[LWVNM Action] confirmation of environmental items that made it into the budget

[Jeanne Logsdon]

I just got an email from Conservation Voters (excerpt below/my highlights in red). Looks like the budget did include most of the items we supported, and the Governor accepted them. Including the uranium mining reclamation fund. Good year for the environment in terms of funding. Finally.

Jeanne


CVNM, along with many of our partners, worked together this session to ensure that the legislature funded key programs and needs for the entire state. $6 million was included in the final capital outlay (SB 240) requests for the Secretary of State’s Office for election tabulators and equipment, ensuring that New Mexicans can be confident in their ballot casting and the election process. In addition, we are pleased to say that we secured the following key funding priorities in the House Budget bill (HB 2), which were signed by the governor::
·        Office of the Natural Resource Trustee, $70 million for the public lands investment and recovery package
·        Office of the State Engineer
·        $13 million for the Strategic Water Reserve fund
·        $2.5 million to implement the Water Security Planning Act, the fifty-year water action plan and  modernization of agency online information and engagement tools
·        Department of Environment
·        $20 million uranium mining reclamation fund
·        $5 million remediation of neglected contaminated sites
·        $10 million for the River Stewardship program
·        $1.5 million for the State Surface Water Permitting program
·        $25 million for industrial decarbonization initiatives
·        $130,000 to study pollution reduction and cost-saving opportunities through a state composting program
·        New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
·        $22 million for the characterization of groundwater and aquifer monitoring


From: Action <action-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> On Behalf Of Barbara Calef via Action
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 6:06 PM
To: LWVNM Action <action at mailman.swcp.com>
Cc: Barbara Calef <bfcalef at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LWVNM Action] List of LWVNM after the Governor's actions

  [EXTERNAL]
I wrote to him on February 19 asking that question.  He has not responded.  Someone from SNM should ask.

Barbara

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM Richard Mason via Action <action at mailman.swcp.com<mailto:action at mailman.swcp.com>> wrote:
See the attached.

Environment folks should check with Senator Steinborn to see if the Uranium Cleanup money is in HB2.

Dick Mason
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