[Nmtriblibs] FW: NMLA 2022 Legislative Bulletin # 19

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Legislative Bulletin # 19                                                                                March 9, 2022

This bulletin summarizes the outcome of library-related bills passed by the 2022 Legislature and acted upon by Governor Lujan Grisham.

BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

HB 153 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROJECTS

Three bond issues are on the November general election ballot.   Library Bond Issue B is funded at $19,000,000, including $6 million each for public, academic and public school libraries, and $1 million for tribal libraries. This is double the amount for Bond B in 2020.

Bonds for Libraries will prepare information to help library supporters advocate for passage of General Obligation Bond Issue B on the 2020 November general election ballot.

The text of the bill is at:  https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/22%20Regular/final/HB0153.pdf<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FSessions%2F22%2520Regular%2Ffinal%2FHB0153.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C45b908b18c73488fcd4908da037efdc5%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637826141654253463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=nJt2qn57s90OdzUrNWhOiCGhZUaNVAQh19cJeBW4BK0%3D&reserved=0>

A chart of all projects funded by the General Obligation Bond Projects bill is at:  https://nmlegis.gov/Publications/Capital_Outlay/HB153%20GO%20PROJECTS%20BY%20BALLOT%20INITIATIVE,%202022.pdf<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FPublications%2FCapital_Outlay%2FHB153%2520GO%2520PROJECTS%2520BY%2520BALLOT%2520INITIATIVE%2C%25202022.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C45b908b18c73488fcd4908da037efdc5%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637826141654253463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=PJg%2Fp5cqyx43Je9kVosWYbf0rl31SxO9BvPyAMxDCQc%3D&reserved=0>

SB 212 CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS
The text of the signed bill is posted at:  https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/22%20Regular/final/SB0212.pdf<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FSessions%2F22%2520Regular%2Ffinal%2FSB0212.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C45b908b18c73488fcd4908da037efdc5%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637826141654253463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ObXaFYb7YVmnqV4rNGqsdUi9Y8yZZ6aoOJLXaKJycAc%3D&reserved=0>

The Capital Outlay Projects bill funded 2,589 projects with $827,731,321 in general fund and severance tax bond fund appropriations. The Governor used her line-item-veto authority to veto twenty five projects costing $4,624,900 or 0.56 % of the total appropriation.  SB 212 included thirteen library-related projects costing $2,281,400. The Governor approved all thirteen of these projects.

The list of project sponsors and the amount of their requests was posted on the Legislative website. These sponsors and  their amounts are listed with each project. Remarkably, one of these projects was sponsored by the Governor; the Administration initiates statewide projects which receive one-third of all the available funds from the Capital Outlay bill.

Library Projects in SB 212:

AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES;

SECTION 18. PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--
SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.

63. fifty-two thousand dollars ($52,000) to plan, design, construct, purchase, furnish and install improvements to library equipment, furniture, fixtures, books, shelves, information technology and infrastructure for Duranes elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo County;  $52,000  Sen. Bill O'Neill

108. one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000) to plan, design, purchase, furnish, construct and install improvements to library equipment, furniture, fixtures, books, shelves, information technology and infrastructure for Monte Vista elementary school in the Albuquerque public school district in Bernalillo County;  $35,000 Rep. Gail Chasey; $70,000 Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez

SECTION 26. INDIAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS--
SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.

8. three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate, furnish and equip the K'awaika library in the Pueblo of Laguna in Cibola county;  $125,000 Rep.  Harry Garcia; $100,000 Sen. Joshua A. Sanchez;  $75,000 Sen. Benny Shendo

33. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to plan, design and construct a multicomplex, including a senior center, head start youth center, library and multipurpose hall, in the Pinedale chapter of the Navajo Nation in McKinley County;  100,000 Rep. D. Wonda Johnson; $100,000 Sen. George Muñoz

81. two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish the Torreon community library and family learning center in the Torreon-Star Lake chapter of the Navajo Nation in Sandoval County; $200,000 Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

97. two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000) to plan, design, construct, equip and furnish a public library in the Pueblo of Pojoaque in Santa Fe County;  $25,000 Sen. William Soules; $100,000 Sen. Robert J. "Bobby" Gonzales

SECTION 30. LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS--SEVERANCE TAX BONDS.

