HOUSE BILL 4

45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2002

INTRODUCED BY

Daniel P. Silva







AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.



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

Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "State Highway and Transportation Department Appropriation Act".

Section 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the State Highway and Transportation Department 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 severance tax income fund and the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act receipts; and

C. "other state funds" means:

(1) unencumbered, nonreverting balances in state agency accounts, other than internal service funds accounts, appropriated by the State Highway and Transportation Department 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 State Highway and Transportation Department Appropriation Act with respect to symbols used, column headings and stating of amounts is that used in the General Appropriation Act of 2001.

Section 4. FISCAL YEAR 2003 APPROPRIATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--

STATE HIGHWAY AND

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT:

A. Construction

The purpose of the construction 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.

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 27,236.1 16,606.9 43,843.0

(b) contractual services 69,289.4 198,719.0 268,008.4

(c) other 26,547.6 106,923.2 133,470.8

Subtotal 123,073.1 322,249.1 445,322.2

Authorized FTE: 936.0 Permanent; 15.0 Term; 32.3 Temporary

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) number of combined system-wide

miles in deficient condition 4,834

(b) project profiliograph 113.1

(c) percent of final cost

increase over bid amount <=4.2

(d) percent of programmed

projects let in fiscal

year 4.0%

(e) contracted engineering

services as a percent of

construction costs in

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

fiscal year 2003 14%

B. The purpose of the maintenance program is to 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.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) personal services and

employee benefits 41,467.2 41,467.2

(b) contractual services 41,443.5 41,443.5

(c) other 64,327.3 64,327.3

Subtotal 147,238.0 147,238.0

Authorized FTE: 1,153.0 Permanent; 1.0 Term; 16.3 Temporary

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) number of interstate miles

rated good 850

(b) number of non-interstate

miles rated good 5,762

(c) number of combined

system-wide miles in deficient

condition 4,8348

(d) maintenance costs per centerline

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

mile of combined systemwide

miles $5,250 (e) customer satisfaction level

at rest areas 81%

(f) number of state improved pavement

surface miles 3,350

C. Traffic Safety

The purpose of the traffic safety program is to provide comprehensive traffic education that supports the laws relating to driver and traffic safety while striving to decrease fatalities and accidents on the state's roadways.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) personal services and

employee benefits 473.4 288.8 762.2

(b) other 3,498.7 7,229.3 10,728.0

Subtotal 3,972.1 7,518.1 11,490.2

Authorized FTE: 14.0 Permanent; 3.0 Term

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) percent of front occupant

seat belt use by the public 88.5%

(b) number of alcohol-involved

fatalities per one hundred

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

million vehicle miles

traveled .74

(c) number of fatalities per

one hundred million

vehicle miles traveled 1.70

(d) number of head-on crashes

per one hundred million

vehicle miles traveled 2.15

D. Public Transportation

The purpose of the public transportation program is to plan and operate public transportation programs with metropolitan and regional planning organizations. The program consists of transportation alternative for elderly and persons with disabilities, vanpools, buses and other public transportation modes.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) personal services and

employee benefits 370.0 119.0 489.0

(b) other 111.4 5,983.3 6,094.7

Subtotal 481.4 6,102.3 6,583.7

Authorized FTE: 7.0 Permanent; 2.0 Term

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) urban public transportation

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

ridership, in thousands 8,085

(b) rural public transportation

ridership, in thousands 475.5

(c) number of welfare-to-work

transportation ridership

in rural areas of

New Mexico 35,000 E. Aviation

The purpose of the aviation program is to promote, develop, maintain and protect an air transportation infrastructure that provides for the safe and efficient airborne movement of people, goods and services within New Mexico and that provides access to the global aviation network.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) personal services and

employee benefits 398.8 398.8

(b) contractual services 55.3 150.0 205.3

(c) other 1,377.7 0.0 1,397.7

Subtotal 1,851.8 150.0 2,001.8

Authorized FTE: 7.0 Permanent

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) dollar amount of airport

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

projects completed,

in millions $15.00

(b) dollar amount of airport

deficiencies identified,

in million $22.00

(c) five-year capital

improvement funding

compared to needs 40%

(d) number of airport improvement

projects around the

state 50

(e) number of air service

assistance program routes 25

F. Program Support

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

(1) Appropriations:

(a) personal services and

employee benefits 25,983.3 88.0 25,071.3

(b) contractual services 1,141.6 1,141.6

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Measure

(c) other financing uses 8,272.8 8,272.8

(d) other 13,127.6 2.0 13,129.6

Subtotal 48,525.3 90.0 48,615.3

Authorized FTE: 484.0 Permanent; 2.9 Temporary

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) number of workers'

compensation claims 133

(b) number of external audit findings 5

(c) percent of payments made

in less than thirty days 94%

(d) percent of prior year audit

findings resolved 80%

(e) dollar amount of general

liability loss experience,

in millions $2.3

TOTAL STATE HIGHWAY AND

TRANSPORTATION

DEPARTMENT 350,019.1 305,467.2 655,486.3.

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