HOUSE BILL 1201

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Irvin Harrison

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--

          A. Two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the Indian affairs department for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 on projects to improve the quality of life in rural northwest New Mexico in the following amounts for the following purposes:                 (1) one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) for the tour of nations five-day bicycle ride; and                 (2) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a hospitality program that trains entry-level workers in the hospitality industry and provides management skills for supervisors, managers and owners.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.

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