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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC files

Office of the Attorney General

SUMMARY

Synopsis of HAFC Amendment

This amendment deletes the $100.0 appropriation in the original bill to carry out the provisions of the Guadalupe Hidalgo Department of The Attorney General's Office. Without the appropriation to support this new function, it would be difficult for the Attorney General to establish the Guadalupe Hidalgo Department and accomplish the responsibilities identified in the bill. The Attorney General would have to allocate financial resources intended for other purposes to carry out the provisions of this bill.

Synopsis of Bill

This bill would create the Guadalupe Hidalgo Department within the Office of the Attorney General to study concerns relating to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and report findings to the 2001 Legislature.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The Attorney General would be required to conduct a one-year study of the issues and concerns of New Mexico residents related to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo without an appropriation to fund the study.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Requiring the Attorney General to conduct this study without the necessary funding would place a great burden on the existing resources of the Attorney General's Office.

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