HB0004

HOUSE BILL 4

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Cathrynn N. Brown

AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation Appropriation Act".

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act:

A. "federal funds" means any payment by the United States government to state government or state agencies, except those payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act and the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended;

B. "general fund" means that fund created by Section 6-4-2 NMSA 1978 and includes the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act receipts; and

C. "other state funds" means:

(1) unexpended, nonreverting balances in state agency accounts, other than internal service funds accounts, appropriated by the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act;

(2) all revenue available to state agencies from sources other than the general fund, internal service funds, interagency transfers and federal funds; and

(3) all revenue the use of which is restricted by statute or agreement.

SECTION 3. FORMAT.--The general format of the appropriations set forth in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act with respect to symbols used, column headings and stating of amounts is that used in the General Appropriation Act of 2014.

SECTION 4. FISCAL YEAR 2016 APPROPRIATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

(1) Programs and infrastructure:

The purpose of the programs and infrastructure program is to provide improvements and additions to the state's highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public. These improvements include those activities directly related to highway planning, design and construction necessary for a complete system of highways in the state.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 22,479.3 4,441.7 26,921.0

(b) Contractual services 68,153.8 265,552.7 333,706.5

Authorized FTE: 367.0 Permanent; 36.00 Term; 0.00 Temporary

The period of time for expending up to four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) of other state funds and federal funds appropriations to the programs and infrastructure program of the department of transportation pertaining to prior fiscal years is extended through fiscal year 2016.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of Section 6-21-6.8 NMSA 1978 or other law to the contrary, any funds received by the New Mexico finance authority from the department of transportation in fiscal year 2016 as an annual administrative fee for issuing state transportation bonds pursuant to Sections 67-3-59.3 and 67-3-59.4 NMSA 1978 shall not be deposited into the local transportation infrastructure fund.

Performance measures:

* Outcome: Number of traffic fatalities <345

* Outcome: Number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities <130

* Outcome: Percent of projects in production let as scheduled >75%

* Outcome: Percent of bridges in fair condition or better, based on deck area >85%

* Outcome: Percent of projects completed according to schedule >80%

(2) Transportation and highway operations:

The purpose of the transportation and highway operations program is to maintain and provide improvements to the state's highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public. These improvements include those activities directly related to preserving roadway integrity and maintaining open highway access throughout the state system.

Appropriations: (a) Personal services and

employee benefits 97,252.6 3,000.0 100,252.6

(b) Contractual services 46,644.6 46,644.6

Authorized FTE: 1,834.0 Permanent; 16.7 Term; 0.00 Temporary

The period of time for expending up to eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) of other state funds and federal funds appropriations to the transportation and highway operations program of the department of transportation pertaining to prior fiscal years is extended through fiscal year 2016.

Performance measures:

* Output: Number of statewide pavement preservation lane miles >2,750

* Outcome: Percent of non-interstate lane miles rated good >70%

* Outcome: Number of combined systemwide miles in deficient condition <8,000

(3) Program support:

The purpose of the program support program is to provide management and administration of financial and human resources, custody and maintenance of information and property and management of construction and maintenance projects.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits25,857.425,857.4

(b) Contractual services 4,492.2 4,492.2

Authorized FTE: 230.0 Permanent; 3.8 Term; 0.00 Temporary

Performance measures:

* Output: Number of employee injuries <90

* Outcome: Vacancy rate in all programs <12%

* Quality: Number of external audit findings <5

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