HB 101 — NM REFORESTATION CENTER ACT

HOUSE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 101 55TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- SECOND SESSION , 2022 4This 6document 8may 10incorporate ANamendments ACTproposed RELATINGby TOa NATURALcommittee, RESOURCES;but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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The New Mexico reforestation center shall address the impacts of a changing climate on the state's forests and meet the state's current and future reforestation needs through establishment of a seed bank program, a nursery program and a planting program and shall develop and operate comprehensive policies and projects related to reforestation.

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HAFCº SECTION 2.

APPROPRIATION.--Four million six hundred h eight thousand one hundred dollars ($4,608,100) is appropriated u » r from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico t h g e l i state university for expenditure in fiscal year 2023 and h r i s subsequent fiscal years for the first-year operational expenses h , e h of the New Mexico reforestation center as provided in the t u g e b l e e , gh agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1 of this act.

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