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New MexicoSB 2402026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS
Sponsored By: Benny Shendo (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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148 provisions identified: 143 benefits, 0 costs, 5 mixed.
Behavioral health institute gets forensic unit funding
The law provides $75 million in severance tax bond money through the capital program fund for a forensic unit. The unit is at the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in San Miguel County. Funding covers planning, design, construction, furnishings, and equipment. The General Services Department's Facilities Management Division certifies the need for the bonds.
State offices get construction and repair funding
The law provides severance tax bond money through the capital program fund for state buildings. It provides $95 million to plan, build, furnish, and equip a new executive office building in Santa Fe. Another $900,000 funds improvements to a state-owned building in White Rock, Los Alamos County. State-owned facilities statewide get $5.05 million for improvements. The General Services Department's Facilities Management Division certifies the need for the bonds.
Albuquerque courts get building improvement funds
The law provides $1.2 million for the Court of Appeals building and $750,000 for the Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque. Both projects use severance tax bond money. Each court must certify the need by the end of fiscal year 2028 or its authorization expires. Projects must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after funds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
Albuquerque gets environmental testing lab funding
The capital program fund gets $2.5 million in severance tax bond proceeds for an analytical laboratory in Albuquerque. The money funds planning, design, renovation, furnishings, and equipment to test PFAS chemicals and other emerging environmental contaminants. The General Services Department's Facilities Management Division must certify the need for bond issuance. Certification is due by the end of fiscal year 2028, or the project authorization becomes void. The project must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after proceeds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
Albuquerque River Habitat Gets Restoration Funding
The law provides $200,000 from the general fund to the Office of the State Engineer for river habitat restoration. The work is in Albuquerque’s Rio Grande bosque within the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. It includes reducing hazardous fuels, removing invasive species, and adding benches and pedestrian bridges.
Bernalillo County Roads Get Repair Funding
The general fund provides $200,000 for Ann Avenue and Armijo Road SW improvements, including storm drainage and rights of way. Barcelona Road gets $100,000 for storm, drainage, and road work, including streets between the Armijo and Isleta drains. East Mountain county roads get $250,000 for work including chip seal and rehabilitation. Roads and drainage along Condershire Drive, Meade Avenue, and Grace Vigil Road get $450,000; Hardy Court SW in Atrisco gets $350,000. Those two awards include rights of way; $50,000 funds Tapia Boulevard SW work from San Ygnacio Road to Robertson Avenue.
Bernalillo Gets Sidewalk and Drainage Funding
The general fund provides $425,000 for Hahn Arroyo drainage and trails from Delwood Road NE to California Street. Mountainview gets $500,000 for rights of way, sidewalks, and drainage; Paradise Hills gets $50,000 to build, repair, and replace sidewalks. Albuquerque gets $100,000 for green stormwater infrastructure, including property and rights of way. These Bernalillo County awards fund work on the named projects and cannot be used for unrelated projects.
Bernalillo Gets Streetlight and Intersection Funding
The general fund provides $75,000 for Nashville Avenue SW at Gatewood Avenue, including rights of way and intersection work. South Coors Boulevard gets $300,000 to install and improve street lighting. The 86th Street SW and Tower Road intersection gets $110,000 for improvements, including traffic signals. The 98th Street SW and Amole Mesa Avenue intersection gets $100,000 for intersection and traffic signal improvements. Each award is limited to its specified Bernalillo County project.
Bernalillo Neighborhoods Get Road and Utility Funding
The law provides general fund money for four named road and utility projects in Bernalillo County. East Mountain gets $50,000 for road and utility work, separate from its county road repair award. North Valley gets $60,000, and South Valley gets $450,000, for road and utility improvements. Kinney Brick and Mountain View neighborhoods get $860,000 for infrastructure, including roads, utilities, water and sewer systems, and bridges. Each award must be used for its specified project.
Central Curry gets water conservation matching funds
The law provides $1 million in matching funds for the Central Curry Soil and Water Conservation District. The money supports the district's water conservation program in Curry County. It does not set a household payment or individual eligibility rule.
Community food assistance facilities get upgrades
The law provides $2.95 million for construction, repairs, furnishings, and equipment for a Las Cruces soup kitchen and community kitchen. A Clovis food bank gets $375,000 for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. These provisions fund facilities, not direct household payments or new food benefit eligibility rules.
Conservation districts get building improvement funds
The Southwestern Quay Soil and Water Conservation District gets $300,000 to acquire land and build, furnish, and equip a facility. The East Rio Arriba district gets $100,000 to plan, build, and repair facilities. The Upper Chama district gets $50,000 for buildings and grounds, including lighting, electricity, security technology, heating and cooling, and parking. In Torrance County, the Central Tri-County district gets $30,000 for an outdoor faux wall on its administrative building. It also gets $80,000 to replace and improve that building's roof.
Conservation districts get equipment and storage
The McKinley Soil and Water Conservation District gets $50,000 to buy and equip heavy equipment. The East Torrance district gets $100,000 for vehicles and equipment, including a truck, utility task vehicle, and trailer. The Roosevelt district gets $409,000 to plan, design, build, purchase, and install a storage structure for shade balls. These funds support district operations, not direct household payments.
Courthouse users get facility improvement funding
The law provides $1.8 million in severance tax bond proceeds for escalator improvements at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court in Albuquerque. It also provides $5 million through the capital program fund for Mora County courthouse construction, renovation, equipment, furnishings, and improvements. The court certifies its bond need; the General Services Department's Facilities Management Division certifies the Mora project's need. Certification is due by the end of fiscal year 2028, or the project authorization becomes void. Projects must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after proceeds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
Cuchilla Road gets sewer construction funding
The law provides $250,000 from the general fund for sewer mains along Cuchilla Road in Taos County. The project serves the El Valle de los Ranchos water and sanitation district. Funding covers planning, design, construction, equipment, manholes, service lines, and asphalt patching.
Doña Ana Communities Get Safety Equipment
Anthony gets $230,000 to buy and equip animal control vehicles and equipment. Las Cruces gets $72,000 for fire-station equipment and facility improvements. Its police department also gets $100,000 for a real-time crime center. Sunland Park gets $200,000 for vehicles and equipment for police, fire, emergency medical services, public works, and administration.
Doña Ana County gets road improvement funding
The law funds five road projects in Doña Ana County from the general fund. Picacho Hills roads, including Picacho Hills Drive, get $450,000; Anthony gets $800,000 for streets, drainage, sidewalks, and lighting. Engler Road in Las Cruces gets $1 million for road work, rights of way, lighting, sidewalks, bike lanes, and utilities. Mesa Grande Drive gets $2.05 million for a north-south extension and east-west connections in Las Cruces. Sunland Park gets $400,000 for streets, drainage, hydrants, bike lanes, and crossings around Mount Cristo Rey Boulevard and Bronze Hill Avenue.
Eddy And Harding Fairgrounds Get Improvements
The law provides $1.017647 million for Eddy County fairgrounds planning, design, construction, furnishings, equipment, and improvements. It also provides $500,000 to plan, design, and build improvements at the county fairgrounds in Roy, Harding County. These are facility investments, not household payments.
Eddy County Communities Get Emergency Funding
Artesia's fire department gets $450,000 for cardiac monitors and $200,000 for a rescue engine. It also gets $550,000 for self-contained breathing equipment. Carlsbad gets $600,000 to buy and equip ambulances. It also gets $1 million to plan, build, furnish, and equip a central dispatch center. Hope's fire department gets $450,000 to buy and equip a brush truck.
