The bill establishes a new requirement for districts participating in local elections to create geographic information system (GIS) maps that outline their boundaries. It mandates that these districts collaborate with the Secretary of State and the Earth Data Analysis Center at the University of New Mexico to develop these maps. The districts are required to submit their GIS maps to the Secretary of State and the county commissioners of every county within the district by March 1, 2027, and every ten years thereafter following the federal decennial census.
Additionally, the bill includes an appropriation of $200,000 from the general fund to the University of New Mexico's Board of Regents for the Earth Data Analysis Center. This funding is intended to assist districts in the creation of their GIS maps, with the stipulation that any unspent funds at the end of a fiscal year will not revert to the general fund.