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HB271 • 2026

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Sarah Silva, Representative Nathan P. Small
Last action
Official status
[4] HENRC/HAFC-HENRC [5] DP-HAFC API.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING

What This Bill Does

  • OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 New Mexico Legislature

    HENRC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation

  2. 2026-02-03 New Mexico Legislature

    Sent to HENRC - Referrals: HENRC/HAFC

  3. New Mexico Legislature

    Action Postponed Indefinitely

Official Summary Text

OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FUNDING

Current Bill Text

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HB0271

HOUSE BILL 271

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Nathan P. Small
and
Sarah Silva

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LAND PURCHASES AND MATCHING FUNDS
BY THE OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

SECTION 1.
APPROPRIATION.--One hundred million dollars
($100,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the
office of natural resources trustee for expenditure in fiscal
years 2027 through 2029 for land or interests in land for the
creation, expansion or restoration of public land, including up
to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for state matching
funds to political subdivisions of the state that have been
approved for federal assistance funding due to a natural
disaster. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of
fiscal year 2029 shall revert to the general fund.

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