Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed 57 emergency executive orders on Wednesday and committed $42.75 million in state funding to flood response in northern New Mexico.
Each order she signed authorizes $750,000 to remove debris and repair roads, bridges and other public infrastructure in communities harmed by flooding that began Oct. 22, according to a news release from her office.
This money will be combined with $3.75 million authorized for separate flooding on Sept. 30 and $8.25 million authorized on Monday. This means the state has committed nearly $55 million to flood response over the past month…