72. two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($275,000) to plan, design, construct and replace the west parking lot at the Tony Hillerman public library, including curb and gutter, drive pads, drainage, sidewalks and lighting, in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County;   $100,000 Rep. Natalie Figueroa; $75,000 Rep. Christine Trujillo; $100,000 Rep. Liz Thomson

75. four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000) to develop, plan, design, construct and equip an international district library park in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County;  $50,000 Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez; $200,000 Sen. Mimi Stewart; $100,000 Rep. Kay Bounkeua; $100,000 Rep. Debra M. Sariñana

112. one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to plan, design, construct, renovate and equip the special collections library, including roofs and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County; $100,000 Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino

221. seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) to acquire land and to plan, design, construct, repair and equip a library, including shelving, painting and flooring, for Hatch in Dona Ana County;  $70,000 Sen. Jeff Steinborn

354. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to plan, design, construct, replace, repair and restore the roof and pillars at the historic Carnegie public library in Las Vegas in San Miguel County;  $50,000 Sen. Liz Stefanics; $100,000 Rep. Ambrose Castellano

371. seventy-four thousand four hundred dollars ($74,400) to plan, design and construct a solar power system, including administrative offices, a library and a fire station, in Cochiti Lake in Sandoval County;  $74,400 Rep. Derrick Lente

445. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to plan, design, construct and renovate the public library in Mountainair in Torrance County;  $30,000 Rep. Matthew McQueen

HB  2 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2022
The General Appropriations Act does include a $100,000 increase in the appropriation for the State Library's grants-in-aid program for public and tribal libraries, from the current $990,000 to $1,190,000. With a population of 2,117,522 as of the 2020 U.S. Census, New Mexico is investing $0.51 per capita in its public library state aid program.

The bill text is at:   https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/22%20Regular/final/HB0002.pdf<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FSessions%2F22%2520Regular%2Ffinal%2FHB0002.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C45b908b18c73488fcd4908da037efdc5%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637826141654253463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=7q21C%2Bo27eH5hDD2tOFTLYiLLS7XZ%2FwjNFdMw7Az80w%3D&reserved=0>

In addition to the New Mexico State Library budget, the General Appropriations Act provides

K. PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT
(5) Indian education fund:
(a) The general fund appropriation to the Indian education fund includes fourteen million nine hundred eighty-eight thousand six hundred dollars ($14,988,600) to meet requirements of the Indian Education Act. "The assistant secretary for Indian education shall develop a methodology to allocate the fourteen million nine hundred eighty-eight thousand six hundred dollar ($14,988,600) general fund appropriation to tribal education departments, tribal libraries, Native American language programs, school districts and charter schools based on operational needs and student enrollment."

Section 5. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
(111) PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
$2,000,000 for planning, design and construction of tribal libraries through fiscal year 2024. Any unexpended balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2024 shall revert to the general fund.

Section 11. FUND TRANSFERS.- (from Federal ARPA funds)
(2) RURAL LIBRARIES ENDOWMENT FUND $10,000,000
This appropriation brings the total endowment fund up to $13 million.

BILLS VETOED

Senate Bill 48, the so-called "Junior Appropriations Bill" was introduced a week before the end of the session. It appropriated around $50 million in projects which were not included in the General Appropriations Act, HB 2 & 3, or in the Capital Outlay Bill, SB 212.  The Governor vetoed the entire bill.

Among the provisions of SB 48, there were four library capital outlay projects for $240,000.

(5) in Dona Ana county:
(a) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the Anthony library;

 (c) eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for the Thomas Branigan library in Las Cruces to implement a community adult learning initiative; to provide no-cost learning opportunities, including language courses, basic education and civics; to educate staff to better serve Spanish-speakers; and to partner with rural libraries in the area to increase access and programming for farm workers and migrants;

10) in Luna county, eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) for a children's museum and library in Deming;

(13) in Sandoval county:
 (b) thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for computer programs and speakers at the Martha Lambert (sic) library in Bernalillo; ...

The bill text is at: https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/22%20Regular/final/SB0048.pdf<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FSessions%2F22%2520Regular%2Ffinal%2FSB0048.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C45b908b18c73488fcd4908da037efdc5%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637826141654253463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=XUQU34i%2BWocn8%2BvkaFdJXa6YAyfJWn%2BKMv6aITG5GhE%3D&reserved=0>

The Governor's veto message is at: https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/22%20Regular/ExecMessages/senate/SB0048GovMsg.pdf<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmlegis.gov%2FSessions%2F22%2520Regular%2FExecMessages%2Fsenate%2FSB0048GovMsg.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cpatricia.moore%40state.nm.us%7C45b908b18c73488fcd4908da037efdc5%7C04aa6bf4d436426fbfa404b7a70e60ff%7C0%7C0%7C637826141654253463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=17tM8EP9Cb1k1W3QkTRwzlx0TXNmtQdTS32z2c4wvjQ%3D&reserved=0>

Some legislators are actively discussing calling an extraordinary special session to override the Governor's veto. This would take a petition signed by three-fifths of the members of both chambers, which has only happened once in the state's recent history.

Joe Sabatini, Co-Chair
NMLA Legislation Committee

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