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| SPONSOR: | Lujan | DATE TYPED: | 02/09/00 | HB | 367/aHAGC | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Acequia and Community Ditch Fund | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Pacheco-Perez | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 500.0 | Rec | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of HAGC Amendment
The amendment changes the appropriation from reverting to non-reverting.
Synopsis of Original Bill
This bill appropriates $500.0 from the general fund to the Acequia and Community Ditch Fund for the purpose of providing assistance to associations involved in the adjudication process. No more than 5% of the appropriation may be expended by the NMDA for administrative costs incurred in the administration of the Fund.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $500.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY01 shall revert to the general fund.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
According to the CHE, appropriations are historically made to NMDA or the New Mexico State University Board of Regents as they have fiduciary responsibility over NMDA.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to the NMDA, New Mexico citizens stand to lose water rights if funds are not provided for adjudications.
The CHE recommends that the following language be included for all new recurring higher education programs: "A plan for a program evaluation, including specific program goals and criteria for assessing program effectiveness shall be submitted to the LFC and the CHE by October 1, 2000. An assessment of the program will be completed prior to June 30, 2001 and submitted to the LFC and the CHE."
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