SB 188 REGIONAL COUNCIL GRANT MATCH

Sen Roberto "Bobby" Gonzales

Actions: [2] SCC/SHPAC/SFC-SCC-germane-SHPAC [6] DP-SFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 Senate Bill 188 (SB 188) removes the match requirement for regional councils of planning and development districts to receive grants from the Department of Finance and Administration. 

 The ‘Conditions of Grants-In-Aid’ Section (Section 4-58-6 NMSA 1978) is amended to delete the language requiring matching funds, and to explicitly state that “a regional council of a planning and development district shall not be required to obtain matching funds as a condition of receiving a grant-in-aid from the Department of Finance and Administration." 

 Currently, regional councils of planning and development districts must provide, at minimum, a dollar-for-dollar matching fund in order to qualify for grants from the Department of Finance and Administration. If the bill does not pass, this will remain the status quo.