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

SPONSOR:	Cisneros		DATE TYPED:	3/13/03		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Rio Grande Gorge Bridge Pedestrian Barriers				SB	SJM101
					ANALYST:		Reynolds-Forte

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
			$50.0	Non-Rec	State Road Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received From

State Highway and Transportation Department

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

SJM requests that the State Highway and Transportation Department conduct a feasibility study in cooperation with the Department of Public Safety for the construction or installation of pedestrian barriers and safety-enhancing improvements to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge on US Highway 64 in Taos County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The State Highway and Transportation Department estimates the cost of the feasibility study to be approximately $50.0. They estimate that installation or construction of the barriers will be $200.0 to $400.0.

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