distribution to each school district in fiscal year 2024 for career-technical educational facilities, pre-kindergarten facilities or the maintenance and repair of public school buildings in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years. The public school facilities authority shall make the distribution to each school district in a manner such that each school district receives the greater of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or a percentage of the total appropriation equal to the percentage attributable to that school district from the total distributions made to school districts for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the Public School Capital Improvements Act. A distribution provided to a school district pursuant to the appropriation made in this subsection is not subject to any local match or offset otherwise required pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act; and
3. twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) to make a distribution to each school district in fiscal year 2024 for school security infrastructure in public school buildings in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years. The public school facilities authority shall make the distribution to each school district in a manner such that each school district receives the greater of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or a percentage of the total appropriation equal to the percentage attributable to that school district from the total distributions made to school districts for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the Public School Capital Improvements Act. A distribution provided to a school district pursuant to the appropriation made in this subsection is not subject to any local match or offset otherwise required pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act.
SECTION 34. PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND.--Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the public school capital outlay fund to the public school facilities authority for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip infrastructure improvements and classrooms for pre-kindergarten facilities statewide.
SECTION 35. MINERS' HOSPITAL PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE MINERS' TRUST FUND.--The following amounts are appropriated from the miners' trust fund to the miners' Colfax medical center for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. one million dollars ($1,000,000) to purchase medical and other equipment for the miners' Colfax medical center hospital and long-term care facility in Raton in Colfax county; and
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to design and renovate the hospital at the miners' Colfax medical center in Raton in Colfax county.
SECTION 36. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE SIKES ACCOUNT OF THE GAME PROTECTION FUND.--One million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the Sikes account of the game protection fund to the department of game and fish for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for wildlife and riparian habitat restoration and for improvements at properties owned by the state game commission statewide.
SECTION 37. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE GAME AND FISH BOND RETIREMENT FUND.--Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the game and fish bond retirement fund to the department of game and fish for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip infrastructure improvements to facilities owned by the state game commission statewide.
SECTION 38. ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE FOREST LAND PROTECTION REVOLVING FUND.--Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is appropriated from the forest land protection revolving fund to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to plan, design and construct watershed restoration and community wildfire protection improvements, including forest thinning, statewide.
SECTION 39. HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FIRE PROTECTION FUND.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fire Protection Fund Law to the contrary, the following amounts are appropriated from the fire protection fund to the capital program fund for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, for the following purposes:
1. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for a master plan for improvements to the homeland security and emergency management department firefighter training academy in Socorro in Socorro county; and
2. five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to plan, design, repair and upgrade the homeland security and emergency management department firefighter training academy building in Socorro in Socorro county.
SECTION 40. EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT BOARD PROJECT--APPROPRIATION FROM THE EDUCATIONAL RETIREMENT FUND.--Three million six hundred thousand dollars ($3,600,000) is appropriated from the educational retirement fund to the educational retirement board for expenditure in fiscal years 2023 through 2027, unless otherwise provided in Section 2 of this act, to purchase and install equipment and to construct and furnish an administrative facilities building, including site work, for the educational retirement board in Santa Fe in Santa Fe county.
SECTION 41. PROJECT SCOPE--EXPENDITURES.--If an appropriation for a project authorized in this act is not sufficient to complete all the purposes specified, the appropriation may be expended for any portion of the purposes specified in the appropriation. Expenditures shall not be made for purposes other than those specified in the appropriation.
SECTION 42. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.--Pursuant to Section
13-4A-4 NMSA 1978 and where applicable, the appropriations
authorized in this act include one percent for the art in public places fund.
SECTION 43. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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