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

SPONSOR:	Robinson		DATE TYPED:	02/20/1		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Use of State Penitentiary for Motion Pictures				SB	704
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 704 requires the Corrections Department, the General Services Department and the Economic Development Department to enter into a joint powers agreement to make the old state penitentiary at Santa Fe available for use by the motion picture industry.

Significant Issues

The bill provides that all property and structures within the existing security fence must also be made available to the motion picture industry. Any building that is not in used by the Corrections Department that is within three hundred yards of the outside perimeter fence may be made available for lease at reasonable market rates to the motion picture industry for economic development.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There is no appropriation or significant fiscal implication associated with this bill.

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