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

 

 

SPONSOR:

Jennings

 

DATE TYPED:

03/08/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Game Park & Enclosure Requirements

 

SB

789

 

 

ANALYST:

Valenzuela

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

NFI

 

$150.0

Non-Recurring

Game Protection Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Department of Game and Fish

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 789 proposes elimination of all language that references private game “parks” and “enclosures” from the statutes [17-4-8 to 17-4-28 NMSA 1978]. The bill provides for private ownership of “game fish” in lakes or bodies of water.  The bill makes several grammatical and stylistic changes to the current statute.

 

     Significant Issues

 

New Mexico is home to 21 licensed Class A Parks (game parks). These parks would likely challenge enactment of Senate Bill 789. 

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Senate Bill 789 does not contain an appropriation. DGF reports that it would incur up to $150.0 in legal costs to defend challenges by game parks.

 

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