SB 25 — FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING FUND

SENATE BILL 25 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY George K.

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16e u g e b l e e h n d d i = = o h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

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Section 6-29-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o Chapter 146, Section 1) is amended to read:

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adopt rules governing terms, conditions and u [ priorities for providing financial assistance to tribes, .223305.1 including developing application and evaluation procedures and forms and qualifications for applicants and for projects;

(1) planning, designing, constructing, improving, expanding or equipping water and wastewater h facilities, major water systems, electrical power lines, g o t hr communications infrastructure, roads, health infrastructure, g e i k emergency response facilities and infrastructure needed to h r i s encourage economic development;

h , t, (2) developing engineering feasibility reports e u g e b l e e h for infrastructure projects;

n d d i = = o h (3) inspecting construction of qualified el t] 17b ,d i a º e projects;

wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o (4) providing special engineering services;

=d = 19 a l (5) completing environmental assessments or i a e r 20 archaeological clearances and other surveys for infrastructure a t m m: 21 projects;

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and(6) eacquiring aland, neasements bor 24rights (7) paying legal costs and fiscal agent fees u [ associated with development of qualifiedway; projects;

and .223305.1(7) -paying 2legal -costs D.and fiscal agent fees associated with development of qualified projects;

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"[NEW MATERIAL] FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHING FUND-- CREATED--PURPOSE--APPROVALS--EXPENDITURECREATED--PURPOSE--APPROVALS LIMITATION.--SIRCº --EXPENDITURE LIMITATION»SIRC .-- A.

The "federal infrastructure matching fund" is h created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury.

The fund g o t hr consists of appropriations, income from investment of the fund, g e i k gifts, grants and donations.

The fund shall be administered by h r i s the department of finance and administration.

Money in the h , t, fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to provide e u g e b l e e h a funding source for tribal governments to meet match n d d i = = o h requirements for federal tribal infrastructure grants for l ] b ,d i a º e projects wholly within New Mexico.

TheSIRCºThe total amount that mayr ei = r t 17e w d m a n o may be expended from the fund per year is ten million dollars w l n d 18m ($10,000,000).:

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Tribal governments may submit applications on i a e r 20 forms provided by the board.

The application shall include a t m m 21 project approval by the state fiscal agent.

The board, in d r e 22 consultation with tribal governments, shall specify by rule c e s k 23 application requirements, including a maximum amount allowable e a n b 24 from the fund for any one grant based on the number of u [ applications submitted." .223305.1 - 3 - SECTION 4.

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