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SPONSOR: |
Papen |
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HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Water Management Research and Education |
SB |
66 |
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ANALYST: |
Williams |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$300.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates HB 95
Relates to HB 96, SB 67
Responses
Received
Commission
on Higher Education
Office
of State Engineer
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 66
appropriates $300.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents at
Significant
Issues
The NMSU analysis notes funding would enhance
current funding and would be used for water use education and research programs
including educating the public on water issues, such as agricultural
consumptive use, depletion rates, hydrologic connections between surface and
ground water, risks of particular land use to ground and domestic water
systems.
This is a Water and Natural Resources Committee
sponsored bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$300.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of FY 2004 shall revert to the general fund.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1. What performance measures could
be developed to determine the effectiveness of this program ?