Emergency responders get facilities and equipment
The law provides $10 million in bond funds for a state emergency operations center in Santa Fe. That project requires state certification of need and compliance with the law’s bond project rules. Las Cruces gets $2.09 million to build and equip a dedicated police department track; its use is not specified. Fort Sumner gets $100,000 for dispatch center emergency communications equipment. Doña Ana County gets $100,000 for firefighter breathing equipment and $100,000 for fire engines.
Funding Albuquerque area lighting and landscaping
The law dedicates general fund money to lighting, medians, and landscaping in Bernalillo County. Street lights get $100,000 in Albuquerque’s southwest mesa and $125,000 on East Central Avenue between Eubank and Tramway Boulevards. Coors Road NW medians get $450,000; La Bajada Road NW medians get $10,000; Laurelwood entrance medians and parkways get $375,000, including irrigation. Landscaping gets $15,000 on Tramway Boulevard and $150,000 on University Boulevard SE between Rio Bravo Boulevard and Fritts Crossing. Another $100,000 supports intersection work, including lighting and landscaping, at Southern Boulevard SE and Juan Tabo Boulevard SE.
Funding Albuquerque neighborhood street safety
The law dedicates general fund money to street safety projects in Bernalillo County. Southeast Albuquerque gets $100,000 for streets near schools and $300,000 for equipment, including speed cameras, radar feedback signs, and trailers. Tower Road SW gets $250,000 for traffic calming, median landscaping, and irrigation between Coors and Unser Boulevards. Streets between Candelaria Road NE and Montgomery Boulevard get $15,000; Griegos Road NW gets $250,000 between 4th Street and Rio Grande Boulevard. Osuna Road NW gets $100,000 for traffic calming, widening, and roundabouts from 2nd Street to 4th Street.
Funding Albuquerque road and stormwater upgrades
The law provides general fund money for two road and drainage projects in Bernalillo County. Blake Road SW gets $200,000 for roads and storm drains from the Isleta Drain to Isleta Boulevard. Lomas Boulevard NE gets $550,000 between Arizona Street and Vassar Drive. That project includes green stormwater features and a road redesign that reduces travel lanes. Both allocations are limited to their named projects and include land-access rights where needed.
Funding Albuquerque roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes
The law dedicates general fund money to these Bernalillo County road projects. Lead and Coal Avenues get $100,000 for bike lanes, barriers, striping, and drainage from 2nd Street SW to Oak Street SE; Broadway Boulevard NE gets $175,000 for paths and a protected crossing between Lomas Boulevard and Coal Avenue. San Pedro Drive NE gets $350,000 north of Montgomery Boulevard and $700,000 for sidewalks and streetscaping from Cagua Place to Lomas Boulevard. Girard Boulevard NE gets $650,000 between Hannett Avenue and Indian School Road; Menaul Boulevard NE gets $370,000 between Carlisle Boulevard and Interstate 25. McMahon Boulevard NW gets $100,000 for expansion, drainage, lighting, landscaping, and travel access between Kayenta Street NW and Rockcliff Drive NW.
Funding Builds Community Spaces and Parks
The law provides $100,000 to plan, design, build, furnish, and equip a multipurpose center in Virden. It provides $250,000 for shoreline and day-use improvements at Alamogordo-owned Bonito Lake, near Ruidoso. Columbus gets $200,000 for Albert Fields Park improvements. Deming gets $300,000 for multi-use paths, including lighting, shade structures, and accessibility upgrades. Deming also gets $250,000 to improve, equip, and furnish city parks.
Funding for New Mexico magistrate courts
The law provides $17 million in severance tax bond funds for magistrate courts. Up to $6.5 million supports a Sandoval County court, and up to $10 million supports a Cibola County court. At least $500,000 supports emergency repairs and small projects statewide. The court office must certify need by the end of fiscal year 2028, or the project authorization expires. Projects must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after funds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
Funding Improves County Public Service Buildings
The law provides $100,000 for Hidalgo County courthouse improvements, including security and accessibility upgrades. Lea County gets $800,000 to plan, design, build, furnish, and equip a county services complex. The law does not name the services the complex will house.
Funding Paseo del Norte road improvements
The law dedicates general fund money to three Paseo del Norte projects in Bernalillo County. It provides $500,000 to improve the overpass at Coors Boulevard in Albuquerque. Another $1.7 million funds land-access rights and road improvements from Unser Boulevard NW to the city limits and to Kimmick Drive. It also provides $500,000 for sound barriers and noise-reduction work along Paseo del Norte Boulevard in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Each allocation is limited to its named project.
Funding roads in four New Mexico communities
The law dedicates general fund money to roads in Roswell, Milan, Cimarron, and Curry County. Roswell gets $225,000 to widen West Country Club Road from two lanes to four between North Union Avenue, also called North Montana Avenue, and North Sycamore Avenue. Milan gets $200,000 for road and drainage work on Willow Drive and Pinon Street. Cimarron gets $200,000 for Euclid, Washington, and Lincoln Avenues, plus 9th, 12th, and 13th Streets. Curry County gets $1.383 million for county roads; all four allocations are restricted to their named projects or area.
Funding Roswell drainage and Clovis sewers
The law provides $350,000 from the general fund to plan and design stormwater drainage systems in Roswell, Chaves County. This allocation pays for planning and design, not construction. It also provides $768,500 to plan, design, construct, and replace sewer lines along Brady Avenue in Clovis, Curry County. Both allocations are limited to these named projects.
Gallup area gets road improvement funding
The law provides general fund money for two road projects in McKinley County. Hasler Valley Road gets $200,000 for planning, design, and an extension, including bridge and drainage work. The Allison Road corridor in Gallup gets $500,000 for planning, design, construction, improvements, and moving utilities. Each allocation is limited to its named project.
Grant And Guadalupe Get Safety Funding
Grant County's volunteer fire department gets $100,000 for radios and $200,000 for self-contained breathing equipment. Hurley gets $300,000 to install and improve security systems. The Guadalupe County sheriff's office in Santa Rosa gets $100,000 to buy and equip vehicles. Vehicle equipment can include radios, information technology, prisoner cages, and emergency equipment.
Grants gets safety and public works funding
The law provides $125,000 to plan, build, furnish, and equip a fire station in Grants. Another $100,000 funds construction, renovation, repairs, furnishings, and equipment at the Grants police station. The public works department gets $400,000 to purchase and equip heavy machinery, including attachments.
Harding County Roads Get New Equipment
The law provides $250,000 to buy and equip bulldozers and water trucks for the Harding County road department. The funding supports county road operations rather than direct household payments.
Hatch and Fort Sumner upgrade public buildings
The law provides $850,000 to build and improve parking lots at Hatch’s community center and municipal building. Fort Sumner gets $460,000 to improve, furnish, and equip its village hall.
Jal and Santa Fe Museums Get Upgrades
The law provides $300,000 to plan, design, build, renovate, and improve a museum building in Jal. It also provides $1.064 million from the general fund to the Department of Military Affairs. That money funds planning, construction, repairs, and improvements to exhibits and facilities at Santa Fe’s New Mexico National Guard Military Museum.
Jal and Tatum Cemeteries Get Improvements
The law provides $500,000 to plan, design, and build improvements at a cemetery in Jal. The project includes a shelter for burial services and a columbarium area for cremated remains. Tatum cemetery gets $350,000 for improvements, including a sprinkler system, site preparation, fencing, and gate replacement. The funding does not provide burial assistance or specify lower burial costs.
