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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Lujan DATE TYPED: 02/02/00 HB 1/aSFC
SHORT TITLE: Feed Bill SB
ANALYST: Burch/Carrillo


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ $ 607.8 Recurring Cash Balance
$ 3,356.1 $ 7,190.1 Recurring General Fund
$ 435.0 Non-Rec General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Executive Action



House Bill 1 as amended was signed on January 27, 2000. House Executive Message No. 1 includes an explanation of the following vetoed items:



On page 2, lines 10 through 17 removing two appropriations totaling $613.9 for session operating expenses, excluding employee salaries and benefits, for the Senate and House of Representative. Specifically, $313.9 for Senate operating expenses and $300.0 for House of Representative operating expenses.



On page 6, lines 21 and 22 and on page 7, line 6 removing the salaries and benefits for the Legislative Finance Committee staff.



On page 9, lines 24 and 25 and on page 10, lines 1 and 2 removing the provision granting the legislative agencies budget adjustment flexibility.



Synopsis of Senate Finance Committee Amendment



The amendment reduces the general fund appropriation of the House and Senate chief clerks by $303.9 each for a total of $607.8 and replaces the general fund appropriation with cash balance in the same amount.



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 1 provides funding for the operations of the 2000 regular legislative session and funding for interim activities, including fiscal year 2001 operating budgets of the Legislative Council Service, Legislative Education Study Committee, Legislative Finance Committee, and the House and Senate chief clerk offices. Other appropriations include legislative interim expenses, session preparation, statewide legislative internship program, expenses of the Senate Rules Committee and reapportionment.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



Details of the appropriations are:





Category
FY2000

General Fund

FY2001

Cash Balance GF Rec GF Non-Rec

Legislature 3,356.1
Legislative Council Service 3,883.2
Interim expenses 886.0
Pre-session expenses 352.3
Statewide legislative intern program 25.0
Legislative Finance Committee 569.0
Legislative Education Study Cmte 817.1
Senate Rules Committee 21.6
House Chief Clerk 303.9 298.1
Senate Chief Clerk 303.9 337.8
Reapportionment 435.0
Total
3,356.1 607.8 7,190.1 435.0



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