Video & Transcript Research : 'acequias'
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Agriculture, Acequia, and Water Resources Committee, and it's my first time ever presenting here, so
- And so I'm just curious how this helps the smaller sort of farmers acequias as they're going through
- And experts, how do the smaller farmers and acequias get this type of information? Out to them.
Keywords:
insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 22nd, 2026 at 11:06 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Ordered printed and referred to the House Agriculture, Acequias, and Water Resources Committee, then
- Section 5B1 of the New Mexico Constitution, ordered printed, and referred to the House Agriculture, Acequia
- New Mexico Constitution, ordered printed, and referred to the House Agriculture, Acequia, and Water Resources
- Section 5B2, House Executive Message No. 13, ordered printed, and referred to the House Agriculture, Acequia
Bills:
HB1
Keywords:
feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 24th, 2026 at 01:46 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- It's for infrastructure on the acequias. It's for infrastructure on a lot of our public ditches.
- back, I brought up an idea that maybe we should just fund the State Engineer's office and let the acequias
- Wish we could just fund them, and that gives a little more money for the acequias because I think water
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 28th, 2025
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill will authorize the water management system, whether that's the Acequia Association or the watershed
- I'm also a parciante in Rainesville, North Acequia, and I just wanted to note that the New Mexico Acequia
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Jan 31st, 2026 at 09:07 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- It includes an acequia, soil, and water conservation district. So those are good things.
- Indian nation, or tribe, land grant community, and cooperative association... ...probably should put acequias
- My name is Paula Garcia, and I'm with the New Mexico Acequia Association.
- Madam Chair and members of the committee, my name is Paula Garcia, and I'm with the New Mexico Acequia
Keywords:
food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- course, the fire down in Grant County where we've kind of Surged to ensure that we could recover some acequias
- As you know, acequias in many of our communities are the lifeblood of agriculture, so I appreciate that
- I know that, again, the acequias in the north, both the acequias and the ranchers and farmers that were
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Transcript Highlights:
- agriculture, as we deal with soil, water, and conservation districts, as we move forward dealing with acequias
- the schools that stay open, the officers who show up, the water that continues to flow through our acequias
- , The officers who show up, the water that continues to flow through our acequias, and the roads we trust
- to thank the Finance Committee for investing in rural New Mexico for the programs, anything from acequias
- Anything from acequias to land grants to senior centers to education. Thank you for your hard work.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, prayers and pledges, and several procedural announcements, including permission for cameras, a relaxed dress code for guests, and excusing a few senators. Members also recognized numerous guests and honorary lieutenant governors, and discussed a planned bolo tie contest tied to New Mexico tradition and state history. The chamber then moved to business, including the confirmation of Anna Silva as Secretary of the General Services Department.
The confirmation drew broad support from senators on both sides, who praised Silva’s long career in state government, her management experience, and her work on major projects such as the executive office building, procurement reforms, and facilities management. After debate, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm her appointment. Silva’s family and guests were recognized from the floor after the vote.
The Senate then took up House Bill 2 and 3, the state budget. Senator Muñoz presented the Senate Finance version as a balanced budget with about $11.1 billion in spending, 27% reserves, recurring investments in health care, early childhood, public safety, education, roads, housing, and economic development, and targeted nonrecurring spending for items such as water, universities, and innovation sectors. Supporters emphasized affordability, teacher health insurance parity, medical residency funding, rural and community investments, and public safety funding. Critics raised concerns about the size of the budget, the late availability and complexity of the bill, the removal of a proposed 1% pay raise for state employees, and whether spending priorities and education dollars were being allocated effectively. No final vote on the budget was shown in the transcript excerpt.
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 11th, 2026 at 11:17 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- water, increasing the annual transfer from the New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia
- water, increasing the annual transfer from the New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia
- Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund, has been read by title and is referred to the House Agriculture, Acequias
- water, increasing the annual transfer from the New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia
- Senate Bill 193 has been read by title and is referred to the House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources
Bills:
HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We're creating Chair, we're creating a land-grant infrastructure fund, and we're also creating an acequia
- Prior for the priority for water and tribal infrastructure and land grant was that, um, in acequia infrastructure
- So the only thing we're adding is the land grant and acequia infrastructure.
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Herrera (member_13772) in Appropriations, and we talk a lot about the small water districts and the acequias
- Eastern Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District, and the important work that they do with the acequias
- Work on an acequia, start working at the Soil and Water District, become contractors, get their degrees
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Transcript Highlights:
- The other thing it does, it fixes a problem we've had for a long time with audits with small acequias
- And so those acequias and groups that receive less than $100,000 and at least $50,000 of capital outlay
- So if you're giving to an acequia $75,000 and it's all they need, that's all they're going to receive
- The next level is acequias with $100,000, but does not exceed $50,000 or more.
- The other audits allow the small acequias, ditch associations, to do what they need to do and not have
Summary:
The Senate convened, initially lacked a quorum, then established one and opened with prayer, pledges in English, Navajo, and Spanish, and the salute to the New Mexico flag. Members then moved through announcements and recognitions, including permission for cameras on the floor and gallery, and certificates honoring Santa Fe County Day and Soil and Water Conservation District Day. Senators spoke in support of both recognitions, emphasizing Santa Fe County’s history, cultural and economic contributions, and the conservation districts’ role in stewardship, agriculture, and conservation work across the state. The chamber also welcomed numerous guests, honorary lieutenant governors, student shadows, and seniors visiting the Capitol.
