SANTA FE – Late Tuesday afternoon, Senator Crystal Brantley's (R-Elephant Butte) Senate Bill 51 was advanced by the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support. The bill seeks to appropriate $3 million to the Local Government's Division of the Department of Finance to fund the construction of cell/radio towers in Luna, Hidalgo, and Doña Ana Counties.
"If you live or have driven through rural New Mexico, you know the struggle," said Senator Brantley. "Connectivity for daily life can be a struggle, so imagine you are in an emergency with no way to contact emergency services. This is a common-sense measure to improve the lives and safety of all New Mexicans in the borderlands, from our law enforcement officers to our families."
The bill now moves to the Senate Finance Committee.
