SENATE BILL 585

45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001

INTRODUCED BY

Manny M. Aragon





FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE



AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND FOR DIGITAL TRANSMITTERS AND TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT.



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

Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Two million three hundred thousand dollars ($2,300,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the educational television equipment replacement fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2002 and subsequent fiscal years to equip digital transmitters with the capability to perform local origination of multiple channel broadcasting and broadcast data services at the educational television stations at eastern New Mexico university, New Mexico state university and the university of New Mexico. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

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