Dear Acequia Community,

We are 7 weeks into the 2025 Legislative session. Committee hearings change quickly. Live updates can be found on the legislative website through our NMAA Bill Tracker. CLICK HERE to view the tracker.              

HB 330 (Rep. Garcia, Sen. Jaramillo, Rep. J Martinez) will create a Land Grant-Merced Fund and an Acequia Infrastructure fund by earmarking 2.2 percent of the severance tax bond capacity to fund qualifying Land Grant-Merced and Acequia infrastructure projects. 

The scheduled hearing for HB 330 (García, Jaramillo, Martínez) has changed from Monday, March 3, 2025. It is anticipated that it will be heard on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in the House Taxation and Revenue Committee (HTRC). Hearing information will be shared as it becomes available. You may see live updates on the HRTC Committee page by CLICKING HERE.

The action alert to send a letter to the House Taxation and Revenue Committee is still active. Please click the link below to sign the letter and add your support. 

CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE LETTER OF SUPPORT for HB 330!

SB 374 (Sen. Jaramillo, Sen. Campos, Sen. Gonzales) is the mirror bill to HB 330 which aims to create a Land Grant-Merced Fund and an Acequia Infrastructure funding.

SB 374 is anticipated to be heard in the Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee Thursday, March 6, 2025. You may see live updates on the SIRC Committee page by CLICKING HERE.

The action alert to send a letter to the Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee is still active. Please click the link below to sign the letter and add your support. 

CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE LETTER OF SUPPORT for SB 374!

SB 21 and SB 22 (Wirth, Ortez, Gonzales). These bills were combined into one bill. The purpose of the combined bill SB 21 is to ensure that New Mexico has tools to protect clean water. The bills would enable the New Mexico Environment Department to administer surface water permitting by taking over those responsibilities now covered by the EPA through the Clean Water Act.

SB 21 will be heard in the House Agriculture, Acequias, and Water Committee TOMORROW at 9am

Committee: House Agriculture, Acequias & Water Resources - Kristina Ortez, Chair 

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Time: 9:00am

In Person: Room 315

Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87536227091 

Zoom Call: 1 253 215 8782  Webinar ID: 875 3622 7091  

Click Here to view the agenda and hearing information

In solidarity,

The New Mexico Acequia Association

www.lasacequias.org

(505) 995-9644