Bill > HB323

This bill appropriates five million dollars ($5,000,000) from the state's general fund to the office of broadband access and expansion, which is a state agency responsible for improving internet access. This funding is intended to help low-income individuals afford broadband service, which is high-speed internet access, in specific areas. These areas include unincorporated regions, small cities and towns with populations of twenty thousand or less, and lands belonging to or held in trust for Native American nations, tribes, or pueblos. The appropriation is for fiscal year 2027 and beyond, and any money not spent in a given fiscal year will remain available for future use, rather than being returned to the general fund.

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https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=323&year=26