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HB178 • 2026
SUN SHADES FOR RURAL PARKS & RECREATION
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SUN SHADES FOR RURAL PARKS & RECREATION
HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
Sent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC/HAFC
Action Postponed Indefinitely
SUN SHADES FOR RURAL PARKS & RECREATION
HB0178 HOUSE BILL 178 57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026 INTRODUCED BY Jimmy G. Mason AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES TO CONSTRUCT SHADE STRUCTURES IN RURAL PUBLIC PARKS AND OTHER OUTDOOR PUBLIC-USE RECREATION AREAS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND PREVENT SKIN CANCER. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1 . APPROPRIATION.--Three million dollars ($3,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years to contract for services for the construction and installation of protective shade structures in rural public parks and other outdoor public-use recreation areas to reduce exposure to ultraviolet radiation, a primary environmental risk factor for skin cancer. The department shall prioritize project sites that demonstrate inadequate existing shade and significant ultraviolet radiation exposure risk in outdoor activity areas; that provide a feasible project plan, including design, cost estimates and time lines; and that propose cost-effective solutions that maximize ultraviolet radiation protection benefits. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. - 2 -