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F I S C A
L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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SPONSOR: |
Garcia |
DATE TYPED: |
1/31/02 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Tobacco Settlement Program Fund Distributions |
SB |
101/aSPAC |
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ANALYST: |
Esquibel |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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$22,025.0 |
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Recurring |
TSPF |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates
to Appropriations in The General Appropriation Act (see attachment).
Relates to HB2, HB24, HB64, HB168, SB17,
SB22, SB31, SB42, SB79, SB97, SB101, SB129
SOURCES
OF INFORMATION
Responses Received
NM Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
Department of Health (DOH)
Veterans’ Service Commission (VSC)
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
NM Health Policy Commission (HPC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of SPAC Amendments
The Senate Public Affairs Committee amendments
to Senate Bill 101 decrease by $1 million the proposed funding to DOH for tobacco
prevention and cessation programs from $8,000.0 to $7,000.0; and increase by $1
million the proposed funding to UNM Health Sciences Center for emphysema and
lung cancer detection and treatment from $1,750.0 to $2,750.0.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
Senate Bill 101
appropriates $22,025.0 from the tobacco settlement program fund for the following:
- $8,000.0 to DOH for tobacco
prevention and cessation programs;
Senate Bill 101/aSPAC – Page 2
- $275.0 to DOH for media literacy;
- $1,000.0 to DOH for diabetes
prevention;
- $2,500.0 to DOH for primary
prevention home visits;
- $470.0 to DOH for HIV/AIDS
prevention;
- $1,600.0 to DOH to expand operating
support of primary care clinics;
- $5,830.0 to UNM Health Sciences
Center for tobacco-related research, pediatric education, trauma
education, a health education center, Los Pasos program, Para Los Ninos
program, pediatric oncology, a poison and drug information center, and a
telemedicine project;
- $1,750.0 to UNM Health Sciences
Center for emphysema and lung cancer detection and treatment; and
- $600.0 to VSC for an assisted living
program for veterans with lung disease.
Significant
Issues
House Bill 2 et al currently contains funding
from the tobacco settlement program fund for many of these items (SEE ATTACHED).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$22,025.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the tobacco settlement
program fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
FY03 shall revert to the tobacco settlement program fund.
HB2 et al currently
contains funding for many of the items in this bill utilizing tobacco settlement
program fund revenue (SEE ATTACHMENT).
