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Committee advances funding for mobile‑home replacements and senior home repairs
Summary
Senators gave a unanimous 9–0 recommendation to move funding for a senior home‑repair and mobile‑home replacement program operated by the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (non‑metro AAA); sponsors requested a $2 million nonrecurring appropriation to replace roughly 18–20 mobile homes.
The committee voted 9–0 to advance a bill and associated funding request to expand an existing senior home‑repair program to include mobile‑home replacements. The sponsor said the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NM non‑metro AAA) already operates a senior home‑repair program that has repaired dozens of homes in rural counties and that dilapidated mobile homes are a growing part of the caseload.
Program representatives described practical costs for mobile‑home replacement at roughly $100,000 per unit when disposal, site work, utility reconnection and code compliance are included. Monica Abeyta, executive director of the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District, and housing coordinator Sandra Sosa told the committee that the program had already repaired 22 homes and had a wait list and that contractors and availability are bottlenecks.
Mortgage Finance Authority staff said MFA can provide fiscal oversight if an appropriation is made. Witnesses urged a $2 million nonrecurring appropriation to fund about 18–20 replacements statewide; the bill’s fiscal note was clarified to reflect the nonrecurring intent and to direct funds to the existing program rather than creating a new administrative structure.
The committee recorded a unanimous 9–0 “do pass.” Sponsors said the program would use existing contracts and screening criteria through MFA; key constraints are contractor capacity in rural areas and site‑work costs.
