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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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New Mexico’s 46 airports are key economic drivers for our state,” Reserve Airport
South Fork Negrito Creek Bridge This project will replace an existing bridge structure on Forest Route 141 (MP 24.36) over the South Fork Negrito Creek. Construction will be summer of 2024. The South Fork Negrito Bridge was constructed in 1959 and is past its design life of 50 years. Its replacement will have a similar structure plus an added bridge rail, guardrail, and paving on each side of the bridge to keep rocks and debris off the deck. See more here. The Infrastructure bill will also fund $276,393 in utility work at 0.3 MI SW of Junction 537-NW. 
Gila National Fish Passage Program
The funding is distributed over five years beginning in 2022, providing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in the Gila National Forest. The National Fish Passage Program restores rivers, protects wildlife, and rebuilds economies. Across the country, millions of barriers are fragmenting rivers, blocking fish migration, and putting communities at higher risk to flooding. Improving fish passage is one of the most effective ways to help conserve vulnerable species while building safer infrastructure for communities and improving climate resilience. In a healthy aquatic ecosystem, animals move in all directions throughout the water: upstream and downstream, within the water column, and across waterbodies. When that ability to move freely is blocked by a culvert, dam, or other instream barrier, it can lead to species declines, disruption to the ecosystem, and dangerous conditions for surrounding communities. The program works with communities to remove obsolete and dangerous barriers and permanently eliminate public safety hazards which increases flood resilience and saves money in long-term repair and replacement costs. See a resource for landowners and public lands managers to improve fish passage and connect water sources. 
Western New Mexico Telephone Company Inc. will receive $35 million to provide high-speed internet and connect people, businesses and farms in Hidalgo, Catron and Grant counties. See more here. You may be eligible to receive a monthly discount on an internet service plan. Sign up here: Affordable Connectivity Program. |
It really is our infrastructure moment for a generation. |
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New Mexico has over 23,800 family-owned farms and ranches, encompasses 49 million acres of farmland and is home to more than 1.4 million head of cattle. Agriculture is the third largest industry in our state, with a total economic impact of $40 billion, and yearly revenue of over 3 billion dollars. We are the leading producer of chile nationwide, often the largest producer of pecans in the U.S, and rank third for onion production, ninth for milk production, and sixteenth for cattle and calf production. The Inflation Reduction Act is designed to keep producers producing on their land. It does so by providing:
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The Inflation Reduction Act will provide a historic investment in a clean energy economy. |
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More jobs have been created in one year than in our nation’s history. |
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