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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Wallace

 

DATE TYPED:

1/25/03

 

HB

69

 

SHORT TITLE:

Farmers Market Promotion

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Baca

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$50.0

 

 

Recurring

GF

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

Duplicates SB 30

Relates to SB 29

 

Relates to Appropriation for New Mexico State University in the General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

LFC files

 

Responses Received From

 

New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)
Department of Health (DOH)

 

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 30 appropriates $50.0 from the general fund to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture for the purpose of promoting local farmers’ markets throughout the state, providing marketing and organizational assistance to new and developing markets and to disseminate education information about New Mexico agriculture to consumers.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The last recorded appropriation for the purposes of this bill is found in Laws of 2001, Chapter 64 which included $45.0 to NMSU to be expended during fiscal year 2003.

 

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $50.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.  Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.

 

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

 

This request for funding was not submitted to the Commission on Higher Education.

 

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

 

Duplicates SB 30

Relates to SB 29 which promotes farmers markets in a manner consistent with the Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).

 

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

 

1.         Thus far, how successful have been  the efforts to implement the funding provided by the last appropriation for farmers’ market promotions?

 

LB/njw