Summary:

 House Bill  219 (HB  219) provides for the development and designation of Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park as a new state park and provides restrictions on the sale, trade, barter or exchange of holdings in certain parcels of the park. It appropriates nine million dollars ($9,000,000). 

Legislation Overview:

 House Bill 219 (HB  219) directs the State Parks Division (SPD) of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) to develop and designate Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park as a new state park located in Doña Ana County on the Broad Canyon Ranch study area. It orders the SPD to maximize recreational activities, wildlife habitat protection and ecosystem restoration in the park; to give priority to connecting this park’s trails to other existing trails; to complete a natural resource management plan; and to remove the salt cedar on the riverside parcel and swan pond.  HB 219 provides restrictions on the sale, trade, barter or exchange of holdings in certain parcels of the park while allowing the SPD to acquire additional property and assets to add to the holdings of this park.
HB 219 appropriates nine million dollars ($9,000,000) from the General Fund (GF) to the EMNRD for expenditure for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and subsequent FYs for the purpose of developing an operating Slot Canyon Riverlands State Park.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2026 will not revert to the GF.
 

Amendments:

 3/10/25
The House Appropriation and Finance Committee amended HB 219 (HAFCa/HB 219) by removing the appropriation from the title and content of the bill.