Las Cruces gets stormwater pond funding
The law provides $1 million to plan, design, and build a stormwater detention pond in Las Cruces. The provision does not identify which properties benefit or estimate changes in flood risk or household costs.
Local communities get facility improvement funding
The law gives the Local Government Division general fund money for listed facilities, housing, parks, public safety, and infrastructure projects. Listed allocations include $1.37 million for a Bernalillo County multigenerational facility and $1.345 million for an Albuquerque homeless facility for young adults. The Larry P. Abraham agri-nature center gets $2.5 million for improvements. Grants gets $200,000 for planning, construction, purchase, and installation of emergency generators at administrative offices and courts. Local Government Division money is limited to listed purposes; crossed-out projects are not funded, and the supplied schedule states no total.
Local communities get road and equipment funding
General fund money includes $375,000 for Marie Street improvements between North Date and Palo Verde streets in Truth or Consequences. Williamsburg gets $200,000 for street, drainage, and flood control work, including easements and rights of way. Estancia gets $150,000 for road equipment and road work, including streetlights. Clayton gets $400,000 for road work and equipment, including street sweepers. Moriarty gets $510,000 for traffic studies at the west and central Interstate 40 interchanges between mileposts 194 and 199.
Local Emergency Services Get New Funding
The law provides $250,000 for construction, renovation, and equipment at an employee emergency response training facility in Hobbs. Lincoln County gets $515,000 to plan and design a regional public safety communications system, not deploy it. Deming gets $300,000 to buy and equip a mobile crime scene unit for its police department. Deming also gets $65,000 for planning, construction, renovation, and equipment at a public safety facility. Corrales gets $425,000 to plan, design, build, and equip water lines and distribution systems for fire suppression.
Local Government Buildings Get Upgrade Funding
Mesilla gets $500,000 for town hall phase 3, including community space, public safety facilities, furnishings, and equipment. Sunland Park gets $1.42 million to plan, design, build, and improve its municipal complex. Artesia gets $500,000 to plan, build, renovate, furnish, and equip city hall. The Anton Chico land grant-merced gets $200,000 to build, renovate, repair, furnish, and equip an administrative building. Guadalupe County gets $250,000 for its Santa Rosa courthouse exterior, including educational signs and historical markers.
Local libraries and recreation facilities get upgrades
The law provides $1.7 million to expand, renovate, furnish, and equip the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces. Milan gets $200,000 for swimming pool improvements, and Fort Sumner gets $245,000 for youth center construction and improvements. The La Mesa area gets $50,000 for a splash pad and related water systems. Mesquite gets $440,000 to improve and equip its community center buildings and grounds.
Local Parks And Community Buildings Get Funding
Las Cruces gets $250,000 for its East Mesa recreation center and $900,000 for the Woman's Improvement Association building. The money funds planning, construction, improvements, equipment, and furnishings. Bayard gets $250,000 for community park baseball fields and facilities, including restrooms; Santa Clara gets $100,000 for city parks. Silver City gets $200,000 for Gough Park improvements, furnishings, and equipment. It also gets $300,000 for Scott Park improvements, including accessibility work, equipment, and furnishings.
Local Trash Services Get New Equipment
The law provides $200,000 for equipped portable buildings at South Central Solid Waste Authority community collection centers. Santa Rosa gets $300,000 to buy and equip a trash truck. Vaughn gets $300,000 for a trash collection truck, dumpsters, and bins. This funding supports local waste collection without setting new household fees.
Local Water Districts Get Facility Funding
The law provides $350,000 for an Elephant Butte Irrigation District communications building, tower, and repeater in Doña Ana County. La Union's water and sewer association gets $180,000 for solar power, a carport, parking, and accessibility upgrades. The La Union Watershed District gets $300,000 for a storage building with a bathroom, furnishings, and equipment. These projects fund district facilities, not household payments or promised utility bill cuts.
More funding for community wildfire protection
The law provides $13 million in severance tax bond money for forestry vehicles and facilities, including wildfire response in Santa Fe. Another $7.5 million funds statewide watershed restoration and community wildfire protection, including forest thinning. The department must certify the need by the end of fiscal year 2028 or the bond authorization expires. Projects must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after bond money becomes available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
More funding for museums and heritage
The law provides $10 million for land, construction, furnishings, and equipment for a Navajo code talkers museum for the Navajo Nation. It provides $3 million in bond funds for museums, monuments, historic sites, and cultural facilities statewide. Another $2 million in bond funds improves the Cumbres and Toltec railroad’s tracks, passenger cars, and facilities, including the Cumbres Pass pavilion. The bond-funded projects require agency certification of need and must follow the law’s project development rules.
More irrigation and farm access funding
The law gives the Interstate Stream Commission general fund money for 39 named acequia, ditch, irrigation, and water projects. Allocations range from $10,000 to $600,000; the supplied schedule does not state a combined total. Examples include $600,000 for Citizens ditch in San Juan County and $108,882 for Torreon acequia association in Torrance County. A separate $50,000 general fund allocation supports planning and building a box bridge off County Road B43B to agricultural land served by acequia de los Seguras. Money is limited to the listed projects and purposes.
More road funding across New Mexico
General fund money provides $500,000 for planning, construction, repairs, and improvements to Grant County roads. Hobbs gets $2 million for roads, including New Mexico Highway 132 and Turner Street. Logan in Quay County gets $545,000 for road planning, construction, easements, and rights of way. Española in Rio Arriba County gets $400,000 to extend and improve Silkey Way between North Riverside Drive and North McCurdy Road. Portales in Roosevelt County gets $100,000 for drainage planning, design, and construction on Roosevelt Road Q 1/2 and Roosevelt Road 7.
More Vehicles for Local Government Services
The law provides $225,000 for a Hidalgo County dump truck and $350,000 for its road department’s graders. Luna County gets $500,000 to buy and equip heavy road equipment. Columbus gets $200,000 to buy and equip vehicles, but their use is not specified. These purchases support local government operations and road maintenance.
Navajo communities get road and crossing funding
General fund money provides $300,000 for Badger Loop, also called Navajo Route 9505, in Mexican Springs, McKinley County. Red Lake chapter roads in McKinley County get $250,000, including Lone Pine Drive and Cedar Avenue. Rock Springs gets $300,000 for rights of way and improvements to the Francisco Pond Road bridge in McKinley County. Beclabito in San Juan County gets $243,000 to plan, design, and build a helipad access road. Tse'Daa'Kaan gets $200,000 for a pedestrian bridge and solar streetlights where New Mexico Highway 64 meets Navajo Route 5031.
New funding for Albuquerque area crossings
The law dedicates general fund money to specific crossings and signals in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. It provides $100,000 for Constitution Avenue NE at Eubank Boulevard and $100,000 for Coors Boulevard SW at Gonzales Road. It provides $25,000 for Albuquerque crosswalks and $50,000 for the Mariposa trail crossing at Montano Road NW. Another $275,000 funds a pedestrian crossing signal at Montano Road NW and Guadalupe Trail; $100,000 funds signals at Tierra Viva Place NW and Montano Road. Buena Vista Drive gets $400,000 for road work and mid-block pedestrian signals between Gibson Boulevard, Avenida Cesar Chavez, and Central Avenue.
Park visitors get facility and trail investments
The law provides $20 million in severance tax bond money for state park improvements statewide, including restrooms and infrastructure. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department certifies the need for those bonds. Another $500,000 comes from the Trail Safety Fund for statewide off-highway vehicle trails. The Department of Game and Fish uses that money to develop, restore, and improve trails.
