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HB |
443 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
NM Rural Development Response Council |
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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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$150.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
REVENUE
Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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See
Narrative |
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Recurring |
Federal |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Duplicates Senate Bill 491
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Economic
Development Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 443 appropriates $150.0 from the
general fund to the Economic Development Department (EDD) for the purpose of
providing funding to the New Mexico Rural Development Response Council.
Significant
Issues
The bill does not explain the benefits EDD will
receive as a result of this appropriation. The bill simply states that the
appropriation would match federal funding received by the New Mexico Rural
Development Response Council.
The New Mexico Rural Development Response
Council (NMRDRC) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote economic
development in rural communities.
According to EDD, NMRDRC was recently awarded a $1,000.0 Rural Readiness
Grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The grant will allow the NMRDRC to award
funds on a competitive basis to communities to attract or grow jobs in target
industries. The grant was awarded, in
part, because matching funds from the state office of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) were promised. EDD
reports that the USDA commitment has been reduced by half due to federal budget
cuts. The EDA grant is now in jeopardy
unless alternative matching funds can be identified.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $150.0 contained in this
bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. It appears that the funding to match the EDA
grant to the NMRDRC will be needed for the next three years. Any unexpended or
unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 04 shall revert to the
general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
EDD reports that it could administer a contract
with the NM Rural Development Response Council with only minimal administrative
implications.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP,
RELATIONSHIP
Senate Bill 491 duplicates this bill.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to NMRDRC’s
website, the “Rural Readiness Program” is modeled on “Rural Payday” an earlier
program that focused primarily on the recruitment of call centers to rural
Because the appropriation made by this bill
would directly benefit NMRDRC, a private non-profit organization, the bill may
violate the anti-donation clause of the
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1. Should
the bill be amended to explain the deliverables EDD would receive as a result
of providing money to the NM Rural Development Response Council?
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