Bill would fund a study of regional care in Torrance County

The proposed bill would direct $250,000 from the general fund to the Health Care Authority for a feasibility study. The study would cover a facility serving Torrance County and surrounding jurisdictions. The study would examine whether to create a regional urgent care or emergency room facility; it would not itself fund construction. The money would be available for spending in fiscal year 2027. Any amount left at the end of that year would return to the general fund.