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SPONSOR: |
Rodella |
DATE TYPED: |
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HB |
329 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Preserve Chimayo |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Padilla |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$100.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Department
of Agriculture
Economic
Development Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 329 appropriates $100.0 from the
General Fund to the Economic Development Department to contract with a non-profit
farmers’ market organization for the purpose of developing the Chimayo chile
industry. EDD would be required to
report to the 2005 legislature on the benefits of this appropriation.
Significant
Issues
The bill requires the contractor to be a farmers’
market organization based in
is the
The appropriation in this bill may be better
directed to
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $100.0 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Because EDD does not have expertise in
agriculture preservation and marketing, it may not be the best agency to carry
out the intent of this bill.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP,
RELATIONSHIP
House Bill 438 appropriates
$241.7 to
House Bill 221 appropriates
$121.0 to the Department of Finance and Administration for planning and
developing a permanent farmers' market site on the city of
House Bill 69 and
Senate Bill 30 appropriate $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.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The Department of Agriculture notes that the
Chimayo chile is a traditional chile pepper grown throughout northern
The Economic Development Department recommends the following amendments:
On page 1, line 18, delete “Economic Development
Department” and replace with “Department of Agriculture, Marketing and
Development Division.”
On Page 1, line 25, delete “Economic Development
Department” and replace with “Department of Agriculture.”
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Does the appropriation contained in this bill violate the anti-donation provisions of the New Mexico Constitution?
If the intent of this bill is to study the chile industry,
would this appropriation be better directed to