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Rawson |
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HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Legislature to Set Fees for State Parks |
SB |
168 |
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ANALYST: |
Valenzuela |
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REVENUE
Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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Narrative |
Recurring |
OSF |
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Department of Game and Fish (DGF)
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Department (EMNRD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 168 would
add a new section to the statutes governing state parks (Chapter 16, Article 2,
NMSA 1978) that would require the Legislature, rather than an executive agency,
to approve and set forth in statute the fee schedule for state parks. The bill
would establish in statute the fee schedule in existence as of
Significant Issues
EMNRD
reports that these revenues represent just over 25 percent of its
self-generated revenues and just under 20 percent of
its annual operating budget.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Senate Bill 168 does
not contain an appropriation. Its enactment would not have an immediate fiscal
impact on the State Parks Division, but could have a future impact.
ADMINISTRATIVE
IMPLICATIONS
Because SB 168 adopts
the current fee schedule into statute, there would not be an administrative
impact to the State Parks Division.
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