HB 206 New Mexico House · 2025 Regular Session

NMFA WATER PROJECT FUND PROJECTS

HB 206 authorizes the New Mexico Finance Authority to provide loans or grants from the Water Project Fund to 56 specific entities - including cities, counties, tribes, water districts, and mutual water associations - for water infrastructure projects. These projects include water storage, conveyance, delivery, conservation, recycling, flood prevention, and watershed management across multiple New Mexico communities. The bill declares an emergency to expedite funding for these critical water system improvements. It directly affects local governments and water providers by enabling them to access state funds for planned water infrastructure upgrades.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

introduced version → Final Version · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative format to a modern act structure, and the list of eligible entities receiving water project funding was significantly expanded and reorganized. The substantive policy change is the addition of many new municipalities, counties, and water associations that can now receive loans or grants for water projects, while the Pueblo of Acoma and several other original recipients remain eligible.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from 12 eligible recipients to over 45 eligible recipients, significantly broadening which entities can receive water project funding.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 33 new eligible entities including cities like Farmington, Gallup, Las Cruces, and Portales, and counties like McKinley, Torrance, and Luna that were not previously listed.

Added new project types such as flood prevention projects and watershed restoration projects for certain recipients.

Added tribal entities like the Mescalero Apache Tribe and Pueblo of Isleta to the list of eligible recipients.

TECHNICAL

Changed document structure from traditional bill format to modern act format with updated header and section numbering.

Removed sponsor names and endorsement committee information from the bill header.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

Mar 21, 2025

D Democratic24

21 Yea 3

87% Yea

R Republican16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Signed into law

Signed

executive

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

passed Senate

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Sent to Senate Conservation Committee & Senate Finance Committee

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed House

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

DO PASS committee report adopted

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Sent to House Agriculture, Acequias & Water Resources Committee & House Appropriations & Finance Committee

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors