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HB 269/a QUAY COUNTY HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION

Rep Jack Chatfield

Actions: [4] HRDLC/HAFC-HRDLC [6] DP/a-HAFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

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Summary:
 House Bill 269 (HB 269) appropriates ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration for Quay County to construct a new Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.
 
Legislation Overview:
 House Bill 269 (HB 269) appropriates ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the General Fund (GF) to the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) for expenditure in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 for Quay County to construct a new Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2025 reverts to the GF.
 
Current Law:
 Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital is a general acute care hospital located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. It is a not-for-profit hospital run by Presbyterian Healthcare Services since 1978 and has 25 beds and 21 providers. Presbyterian Healthcare Services is a locally owned and operated not-for-profit healthcare system in New Mexico. It includes nine hospitals, a medical group, multi-specialty clinics and a statewide health plan. 


 
Amendments:
 2/1/2024
The House Rural Development, Land Grants and Cultural Affairs Committee amended HB 269 (HRDLC HB 269A) by extending the period by which the appropriation would revert to the GT from FY 2025 to FY 2027.  The period of expenditure (FY 2025) remains unchanged (line 20).
 
Relates To:
 HB 269 duplicates SB 150.