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





SPONSOR: Gonzales DATE TYPED: 01/24/00 HB 164
SHORT TITLE: Taos Small Business Development Program SB
ANALYST: Pacheco-Perez


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ 150.0 Rec GF



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Relates to SB6



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Economic Development Department (EDD)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



This bill appropriates $150.0 from the general fund to the Commission on Higher Education to establish a full-time Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Taos.



Significant Issues



The SBDCs statewide guide new and small business owners in preparing business plans.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The appropriation of $150.0 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.



CONFLICT/DUPLICATION/COMPANIONSHIP/RELATIONSHIP



This bill relates to Senate Bill 6 which provides the SBDCs $600.0 in additional funding, $150.0 of which is to establish a SBDC in Rio Rancho.





OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES



According to the EDD, SBDCs statewide could be attached to the EDD. Without the funding proposed in this bill, Taos would continue to be served by the SBDCs in Espanola, Los Alamos and Sant Fe.



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