Police and correctional facilities get funding
The capital program fund gets $3 million in severance tax bond proceeds for correctional facility improvements statewide. Another $2.5 million funds a new New Mexico State Police facility in Grants, Cibola County. The General Services Department's Facilities Management Division must certify the need for bond issuance. Certification is due by the end of fiscal year 2028, or the project authorization becomes void. Projects must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after proceeds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
Rio Rancho gets street improvement funding
The law funds four Rio Rancho street projects from the general fund. Paseo del Volcan NE gets $100,000 for planning, design, and construction between Unser Boulevard and Rainbow Boulevard. Pedestrian curb ramps get $150,000 for construction and renovation to make crossings more accessible. The Department of Transportation gets $50,000 for Broadmoor Boulevard equipment and upgrades, including smart traffic systems. Westside Boulevard SE gets $497,000 for median landscaping from A Park Above Court to Wellspring Avenue.
Sandoval County gets road repair funding
The law provides general fund money for five named road projects. County Road C43B gets $50,000 for repairs and improvements, including chip seal, from south San Ysidro to north San Ysidro. Ojo Encino Road in Sandoval County gets $250,000 for road work, including pothole repairs. Corrales gets $173,315 for Coronado Road repaving and drainage, plus $200,000 for Reclining Acres Road paving and striping. The San Antonio de las Huertas land grant-merced gets $50,000 for road work, including access to the Placitas water system.
Sandoval landfill gets access road funding
The law provides $2.0155 million from the general fund for a landfill access road in Sandoval County. The road is near 29th Avenue NW and Encino Road. The money is limited to planning, design, and construction of this road.
Santa Fe County gets transportation funding
General fund money provides $50,000 only for drainage planning and design near Camino Torcido Loop in La Cieneguilla. County Road 51 gets $532,000 to plan, design, and build an all-weather crossing at the Galisteo River. The New Mexico Highway 14 Turquoise Trail multi-use extension gets $283,000 for planning, design, construction, and improvements. Highway 285 north of Santa Fe gets $100,000 for noise-reduction work; Tesuque gets $150,000 for gateway signs and median islands. Church Street in Edgewood gets $500,000 for easements and road work, including paving and drainage.
Santa Fe roads and bridge get funding
The law provides general fund money for three Santa Fe County transportation projects. It provides $460,000 for planning, construction, improvements, and repairs to the Avenida Vista Grande bridge in Eldorado. Another $400,000 funds road planning, design, and construction in the Eldorado subdivision. Santa Fe gets $450,000 to plan, build, equip, and improve medians on major and collector roads.
State wildlife properties get habitat restoration funding
The law provides $4.5 million to restore habitats along waterways and improve State Game Commission properties statewide. This includes $2.5 million from the Sikes Act account of the Game Protection Fund. Another $2 million comes from the Habitat Management Fund. The money supports Department of Game and Fish work on commission-owned properties.
Storm cleanup funding for Peña Blanca
The law provides $250,000 to the Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District for work in Peña Blanca, Sandoval County. The money funds removal of storm-damaged trees and debris. It also pays for planning, design, construction, repairs, and improvements to access routes.
Three communities get water system funding
The law funds three local water projects from the general fund. The Lower Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority gets $66,000 for system improvements in Doña Ana County, including line replacements along Highway 478 and Boyer Road. Cloudcroft in Otero County gets $750,000 to replace water and sewer lines on mountaintop streets, including Sugar Pine Drive, Corona Avenue, and Maple Drive. The Jemez Springs domestic water association gets $400,000 to replace asbestos-cement water pipeline in Sandoval County. Each allocation supports planning, design, and construction for its named system.
Tribal communities get road improvement funding
The law provides $350,000 from the general fund for phase three of Tova Muusa Poe Road in Nambe Pueblo. Work includes utilities, grading, drainage, paving, and trenching. Another $100,000 funds planning, construction, purchase, and installation of street lighting on U.S. Highway 491. That lighting serves the Bahast'lah chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley County.
Valencia County gets road safety funding
General fund money includes $50,000 for the Manzano Expressway safety corridor to east-side schools, including street lighting. Another $50,000 funds Meadowlake Road improvements, including lighting, school zones, bike paths, and sidewalks. Los Lunas gets $400,000 for the Sun Ranch Village Road intersection with New Mexico Highway 6. Peralta gets $500,000 for road improvements and flood control systems.
Veterans' cemeteries and memorials get improvement funding
The law provides $2 million in severance tax bond money for veteran cemetery and memorial improvements statewide. The money goes through the capital program fund. The General Services Department's Facilities Management Division certifies the need for the bonds. The funding improves facilities rather than providing individual veterans with payments.
Whitfield visitors get accessibility improvement funding
The Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District gets $185,000 for accessibility at Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area and its visitors' and education center. Work includes the front entrance and pedestrian stairway. Another $25,000 funds a district electric vehicle, trailers, tractor attachments, and a charging station at the site. The district also gets $245,000 for a workspace, storage container, solar panels, and irrigation repairs. This funding supports the conservation area, not household vehicle rebates.
Hospitals get equipment and facility funding
Nor-Lea special hospital district gets $1 million to expand, furnish, and equip an operating room. The county hospital in Grants gets $105,000 for medical technology, including an x-ray unit, mini c-arm, and ultrasound machine. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents gets $100,000 specifically for pediatric emergency department equipment at its Children's Hospital. Miners' Colfax Medical Center in Raton gets $1.5 million from the Miners' Trust Fund for equipment and facility improvements. That funding covers both its hospital and long-term care facility; these provisions do not set household payments or change coverage rules.
Insurance Office Gets Online Directory Funding
The law provides $1.5 million from the general fund to the Office of Superintendent of Insurance in Santa Fe. The money pays for buying and installing technology systems, including a statewide online provider directory. This funding does not directly change coverage eligibility, premiums, or household benefits.
Local Hospitals And Care Facilities Get Funding
Artesia's hospital district gets $75,000 for operating-room improvements, including doors and flooring. It gets $350,000 for emergency and medical-surgical patient beds, plus $675,000 for the hospital and clinics' telephone system. Another $150,000 funds mobile triage carts for its hospital, emergency department, and clinics. Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City gets $550,000 to buy and install medical equipment. Santa Rosa gets $150,000 to plan, build, equip, and furnish a hospice, therapy, and home health care facility.
San Miguel rural health facilities get funding
The law provides $15 million in severance tax bond proceeds for rural clinical facilities in San Miguel County. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents must use it to acquire property and develop those facilities. The board must certify the need for bonds by the end of fiscal year 2028 or the authorization expires. Project rules require readiness to commit at least 5% within six months after proceeds become available and spend 85% within three years. This is facility funding, not a direct payment to residents.
Grants gets domestic violence shelter funding
The law provides $125,000 to prepare and develop a domestic violence shelter site in Grants. The project includes infrastructure, housing, offices, and shared spaces. The funding supports shelter capacity but does not set individual eligibility rules or provide household payments.
Las Cruces homeless services campus gets improvements
The law provides $434,000 to expand, improve, furnish, and equip the Mesilla Valley Resource Campus in Las Cruces. The campus serves people experiencing homelessness. Funded work includes supportive housing, service buildings, and traffic flow improvements. The provision does not set individual eligibility rules or provide direct household payments.
Local affordable housing projects get construction funds
Paseos Verdes affordable housing complex in Las Cruces gets $200,000 for repairs, improvements, equipment, and related infrastructure. The funding includes streets, pedestrian walkways, and utility upgrades. Angel Fire gets $100,000 to plan, design, build, and equip affordable workforce housing. These allocations do not set rents, household eligibility, or the number of homes.
