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

SPONSOR:	Taylor, J.G.		DATE TYPED:	01/31/00		HB	142
SHORT TITLE:		Deputy Director for Border Authority				SB
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00

FY01

FY00

FY01

$ 23.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to House Bill 2 and House Bill 64

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

New Mexico Border Authority

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 142 appropriates funds to the New Mexico Border Authority for a deputy director position for the remaining months of the current fiscal year. The bill contains and emergency clause.

Significant Issues

The New Mexico Border Authority received a budget reduction of over 50% during the 1999 legislative session. The effect of the reduction was to eliminate one FTE, leaving the agency with two authorized FTE and funding for only one. In addition, operational expenses were reduced. Currently, the Border Authority is operating with only one FTE, the director, and a limited operational budget.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The bill appropriates $23.0 in general fund to the New Mexico Border Authority for expenditure in fiscal year 2000. This appropriation is designed to address the staffing shortage at the agency during this current fiscal year and will add an additional FTE for the remainder of the year, bringing agency staff levels to 2.00 FTE for FY00.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2000 shall not revert to the general fund.

CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP

The bill relates to House Bill 2 which contains the fiscal year 2001 appropriation to the New Mexico Border Authority. In addition, the bill relates to House Bill 142 which would appropriate $70.0 of additional funds for fiscal year 2001.

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