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

 

 

SPONSOR:

Williams

 

DATE TYPED:

02/21/03

 

HB

768

 

SHORT TITLE:

Exemptions from the Procurement Code

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Geisler

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

 

NFI

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

General Services Department (GSD)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 768 exempts from the Procurement Code contracts or leases between a local public body and others for operating or maintain a hospital.

 

     Significant Issues

 

GSD report this new material is identical to current law.  Laws 2001, Chapter 291, Section 8 was  signed into law, but was not the last bill signed.  It is included in the compiler’s notes, but was not in the provision included in the NMSA compilation.  This bill clarifies that Chapter 291 is law.

 

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

 

As noted in the 2001 bill analysis, the Procurement Code applies to tangible personal property, not the lease of real property, so the section relating to Section 13-1-98 NMSA 1978 is unnecessary.  Purchase of goods or services associated with a jointly operated common health care facility are exempt if the state purchasing agent or a central purchasing office determines it will reduce health care costs, improve quality of care or improve access to care.  The local government involved would have to issue a written determination outlining how the services to be exempt from the code qualify under Section 13-1-98.1 NMSA 1978.

 

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