Los Alamos affordable housing infrastructure funding
The law provides $1.154 million from the general fund for roads and utilities serving affordable housing projects in Los Alamos County. The money pays for planning, design, and construction of that infrastructure. This allocation does not set household eligibility rules, rent amounts, or direct housing payments.
New Mexico communities get affordable home funding
General-fund allocations through the Department of Finance and Administration support New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority affordable single-family home projects. Albuquerque gets $650,000, plus $395,000 for its San Jose neighborhood; Clovis and Portales each get $15,000 for land. Las Cruces gets $270,000, Hobbs gets $1.104 million, and Española gets $325,000 for land and development. Kirtland gets $45,000 for energy-efficient homes, Santa Fe gets $1.55 million, and Taos gets $400,000. These allocations do not specify household eligibility or provide direct payments to residents.
North Ridgetop housing gets infrastructure funding
The law provides $650,000 from the general fund for the North Ridgetop Road housing development in Santa Fe County. The money funds planning, design, construction, and improvements to water, sewer, and roads. It does not create household payments or set housing prices.
Santa Fe school employees get housing funding
The law provides $100,000 to plan, design, and build affordable housing for Santa Fe public school district employees. It does not specify eligibility terms, the number of homes, or assistance amounts for individual households.
Statewide housing and homelessness projects get funds
The law provides $26.575 million from the general fund to the New Mexico Workforce Solutions Department. The department must use the money for housing and homelessness projects statewide. The allocation does not set individual eligibility, benefit amounts, or a distribution formula.
Albuquerque schools get grounds and pool funding
The law provides $250,000 for Georgia O’Keeffe Elementary School grounds, playgrounds, fields, sidewalks, bus areas, and parking lots. Sandia Base Elementary School gets $55,000 for grounds, playgrounds, shade structures, sidewalks, bus areas, and parking lots. Harrison Middle School gets $50,000 for grounds, fields, and track renovations. North Domingo Baca Park aquatic center work gets $50,000 each for Georgia O’Keeffe Elementary and Hoover Middle schools, plus $25,000 for S. Y. Jackson Elementary. That money covers planning, construction, expansion, furnishings, and equipment; Highland High School's north complex also gets $65,000 for signs and support structures.
Albuquerque schools get technology upgrade funding
The law funds technology and communication systems at Albuquerque Public Schools in Bernalillo County, including planning, purchases, upgrades, and installation. Middle schools get $476,000 for Grant, $81,000 for Hayes, $75,000 for Hoover, and $79,000 for Jackson. High schools get $50,000 each for Highland and Sandia, and $100,000 for Rio Grande. Elementary schools get $237,000 for Hawthorne, $250,000 for Seven Bar, and $75,000 each for Helen Cordero and Inez. Rudolfo Anaya, S. Y. Jackson, Sierra Vista, Sombra del Monte, and Sunset View elementary schools each get $25,000.
Albuquerque students get classroom improvement funding
The law provides $100,000 each for classroom improvements at Eugene Field and Hodgin elementary schools in Albuquerque Public Schools. School on Wheels High School gets $130,000 for classrooms. These classroom funds also cover equipment, furnishings, books, technology, and infrastructure. Health Leadership High School gets $350,000, Robert F. Kennedy Charter School gets $815,000, and Siembra Leadership High School gets $100,000. Their funding covers buildings, grounds, renovations, furnishings, equipment, infrastructure, and technology; Health Leadership's funding also covers wiring.
Albuquerque students get classroom repair funding
The law funds Albuquerque Public Schools classroom improvements: $275,000 at the juvenile detention center school, $50,000 at Kit Carson, and $150,000 at Los Padillas. Kit Carson and Los Padillas funding includes equipment, furnishings, books, technology, and infrastructure. Roof and exterior repairs receive $150,000 at Kennedy Middle School and $142,500 at Lavaland Elementary. Another $50,000 supports outdoor classrooms at Los Padillas wildlife sanctuary, including infrastructure, a foundation, landscaping, equipment, and furnishings.
Charter school students get campus upgrades
La Academia de Esperanza in Albuquerque gets $300,000 to acquire and improve buildings, facilities, and grounds, including technology, security, and wiring. ASK Academy in Rio Rancho gets $546,000 for buildings, grounds, equipment, infrastructure, furnishings, and technology. Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education gets $550,000 for building and grounds improvements, including purchases, equipment, and furnishings. Explore Academy in Rio Rancho gets $50,000 to buy and install security and fire alarm systems.
Education facilities get accessible elevator and seating
Region 9 Education Cooperative gets $450,000 for an accessible elevator at its main office in Ruidoso. Deming High School gets $150,000 to renovate Memorial Stadium, including accessible seating. These projects fund better access to two education facilities.
Job seekers get job center facility investments
The law provides $1.5 million in severance tax bond money through the capital program fund for job centers statewide. The money covers planning, design, construction, renovation, repairs, furnishings, and equipment. The General Services Department's Facilities Management Division certifies the need for the bonds. The appropriation funds facilities without changing job seekers' eligibility or benefit amounts.
Las Cruces families get center funding
The law provides $3.425 million for Las Cruces Public Schools to plan, design, build, equip, and furnish a centralized family support center. The center includes shared spaces for staff, students, and the community, along with specialized programs. The allocation does not set individual eligibility rules or provide direct household payments.
Local schools get building and technology funds
The law provides $255,000 for technology and communication systems at Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary School in Albuquerque. Technology Leadership High School in Albuquerque gets $375,000 for building and equipment improvements. Mora schools get $100,000 for facility improvements. Chama Valley schools get $200,000 for facilities, including technology and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. These funds support school projects, not household payments.
Middle school students get technology funding
The law provides Albuquerque Public Schools $159,500 for technology and communication systems at John Adams Middle School. It also provides $369,000 for those systems at Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School. The money covers planning, design, construction, purchases, improvements, and installation.
New Mexico schools get bus funding
The law provides $435,000 from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund for cameras and school buses statewide. The Public Education Department and public schools must use the money to purchase those items.
School districts get buses and transportation facilities
Animas schools in Hidalgo County get $270,000 to buy and equip a bus. Tatum schools in Lea County get $300,000 to buy and equip an activity bus. Alamogordo schools get $800,000 to plan, build, furnish, and equip a transportation facility. The funding supports district transportation rather than direct payments to families.
Schools get cafeteria and recreation upgrades
Dugan-Tarango Middle School gets $200,000 to remodel and expand its cafeteria. James Monroe Middle School gets $347,200 for its wellness room and staff restrooms, including furniture, books, technology, and infrastructure. Lovington elementary schools get $900,000 for playground surfaces. Hondo Valley schools get $50,000 for gym floors and water systems. Hozho Academy in Gallup gets $275,000 for a gymnasium, including bleachers, lockers, stages, and lighting. Piedra Vista High School gets $150,000 for field house lighting and electrical systems.
Students get arts and swimming facilities
West Las Vegas public schools get $250,000 to acquire a theater arts building and improve, furnish, and equip Kiva Theatre. Cleveland High School gets $125,000 to renovate its marching band rehearsal field, including an observation tower, fencing, and concrete work. Albuquerque Public Schools get $75,000 toward an aquatic center at north Domingo Baca park for John Baker Elementary. That money supports equipment, construction, expansion, and furnishings.
Students get athletic facility improvement funds
The law provides $250,000 to plan, design, build, and equip track and field facilities at Piedra Vista High School. Tibbetts Middle School gets $25,000 to build, improve, and equip track and field throwing areas. Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho gets $200,000 to plan, design, build, and equip an athletic locker room.
