New Mexico § 74-1-15.2 - Environmental health fund; created
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 74-1-15.2 — Environmental health fund; created, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 74-1-15.2. Environmental health fund; created
A. The “environmental health fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of fees collected from the regulation of on-site liquid waste
systems and water recreation facilities pursuant to the Environmental Improvement
Act, food establishments pursuant to the Food Service Sanitation Act and hemp pursuant
to the Hemp Manufacturing Act. Money in the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to the department
for the administration of regulations pertaining to liquid waste, water recreation
facilities, food service sanitation and hemp. Disbursements from the fund shall be by warrant drawn by the secretary of finance
and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of environment or
the secretary of environment's designee. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance in the environmental health fund remaining
at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. B. Up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) from unexpended and unencumbered
money in the environmental health fund may be transferred to the liquid waste disposal
system assistance fund on an annual basis.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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