House approves memorial directing DOT to study possible Santa Teresa border-crossing fee
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Summary
House Memorial 66, which asks the Department of Transportation to study a possible border-crossing fee at the Santa Teresa port of entry, passed on final reading after a brief floor exchange; the vote was recorded as 58-0 in favor.
House Memorial 66 passed on final reading after the sponsor, Representative (speaker 10), asked the body to place the item for final passage. The memorial requests the New Mexico Department of Transportation to study a potential fee at the Santa Teresa border crossing.
The sponsor moved final passage; floor debate was limited. The presiding officer announced the vote as 58 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative and declared the memorial passed.
What the memorial requests The memorial asks DOT to study the feasibility, potential design and consequences of a possible border-crossing fee at the Santa Teresa port of entry. The memorial does not enact a fee, allocate funds or change DOT authority; it requests an analytical study.
Next steps DOT’s study, if accepted and undertaken, would identify options, fiscal impacts and stakeholder considerations; any policy or fee proposal would require subsequent administrative or legislative action.
