NM SB273

Appropriates $11.88 million in FY2027 to six municipalities and counties (Estancia, Grants, Milan, Cibola County, Otero County, and Torrance County) to compensate for revenue losses from private prison contract prohibitions enacted under Laws 2026, Chapter 5

Otero County receives the largest allocation at $5.94 million specifically for debt service on 2007 revenue bonds used to construct a federal immigration detention facility

Includes $2.05 million for Cibola County ($1.6 million) and Torrance County ($450,000) to transport prisoners to public correctional facilities outside their jurisdictions

Contains clawback provisions requiring municipalities and counties to reimburse funds if their correctional facilities are used for revenue-generating purposes, with 90-day advance notice required

Appropriates additional funds across multiple state departments: $17.7 million to Children, Youth and Families Department, $4 million to Public Education Department for school improvement, $4 million to Aging and Long-Term Services for New MexiCare, $2 million to the Pueblo of Zia for state use of the Zia symbol, and $6 million to Department of Transportation for rural air service grants