Bill > HB505

This bill appropriates funds from the General Fund and other state funds for various capital outlay projects across New Mexico for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. * **Administrative Office of the Courts:** * Magistrate Court in Grants: $2,500,000 from the General Fund. * Magistrate Court in Clovis: $14,000,000 from the General Fund. * District Court improvements statewide: $20,000,000 from the General Fund, contingent on a 50% county match. * **Aging and Long-Term Services Department:** Numerous appropriations totaling over $15 million from the General Fund for senior center renovations, equipment purchases, and vehicle acquisitions across various counties. * **Department of Finance and Administration:** * Reproductive health clinic in Doña Ana County: $10,000,000 from the General Fund. * Housing projects in Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties: $7,000,000 from the General Fund. * Public school kitchen infrastructure improvements: $20,000,000 from the General Fund. * Acequia improvements statewide: $5,050,000 from the General Fund. * **Department of Transportation:** Numerous appropriations totaling over $17 million from the General Fund for road, drainage, and pedestrian improvements across various counties. * **Public School Facilities Authority:** * Career-technical educational facilities, pre-kindergarten facilities, and maintenance/repair of public school buildings: $65,000,000 from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund. * School security infrastructure: $35,000,000 from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund. * Pre-kindergarten facilities infrastructure: $5,000,000 from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund. * **Office of the State Engineer:** Significant appropriations from the General Fund for dam rehabilitation ($8,000,000 for Peterson Dam, $5,000,000 statewide), aquifer restoration ($30,000,000), and river channel maintenance ($10,000,000). * **Department of Information Technology:** Modernization of public safety radio communications systems statewide: $26,000,000 from the General Fund. * **Department of Military Affairs:** Infrastructure and facilities improvements at the youth challenge building in Roswell and readiness centers statewide: $5,000,000 from the General Fund. * **Department of Public Safety:** Purchase and equipping of law enforcement vehicles statewide: $7,000,000 from the General Fund. * **General Provisions:** Unexpended balances of appropriations generally revert by September 30 following the end of fiscal year 2024 or 2025, or the end of fiscal year 2027 for construction projects, with specific reversion dates outlined for different types of purchases and projects. Money from appropriations generally cannot be used to pay indirect project costs, except for appropriations to the capital program fund.