Students get school grounds improvement funding
Albuquerque Public Schools receive $75,000 for Janet Kahn, $55,000 for Jimmy Carter, and $175,000 for La Mesa school grounds. Work covers playgrounds, sidewalks, bus areas, and parking; La Mesa's funding also includes shade structures. Cuba Middle School gets $100,000 for parking lots and bus areas. Cielo Azul Elementary gets $80,000 to replace a parking lot. Joe Harris Elementary gets $79,000 for playground shade structures.
Students get science and career facility funding
Hondo Valley schools get $100,000 to plan, build, furnish, and equip a greenhouse. They also get $90,000 for vehicles used in agriculture programs. Northwest Regional Education Cooperative 2 gets $270,000 for a mobile physics laboratory serving Rio Arriba, Sandoval, and Taos Counties. Alamogordo High School gets $850,000 to improve and equip career and technical education facilities.
University campuses get equipment and stadium funding
Eastern New Mexico University's Roswell campus gets $50,000 to purchase and equip an aerial lift. New Mexico State University gets $1.225 million for the Aggie Memorial Stadium press box in Las Cruces. That money covers planning, design, construction, renovation, furnishings, and equipment.
University students get campus safety investments
Eastern New Mexico University gets $300,000 to buy and equip public safety vehicles in Portales. New Mexico Highlands University gets $50,000 for lockdown systems, cameras, a security switchboard, and related campus safety improvements. The University of New Mexico gets $250,000 for fire suppression systems in residential buildings in Albuquerque. Its Gallup campus gets $25,000 to buy and equip police vehicles.
Doña Ana transit and airport get upgrades
The South Central Regional Transit District in Doña Ana County gets $705,000 for electric vehicles, a bus facility, and charging infrastructure. The county’s international jetport gets $208,000 to build and equip a terminal and office building. These provisions do not specify changes to transit fares or air service costs.
Local road crews get equipment and buildings
Colfax County gets $170,000 for a backhoe and $150,000 for road department vehicles. Maxwell gets $100,000 for excavation equipment and $50,000 to build or improve its public works maintenance shop. Raton gets $100,000 to build, furnish, and equip a road department building. De Baca County gets $450,000 for road department semi tractors and trailers.
Local water and waste facilities get funding
The Alto de las Flores water association gets $350,000 for land and a building, including construction, equipment, or relocation. Melrose gets $237,000 to relocate and equip a centralized trash collection center at a transfer station, including related infrastructure. The Southwest Solid Waste Authority in Grant County gets $300,000 from the general fund for vehicles and heavy equipment. These provisions do not specify household rate changes.
Milan industrial park gets infrastructure funding
The law provides $450,000 to plan, design, build, equip, and improve infrastructure at the Milan industrial park. The project is in Milan, Cibola County. The allocation does not guarantee jobs, lower prices, or household payments.
More funding for downtown district improvements
The law provides $5 million in bond funds for Main Street and arts and cultural districts across New Mexico. The Economic Development Department must certify the need, and projects must follow the law’s bond project rules. Separately, Clovis gets $225,000 for Main Street improvements between First and Fourteenth streets, including seating and public art.
Pojoaque park gets convenience station funding
The law provides $1.05 million from the Capital Development Program Fund for Roadrunner recreational vehicle park in Pueblo of Pojoaque. The Indian Affairs Department must use the money to plan, design, build, equip, and furnish a convenience station.
State Land Office gets building funding
The law provides $750,000 from the State Lands Maintenance Fund to improve the State Land Office building in Santa Fe County. The office must use the money for planning, design, construction, furnishings, and equipment for those improvements.
Española schools get teacher housing funding
The law provides $250,000 for teacher housing and related infrastructure for the Española school district in Rio Arriba County. The money covers planning, design, construction, purchase and equipment. The provision does not set occupancy rules or give teachers a direct payment.
Agriculture and forestry research centers get equipment
New Mexico State University's Clovis center gets $205,000 for precision agriculture research equipment, including a tractor and utility vehicle. Its Artesia center gets $170,000 for equipment, including a vehicle and sprinkler systems. The Rex E. Kirksey center in Tucumcari gets $165,000 for equipment, including an excavator and vehicle. The Alcalde center gets $50,000 for equipment, including an irrigation well and vehicle. The Los Lunas center gets $350,000 for equipment, including a bale wagon. The livestock research center in Clayton gets $190,000 for methane monitors and backup power. The John T. Harrington forestry research center in Mora County gets $50,000 for greenhouse research equipment and cooling upgrades.
Campus entrances, technology, and irrigation get funding
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology gets $100,000 for its southwest entrance in Socorro County, including signs and landscaping. The University of New Mexico's Albuquerque campus gets $100,000 to buy, install, replace, or upgrade technology, including servers. It also gets $100,000 to buy, install, and upgrade rain sensors for campus irrigation. Western New Mexico University gets $220,000 to build, replace, purchase, and install irrigation infrastructure in Silver City.
Children get school playground improvement funding
The law provides $225,000 for Wilson Middle School outdoor improvements, including play equipment, seating, shade, walkways and landscaping. Jefferson Montessori Academy in Carlsbad gets $550,000 for playground equipment and shade structures. Elida schools get $220,000 for playground improvements, including safety materials, pea-gravel removal and a concrete barrier.
Colleges get childcare and training facilities
The law provides $10 million in severance tax bond money for college early childcare facilities and teaching labs, including outdoor spaces statewide. Eastern New Mexico University's Roswell campus also gets $100,000 for automotive air-conditioning trainers and $60,000 for an aviation maintenance forklift. The Higher Education Department must certify the $10 million bond funding need by fiscal year 2028's end or its authorization expires. Those projects must be ready to commit 5% within six months after funds become available and spend 85% within three years. The funding pays for facilities and equipment, not household childcare payments.
Dexter schools get cafeteria and facility funding
The law provides $150,000 for Dexter school bus barn improvements, including water wells, shade structures and electrical systems. It provides $300,000 to improve and equip the district's cafeteria and gym, including sanitation and plumbing lines. Another $400,000 funds the purchase and installation of cafeteria cold storage units.
Farmington elementary schools get security upgrades
The law provides $170,000 for security fencing, gates and access controls at Animas Elementary School in Farmington. Bluffview Elementary School gets $132,000 for the same types of upgrades. The money covers planning, design, construction and equipment at both schools.
Highlands students get music and campus upgrades
New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas gets $100,000 for music department instruments and equipment. It also gets $185,000 for campus improvements, including electric vehicle charging stations, solar infrastructure, and plastic turf removal. The money must be used for these campus and department purposes.
Highlands University gets sports and technology funding
New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas gets $250,000 for the Leveo and Patricia Sanchez family stadium. Funded work includes demolition, construction, equipment, and improvements to tracks, football fields, and soccer fields. The Gene Torres golf course gets $400,000 for improvements, including a youth golf area, irrigation, fairways, and greens. The university also gets $50,000 for information technology infrastructure work, equipment, and installation.
More funding for university recreation spaces
New Mexico State University's Las Cruces campus gets $330,000 to plan, design, build, furnish, and equip a multipurpose field. The field is for band, recreation, and intramural activities. Another $250,000 funds improvements to the university's golf course, including construction, demolition, or replacement work.
