SB 72 — CREATE WILDLIFE CORRIDORS FUND

SENATEAN BILLACT 72RELATING 56THTO LEGISLATUREWILDLIFE; - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Mimi Stewart This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.

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REQUIRINGSECTION ANNUAL1. REPORTING;

hSection r17-9-1 iNMSA s1978 SFCº(being MAKINGLaws AN2019, APPROPRIATION»SFCChapter .97, Section 1) is amended to read:

h"17-9-1. , t, e u g e b l e e h BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

nSHORT dTITLE.-- dChapter i17, =Article =9 oNMSA h1978 may be cited as the "Wildlife Corridors Act"." SECTION 1.2.

Section 17-9-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, l ] b ,d i a º e Chapter 97, Section 1) is amended to read:

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SHORT TITLE.--[This act ] Chapter 17, Article 9 d m :

b e d s º o t n = .223706.1AIC February 17, 2023 (12:09pm) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Wildlife Corridors Act"." SECTION 2.

"[NEW" MATERIAL ] WILDLIFE CORRIDORS FUND--CREATED--FUND--CREATED--PURPOSE.-- PURPOSE.-- A.

Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of transportation or the secretary's h authorized representative.

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Money in the wildlife corridors fund shall be g e i k used:

h r i s (1) to provide safe road crossings for h , t, wildlife and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, including the e u g e b l e e h projects contained in the wildlife corridors project list n d d i = = o h prepared as a part of the wildlife corridors action plan l ] b ,d i a º e pursuant to Section 17-9-3 NMSA 1978;

r i = r t e w d m a n o (2) for costs related to:

d(a) mproject :feasibility studies;

b e d s º o t n = .223706.1AIC February 17, 2023 (12:09pm) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (a) project feasibility studies;

hSB 72 Page 2 (1) consult with the department of game and g o t hr fish concerning the distribution of money from the wildlife g e i k corridors fund for the purposes set forth in Subsection B of h r i s this section and, if the money is distributed to a project on h , t, or adjacent to lands owned by Indian nations, tribes or e u g e b l e e h pueblos, consult with the appropriate tribal government;

and n d d i = = o h (2) consider distributing money from the fund l ] b ,d i a º e to projects to fill funding gaps for wildlife road crossings r i = r t e w d m a n o and connectivity that are not otherwise budgeted or required dfor mprojects :under other federal or state obligation.

b e d s º o t n = .223706.1AIC February 17, 2023 (12:09pm) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d for projects under other federal or state obligation.

and (2) a listing of all projects receiving funding from the fund and the amount of funding for each project during the prior fiscal year." SFCº SECTION 3.

APPROPRIATION.--FiftyEFFECTIVE millionDATE.--The dollarseffective ($50,000,000)date isof appropriated from the generalprovisions fundof tothis theact wildlifeis corridorsJuly fund1, for2023. expenditure in fiscal year 2024 and subsequent fiscal years to fund the wildlife corridors fund.

AnySB unexpended72 orPage unencumbered3 balance25 remaining at the end of h a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.»SFC u » r SECTION SFCº4.»SFC SFCº3.»SFC EFFECTIVE DATE.--The t h g e l i effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2023.

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