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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Martinez

 

DATE TYPED:

2/4/02

 

HB

267

 

SHORT TITLE:

Thoreau Uranium Workers Office

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Esquibel

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

$80.0

 

 

Recurring

GF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Relates to Appropriation in The General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

 

No Response

Miners’ Colfax Medical Center

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 267 appropriates $80.0 from the general fund to DOH for the purpose of providing services to individuals who have been negatively affected by uranium mining by establishing an uranium workers office in Thoreau.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $80.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY03 shall revert to the general fund.

 

HB 2 et al contains a budget for Miners’ Colfax Medical Center of $17.8 million, largely from the land grant permanent fund dedicated to the Miners’ Hospital.  The Miners’ Hospital is statutorily

 

 

charged to provide medical services to all the state’s miners and their families as well as people in the region. 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

Miners’ Colfax Medical Center is funded with state permanent fund to provide healthcare services to miners. They provide traveling clinics around the state to offer medical services for miners.

 

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