The Senate confirmed two State Investment Council appointments. Mary Patricia Roman was confirmed 31-0 after debate highlighting her decades of global investment experience, leadership in private banking, and service on the SIC investment committee. John F. Bingaman was then confirmed 32-0 for reappointment, with senators citing his finance background, prior service as governor’s chief of staff, and role in state economic and early childhood policy. Members also discussed his leadership on the council and the importance of strong management of the state’s permanent funds.
On legislation, Senate Memorial 3 passed 27-0. The memorial, developed with the Wild Friends civics and science program, invites state agencies to participate in an insect identification and education workshop with UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology and the Xerces Society. The Senate also received House messages and adopted several committee reports, including referrals and passage recommendations for multiple bills and memorials. Later, the chamber debated Senate Bill 145, which would consolidate certain federal audit reporting into a single submission and adjust audit requirements for smaller entities and acequias; supporters said it would streamline compliance without changing audit requirements, while opponents raised concerns about auditor business, oversight, and the risk of weakening scrutiny. The bill remained under debate in the portion provided.
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 21st, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had a lot of meetings here also with regards to land grants, acequias, water, and I'm sure just
- medicinal purposes of the plants, and they went on site visits to see the plants that grow along the acequia
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Transcript Highlights:
- We have acequias that feed our land, so it's water is life where I come from and where all of us come
- to represent them here, too, for our agriculture and pollination, soil health, and sustaining our acequia-based
Keywords:
wildlife commission, removal procedures, malfeasance, appointed officials, governance, education reform, public education, state board of education, superintendent, chartering authority, constitutional amendment, policy setting, insects, insect workshop, insect identification, ecology, monitoring, management, pollinators, pollination
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- bipartisan. comprising environmental groups, agriculture, recreation, sportsmen, land trust, tribes, acequias
- TAO Soil and Water, along with one of our local acequias, has been incorporating community soil health
- Our organization and partners have collaborated with TAO Soil and Water and the acequia to develop and
- A few years ago, a local orchard owner and acequia participant on the San Cristobal ditch, Tobias Duncan
- Our local non-profit community is now working to help other Acequia communities adopt their own version
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 5th, 2026 at 12:10 pm
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, your Agriculture, Acequias, and Water Resources Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill
- Speaker, your Agriculture, Acequias, and Water Resources Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill
Bills:
HB95, HB111, HJR1, HB32, HB33, HB61, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HM2, HM16
Keywords:
HB95, additional judgeship, district court, judicial district, First Judicial District, Second Judicial District, district judges, court administration, judicial staffing, caseload, access to justice, New Mexico courts, judiciary, judge vacancy, court backlog, state courts, water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:02 am
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Conservation Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:13 am
Senate Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- Up in Albuquerque, the acequia system was in place.
- It altered all the acequias, and we saw very few, less and less of the animals coming in.
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 11th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- water, increasing the annual transfer from the New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia
- Senate Bill 193, having been read by title, is referred to the House Agriculture, Acequias, and Water
- Senate Bill 193, having been read by title, is referred to the House Agriculture, Acequias, and Water
Bills:
HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation, pledges, and a series of recognitions and guest introductions, including a memorial honoring J.B. White, a young Santa Fe basketball player killed by gun violence, and presentations for Disability Rights Awareness Day, Down syndrome advocacy, adult education and literacy, and Western New Mexico University’s 133rd birthday. Members also welcomed students, legislative fellows, and other guests, and several speakers used the announcements period to highlight community work, family milestones, and advocacy efforts.
The chamber then received and referred several executive and Senate messages. Governor-authorized bills included HB 282 on school attendance enforcement and juvenile probation coordination, HB 292 creating the New Mexico Prison Rape Elimination Act, and HB 149 involving charter school facility financing; these were referred to the Judiciary or Appropriations and Finance Committees as applicable. The House also received Senate-passed bills and committee substitutes, which were referred to the appropriate House committees. In committee reports, multiple bills and memorials were adopted, including HB 4, HB 7, HB 65, HB 66, HB 80, HB 88, HB 96, HB 270, HB 280, HB 275, HB 285, HB 20, HB 166, HB 295, HM 46, HM 54, and SJR 1.
On third reading, HB 38 on wheelchair insurance coverage was announced as being remanded back to the House Health and Human Services Committee for a simple amendment before returning to the floor. The main floor debate centered on HB 120, which addresses restraint and seclusion in schools. Sponsors said the bill is intended to improve student safety, clarify when intervention is allowed, require de-escalation and behavior-support training, improve documentation and parent notification, and prevent harmful or punitive practices. An amendment was adopted to replace the term “punishment” with “disciplinary action” and to add reporting to a legislative study committee. The bill then drew extended questioning about definitions, school resource officers, PBIS references, training requirements, data collection, and possible costs and liability, with sponsors emphasizing that the measure clarifies existing practice rather than imposing a specific curriculum or program.
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New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- learned to tie his shoelaces when Grandpa Fermin had him participating in the annual Limpia de la Acequia
- , the centuries-old communal custom of cleaning out the acequia with its parciantes and piones in order
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New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 6th, 2026 at 04:27 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Mexico, our association and the conservation districts in the north are doing all of the rehab on the acequias
- I was in Las Vegas in December at an event called the Acequia Congreso.
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects