SB48 creates the Community Benefit Fund in the state treasury, administered by the Department of Finance and Administration, to fund “climate change” projects to reduce combustion-engine vehicle use and greenhouse-gas emissions, increase electric grid capacity, increase electricity from renewable energy resources, and support electric-vehicle charging infrastructure. Projects under this bill focus on supporting “overburdened communities” affected by environmental challenges.
The New Mexico Senate passed SB48 on February 25, 2025 by a vote of 23 to 15. We have assigned pluses to the nays because climate-change programs aligned with the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, undermine national sovereignty and expand government bureaucracy. The bill’s focus on climate-change initiatives reduces state autonomy and prioritizes ideological goals, states should reject UN environmental agendas that infringe on economic freedom and local control.
