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LSC tells committee NMED has funding but will prioritize emergency responses over routine inspections
Summary
LSC staff told the Legislative Finance Committee that New Mexico Environment Department's Environmental Health Bureau has recurring general‑fund dollars and an environmental health revenue fund to cover FY26 shortfalls, but the agency will prioritize outbreak responses rather than routine food and pool inspections for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Austin, an analyst with the Legislative Service Committee, told the Legislative Finance Committee on April 1 that preliminary LSC analysis shows the New Mexico Environment Department's Environmental Health Bureau has recurring general‑fund support for FY26 and an internal Environmental Health Revenue Fund the agency has used to cover shortfalls. He said LSC will deliver a formal memo to the committee today or tomorrow summarizing the analysis.
Multiple legislators raised concerns that NMED recently announced it will send…
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