HB 178 — SUN SHADES FOR RURAL PARKS & RECREATION

HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 178 57TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2026 INTRODUCED4 BY6 Jimmy8 G.10 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE FUNDING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHADE STRUCTURES IN RURAL PUBLIC PARKS AND OTHER OUTDOOR PUBLIC-USE RECREATION AREAS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND PREVENT SKIN CANCER.

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16= BE= IT19 ENACTEDa BYl THESECTION LEGISLATURE1. OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

APPROPRIATION.--Three million dollars i a e r 20 ($3,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the local a t 17m SECTIONm 1.21 government division of the department of finance and d r e 22 administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and c e s k 23 subsequent fiscal years to allocate funding to local e a n b 24 governments for the construction and installation of protective u [ shade structures in rural public parks and other outdoor .233793.1 HHHC/HB 178 public-use recreation areas to reduce exposure to ultraviolet radiation, a primary environmental risk factor for skin cancer.

APPROPRIATION.--ThreeThe milliondivision dollarsshall wprioritize lproject nsites dthat 18demonstrate ($3,000,000)inadequate isexisting appropriated from the general fund to the = = 19 a l department of health for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and i a e r 20 subsequent fiscal years to contract for services for the a t m m 21 construction and installation of protective shade structures in d r e 22 rural public parks and othersignificant outdoorultraviolet public-useradiation recreation c e s k 23 areas to reduce exposure to ultraviolet radiation, a primary e a n b 24 environmental risk factorin foroutdoor skinactivity cancer.areas;

The department u [ shall prioritize project sites that demonstrate inadequate .232812.2 existing shade and significant ultraviolet radiation exposure risk in outdoor activity areas;

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