New Mexico Tech gets research and access upgrades
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology gets $500,000 in bond funds for a lab studying artificial-intelligence threats to U.S. critical infrastructure. Its board must certify the need and follow the law’s bond project development rules. Campuses in Socorro, Hidalgo, and Eddy counties get $200,000 for academic, research, and outreach spaces and $150,000 for equipment. In Socorro County, the law provides $100,000 for Altamirano Hall accessibility improvements and $100,000 for athletic field lighting. It also provides $50,000 for parking lot work at the institute’s energetic materials research and testing center.
New Mexico university athletics get upgrades
The law provides $125,000 for University of New Mexico stadium improvements in Albuquerque. The money covers planning, design, construction, furnishings, equipment, and improvements. Another $100,000 funds video boards at the university's Albuquerque athletic venues, including equipment and installation.
Rio Rancho schools get facility funding
The law provides $60,000 to plan and design a larger bus parking lot for Rio Rancho public schools. That money covers planning and design, not construction. Vista Grande Elementary School also gets $350,000 to plan, design, and replace its intercom system.
Roswell college gets training and equipment funding
Eastern New Mexico University's Roswell campus gets $250,000 to buy and install information technology. It gets $57,000 for a metal brake press for welding and agriculture mechanics programs, plus $50,000 for biology lab equipment. Health science programs get $125,000 for an immersive simulation room. Campus facilities work gets $64,000 for a sewer jetter vehicle and $50,000 for utility vehicles.
Roswell university campus gets infrastructure funding
The law provides $1.3 million in severance tax bond proceeds for Eastern New Mexico University's Roswell campus in Chaves County. The money funds sidewalks, infrastructure, and parking lots. The university board must certify the need by the end of fiscal year 2028 or the authorization expires. Project readiness must support a binding commitment to spend at least 5% within six months after proceeds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years after proceeds become available.
Safer university child care in Las Cruces
The law provides $500,000 to New Mexico State University for safety systems at a Las Cruces child care center. The money pays for planning, design, construction, and improvements. It does not provide direct payments to families.
Safer, more accessible campuses for students
New Mexico State University's Las Cruces campus gets $925,000 for safety and accessibility improvements and $700,000 for safety systems. Its Pan American Center gets $100,000 for safety systems, lighting, accessibility, and spectator safety. The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque gets $900,000 to build, relocate, renovate, equip, and furnish its Accessibility Resource Center. It also gets $250,000 for lighting and security and $435,000 for safety systems, including the LoboLift ride service. Another $450,000 funds laboratory safety systems, including fume hoods.
Santa Fe schools get building improvements
The law provides $550,000 for roof repairs and replacement at Turquoise Trail Charter School in Santa Fe County. Monte del Sol Charter School gets $75,000 for classroom work, including a gym and security systems. The New Mexico School for the Arts gets $685,000 for site preparation and a film and classroom building. Thrive Community School gets $150,000 for facilities, buildings, and grounds, including technology and wiring.
Santa Fe schools get equipment and access
Estancia Valley Classical Academy in Edgewood gets $275,000 for technology and furniture. Sun Mountain Community School gets $50,000 for vehicles and equipment, including playground equipment, access control, and fencing. The Academy for Technology and the Classics gets $61,000 for parking-lot ramp access, restroom changes, and Braille signs. That academy also gets $37,000 to develop a site master plan.
School districts get maintenance equipment and vehicles
The law provides $100,000 for a tractor and maintenance equipment for Dexter schools. Cobre schools get $171,000 for maintenance and heavy equipment. Silver Consolidated schools get $320,000 to buy and equip vehicles. Española schools get $120,000 for a building-maintenance skid steer loader and $75,000 for maintenance, technology and security vehicles.
School grounds and recreation get funding
The law provides $190,000 for Coyote Willow Family School's grounds, sidewalks, bus pickup and drop-off areas, and parking lots. Tierra Antigua Elementary receives $375,000 for grounds, playgrounds, sidewalks, bus areas, and parking lots. Painted Sky Elementary receives $335,400 for grounds, playgrounds, and sidewalks; Onate Elementary receives $75,000 for grounds, fields, and track areas. Separate allocations fund equipment and aquatic center work at North Domingo Baca Park for three schools. Those allocations are $50,000 for Eisenhower Middle School, $15,000 for Eldorado High School, and $25,000 for Onate Elementary.
Schools get building and classroom upgrades
The law provides $220,000 for Washington Middle School roof and exterior repairs and $223,000 for West Mesa High technology and communications. Zia Elementary gets $100,000 for classroom renovations, equipment, furnishings, books, technology and infrastructure. Aldo Leopold Charter School in Silver City gets $250,000 for buildings, grounds, equipment and furnishings. Farmington gets $150,000 for its district operations center roof. In Rio Rancho, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary gets $40,000 for interactive monitors; Mountain View Middle gets $400,000 to replace storefront systems outside its media center.
Schools get buses and support vehicles
The law provides $18.88 million from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund to buy district-owned buses statewide. Las Vegas city public schools receive $250,000 to buy, equip, and replace buses. The district also gets $145,000 for maintenance vehicles, including lift and tow packages, and $55,000 for additional vehicles. School of Dreams Academy in Los Lunas receives $350,000 for activity buses and a portable bus barn.
Schools get buses and vehicle funding
The law provides $286,000 for activity buses in the Truth or Consequences district and $300,000 for a Belen district activity bus. Anansi Charter School in the Taos municipal district gets $175,000 for buses. Monte del Sol Charter School gets $100,000 for vehicles, while the Mesa Vista district gets $25,000 for vehicles. Each allocation covers buying and equipping the vehicles; the law does not specify how Monte del Sol's vehicles will be used.
Schools get classroom and building improvements
The law funds repairs, classroom improvements, and school equipment. Eldorado High School receives $500,000 and Emerson Elementary receives $175,000 for roofs and exterior structures. Desert Ridge Middle School receives $175,000 for building interiors and grounds. East Mountain High School receives $550,000 for science, technology, engineering, and math classrooms and a shared learning area. Mark Armijo Academy receives $255,000 for expansion, including classrooms, multipurpose areas, early childhood facilities, portable buildings, and grounds. Digital Arts and Technology Academy and Mountain Mahogany Community Charter School each receive $100,000 for buildings, grounds, infrastructure, technology, and wiring. The International School at Mesa Del Sol receives $203,000 for buildings, facilities, grounds, infrastructure, technology, and wiring. Tomasita Elementary receives $225,000 and Van Buren Middle School receives $175,000 for classroom repairs, upgrades, equipment, furnishings, books, technology, and infrastructure. Public Academy for the Performing Arts receives $275,000 for improvements, a portable stage, sound equipment, performance lights, portable seating, security, and technology. These funds support schools, not direct payments to families.
Schools get sports and accessible facility funding
Lake Arthur gets $150,000 for its main school gym, including display features; Texico gets $750,000 to replace athletic-field bleachers and a press box. McCurdy Charter School in Española gets $100,000 for multipurpose-field bleachers; Lincoln Middle School in Rio Rancho gets $200,000 for tennis courts. Farmington High gets $400,000 for an accessible concessions, restroom and ticketing facility, plus $578,000 for sports facilities, including bleachers and accessibility improvements. Farmington's Hermosa and Mesa View middle schools each get $25,000 for track-and-field throwing areas. Rio Rancho High gets $190,000 to replace its main-gym basketball court and $200,000 for a softball-complex press box.
