CHAPARRAL LOCAL GOVERNANCE STUDY

HB 288 appropriates $100,000 to fund a feasibility study for Chaparral, an unincorporated community in New Mexico. The study, to be conducted by the southeastern council of governments, will examine options like incorporating Chaparral as a municipality, creating a new county, or adjusting county boundaries between Otero and Dona Ana counties. It will analyze the costs and practicality of these governance alternatives. The bill directly affects Chaparral residents and local government planning in the region.