{"data":{"id":"us-nm/63-9h-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"63-9H-16","heading":"State rural universal service fund budget caps.","body":"The total obligations of the fund determined by the commission, plus administrative expenses and a prudent fund balance, shall not exceed a cap of:\nA. eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) pursuant to the access reduction support, need-based support and comparable carrier support in Subsections K through N of Section 63-9H-6 NMSA 1978;\nB. twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) pursuant to the broadband program in Subsection C of Section 7 [63-9H-15 NMSA 1978] of this 2026 act; and\nC. pursuant to the low-income telecommunications assistance program:\n(1) ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in the first year of the program; and\n(2) forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) per year in subsequent years of the program.","path":["Chapter 63 - Railroads and Communications","ARTICLE 9H Rural Telecommunications"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18566/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"d0becb15bf78d68431534d5ff23d0f6b1ce9960efa59bd1147f08536837cd724","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/63-9h-15","next":"us-nm/63-9i-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}