Schools get technology and security funding
The law funds school technology and communication systems, plus security upgrades at two academies. Elementary school technology allocations are Dennis Chavez ($100,000), Dolores Gonzales ($100,000), Edward Gonzales ($75,000), and Manzano Mesa ($50,000). Other elementary allocations are Marie M. Hughes ($512,000), Mary Ann Binford ($75,000), McCollum ($85,000), and Navajo ($75,000). Petroglyph receives $250,000, Valle Vista receives $152,000, and Ventana Ranch receives $321,000 for the same purpose. Middle school allocations are Eisenhower ($25,000), Ernie Pyle ($50,000), Madison ($75,000), Tony Hillerman ($345,000), and Truman ($105,000). High school allocations are Manzano ($300,000) and Volcano Vista ($475,000). Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School receives $521,600 for technology and communication systems. Mark Armijo Academy receives $150,000 for security and information technology; Technology Leadership High School receives $275,000 for security and technology equipment. These are school project funds, not payments to families.
Students get art and band facility funding
The law provides $40,000 for a public art structure designed and built by Grants High School students. The funding covers planning, design, construction, equipment and installation. Rio Rancho High School gets $125,000 to plan, design and improve its marching band field.
Students get funding for school buses
The law provides $250,000 for an activity bus for Springer schools and $250,000 for activity buses for Santa Rosa schools. Dora schools get $320,000 for an activity bus. Rio Rancho schools get $600,000 for school buses. Each allocation covers buying and equipping the buses.
Students get more career training facilities
The law provides $400,000 to plan, design and build a career training center at Rio Grande Preparatory Institute in Las Cruces. The center includes training spaces and classrooms. Española schools get $100,000 for trades-program equipment and facility planning, construction and renovation. Jemez Mountain schools get $200,000 to buy and equip a food truck for career education.
Students get playground and outdoor learning funding
Pojoaque Valley public schools get $150,000 to plan, design, and replace synthetic turf on playing fields. Parkview Elementary in Socorro County gets $250,000 for an outdoor learning center with landscaping, learning stations, and an amphitheater. Ojo Caliente Elementary in the Mesa Vista district gets $150,000 to replace and equip its playground. Kiser Elementary in the Clayton district gets $50,000 to improve and equip its playground.
Students get science and career classrooms
The law provides $1 million for science, technology, engineering, and math classrooms and a shared learning space at East Mountain High School. Another $3 million funds a career and technical education center with training spaces and classrooms at Rio Grande Preparatory Institute. The Public Education Department must certify each need by the end of fiscal year 2028 or the bond authorization expires. Projects must be ready to commit at least 5% within six months after funds become available. At least 85% must be spent within three years.
Taos schools get campus improvement funding
Roots and Wings Community School gets $350,000 to improve buildings and grounds in Taos County. Funded uses include modular buildings, drainage, fencing, and outdoor play structures and equipment. Taos Academy Charter School gets $81,000 to plan, build, renovate, and equip a commercial kitchen. The Taos Integrated School of the Arts gets $100,000 to prepare a building site, not to construct the building.
University campuses and museum get improvements
The law provides $150,000 to replace the roof and gutters on Building 4 at the University of New Mexico's Los Alamos campus. Its Gallup campus auditorium gets $50,000 to buy and install audiovisual equipment and information technology. Its Valencia Campus student community center gets $50,000 for audiovisual and projection systems, including installation. The Harwood Museum of Art in Taos County gets $200,000 to renovate its Center for Creative Learning, including accessibility improvements.
University campuses get agriculture equipment funding
Eastern New Mexico University's Ruidoso campus gets $100,000 for meat processing equipment for an agriculture program. That campus also gets $180,000 for vehicles and equipment, including a pickup truck and stock trailer. The university's Portales campus gets $450,000 for agricultural vehicles and equipment. The allocations cover buying and equipping these items.
University job training gets new equipment
The law provides $325,000 to buy and install culinary program equipment at the University of New Mexico's Taos campus. Its Valencia Campus automotive program gets $400,000 for equipment, including lifts and audiovisual systems. The automotive funding covers planning, design, construction, purchases, and installation.
University of New Mexico gets campus funding
The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque gets $100,000 for law center improvements and $50,000 for Popejoy Hall facilities. Its quantum materials and technologies labs at the Center for High Technology Materials get $150,000 for equipment and building work. The engineering school gets $125,000 for machinery, automotive parts, and development of a formula-style electric vehicle. The softball clubhouse gets $1.011 million for planning, construction, furnishings, equipment, and improvements. The student union building gets $225,000 to plan, buy, and install solar panels.
Western university gets accessible transportation funding
The law provides $120,000 for Western New Mexico University in Silver City to buy and equip an accessible van. The funding includes safety equipment. The university also gets $100,000 to plan, build, renovate, furnish, and equip a collaborative learning hub.
Bond funding comes with project readiness deadlines
The State Board of Finance can issue severance tax bonds up to each project's authorized amount. Before issuance, it must find projects ready to proceed to contracts within a reasonable time. Agencies must expect binding commitments for at least 5% within six months after proceeds become available. They must expect to spend at least 85% within three years after proceeds become available. Agencies must certify need by the end of fiscal year 2028, or the project's authorization becomes void.
General fund projects get spending deadlines
Covered general fund money is available in fiscal years 2027–2030, subject to project deadlines. Agencies must certify need to the Department of Finance and Administration by fiscal year-end 2028, or authorization becomes void. Unused money for specified equipment purchases returns to the general fund by September 30, 2028. Construction or renovation balances return by September 30, 2030; other balances return within six months after completion, by fiscal year-end 2030. Calculations first reserve unpaid costs under binding written agreements with third parties.
Public projects face unused bond money deadlines
Unused severance tax bond money must return to the severance tax bonding fund after project deadlines. Federal-match project balances return six months after completion. Specified equipment-purchase balances return at the end of the second fiscal year after funds become available. Other project balances return within six months after completion, no later than the end of fiscal year 2030. Calculations first reserve unpaid costs under binding written agreements with third parties; remaining balances return three months after the applicable deadline.
Special fund projects face spending limits
Covered non-general-fund appropriations are available in fiscal years 2027–2030, subject to project deadlines. Federal-match balances have a return deadline six months after completion; specified equipment balances have one two fiscal years after appropriation. Other project deadlines fall within six months after completion, no later than fiscal year-end 2030; remaining balances return to source funds three months later. Calculations reserve unpaid costs under binding written agreements; agencies generally need approval before entering binding third-party agreements. Indirect costs are generally barred, but capital program fund appropriations are exempt from that restriction.
State agencies face bond spending limits
Agencies generally cannot use severance tax bond proceeds for indirect project costs; capital program fund appropriations are exempt. Agencies must approve entering a binding third-party agreement before committing project money under it. Debt-repayment projects generally require taxable bonds whose term ends no later than the fiscal year of issuance. That bond requirement does not apply to projects originally funded through a tax-exempt loan or bond issue.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Benny Shendo
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Pete Campos
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/19/2026
Final House Vote
Yes: 49 • No: 8
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
Final Senate Vote
Yes: 37 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor - Chapter 71 - Mar. 11
3/11/2026SenatePassed in the House of Representatives - Y:49 N:8
2/18/2026HouseHTRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
2/18/2026HouseSent to HTRC - Referrals: HTRC
2/18/2026SenatePassed in the Senate - Y:37 N:0
2/18/2026SenateSenate Floor Amendment
2/18/2026SenateSFC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
2/17/2026SenateSent to SFC - Referrals: SFC
2/3/2026Senate
Bill Text
Final Version
3/11/2026
HTRC Committee Report 2/18/26
2/18/2026
Senate Floor Amendment 1 2/18/26
2/18/2026
SFC Committee Report 2/17/26
2/17/2026
SFC Committee Substitute 2/17/26
2/17/2026
Introduced
2/3/2026