SB 5 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY

SENATE BILL 5 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO-- STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson 6This 8document 10may ANincorporate ACTamendments RELATINGproposed TOby PUBLICa HEALTH;committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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CREATING THE STATEWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH t hr g e i k AND CLIMATE PROGRAM;

CREATING THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLIMATE h r i s RESILIENCY FUND;

15h , t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

n d d i = = o h SECTION 1.

A new section of the Public Health Act is el t] 17b ,d i a º e enacted to read:

wr li n= dr 18t "[NEWe MATERIAL]w STATEWIDEd PUBLICm HEALTHa ANDn CLIMATEo ="[NEW =MATERIAL 19] aSTATEWIDE lPUBLIC PROGRAM.--HEALTH iAND aCLIMATE ed rm 20: A.

Byb Januarye 1,d 2024,s theº environmentalo health a t mn m= 21.223454.1AIC epidemiologyJanuary bureau24, of2023 the(11:54am) epidemiologys andk responsem divisione d r e 22 of the department shall establish a statewiden publice healthd andr c e sl ku 23[ climateA program.d PROGRAM.-- A.

eBy January 1, 2024, the environmental health epidemiology bureau of the epidemiology and response division of the department shall establish a nstatewide bpublic 24health B.and climate program.

InB. implementing the statewide public health and u [ climate program, the environmental health epidemiology bureau .223454.1 shall:

In implementing the statewide public health and climate program, the environmental health epidemiology bureau shall:

(3) assist in the formulation of concrete, h coordinated and cohesive action plans supporting local g o t hr communities in building health resiliency to future climate g e i k impacts;

h r i s (4) provide climate and public health h , t, expertise to assist local community planning in:

e u g e b l e e h (a) making health-informed decisions n d d i = = o h about current and future climate impacts;

el t] 17b ,d i a º e (b) integrating the latest climate and wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o public health science into emergency preparedness programs;

and =d =m 19: a l (c) accessing federal and other funds i a e r 20 for climate adaptation;

andb ae td ms mº 21o (5)t facilitaten meaningful= community.223454.1AIC engagementJanuary d24, r2023 e(11:54am) 22s withink communitiesm moste harmed,- or2 determined- bye climatea cn e sd kr 23e sciencel asu most[ likelyA tod be(c) harmed,accessing byfederal extremeand weatherother efunds afor nclimate badaptation; 24 events." u [ SECTION 2.

Aand new(5) sectionfacilitate ofmeaningful thecommunity Publicengagement Healthwithin Actcommunities ismost .223454.1harmed, -or 2determined -by enactedclimate science as most likely to read:be harmed, by extreme weather events." SECTION 2.

A new section of the Public Health Act is enacted to read:

Money in the fund is appropriated to the h department for the purposes set forth in Subsection B of this g o t hr section.

Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrant g e i k of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to h r i s vouchers signed by the secretary of health or the secretary's h , t, authorized representative.

e u g e b l e e h B.

Money in the public health and climate n d d i = = o h resiliency fund may be used by the department to make grants of el t] 17b ,d i a º e up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to a wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o political subdivision of the state or an Indian nation, tribe =d = 19 a l or pueblo for the purposes of preparing for and responding to i a e r 20 public health emergencies related to extreme weather and other a t m m: 21 climate impacts.

b e d s º o t n = .223454.1AIC January 24, 2023 (11:54am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e 22l C.u [ A d or pueblo for the purposes of preparing for and responding to public health emergencies related to extreme weather and other climate impacts.

TheC. secretary shall prioritize grant c e s k 23 applications that:

eThe asecretary nshall bprioritize 24grant (1)applications emphasizethat: planning, projects and u [ activities to benefit people in low-income and disadvantaged .223454.1 - 3 - communities;

(1) emphasize planning, projects and activities to benefit people in low-income and disadvantaged communities;

and (4) involve local health councils as direct h participants in the planning process.

g o t hr D.

Not less than fifty percent of the total grant g e i k funds approved by the secretary shall be awarded to political h r i s subdivisions with total human populations equal to or less than h , t, one hundred thousand.

e u g e b l e e h E.

There shall be no requirement for matching funds n d d i = = o h for eligibility for grant applications pursuant to this el t] 17b section.",d wi la nº de 18section. SECTION 3.

APPROPRIATIONS.--SHPACº ="»SHPAC r i = 19r t e w d m a ln A.o SHPACºF.

OneThe milliondepartment one hundred thousand dollars i a e r 20 ($1,100,000) is appropriatedauthorized from the general fund to thepromulgate ad t m m: 21 department of health for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 to d r e 22 support the statewide public health and climate program within c e s k 23 the environmental health epidemiology bureau of the e a n b 24 epidemiology and response division of the department of health.

ub [e Anyd unexpendeds orº unencumberedo balancet remainingn at= the.223454.1AIC endJanuary of24, .223454.12023 (11:54am) s k m e - 4 - fiscale yeara 2024n shalle revertd r e l u [ A d rules to implement the generalstatewide fund.public health and climate program."»SHPAC SECTION 3.

APPROPRIATIONS.-- A.

One million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure in SHPACºfiscal year 2024»SHPAC SHPACºeach of fiscal years 2024 through 2028»SHPAC to support the statewide public health and climate program within the environmental health epidemiology bureau of the epidemiology and response division of the department of health.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year SHPACº 2024»SHPAC SHPACº2028»SHPAC shall revert to the general fund.