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SPONSOR: |
Lopez |
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HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
UNM Manufacturing Training and |
SB |
257 |
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ANALYST: |
Baca |
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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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$320.0 |
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Recurring |
GF |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
REVENUE
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Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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Significant |
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Recurring |
Federal |
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
SB
257 is similar to HB 319
Relates
to Appropriation for the
Responses
Received From
Economic
Development Department (EDD)
Commission
on Higher Education (CHE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 257
appropriates $320.0 from the general fund to the Board of Regents of the
Significant
Issues
The EDD reports that this $320,000 incremental
appropriation request is for operational monies to operate the significant
infrastructure investments in the facility (often referred to as the cleanroom
or MTTC). This facility was built with $6 million from sources other than state
appropriations and was equipped with $6 million in equipment donations by
private companies. The state legislature has made capital appropriations for a
total of $2.5 million in 1998, 2000, and 2002.
The EDD also reports that this facility provides a pipeline for a
substantial number of high wage workers (200-300 per year) into the
In addition, states the EDD analysis, the
cleanroom needs to be completed as soon as possible to be a complete resource
to the
This cleanroom proposal leverages significant
federal dollars to match the state’s dollars as well as significant private
sector equipment donations as is demonstrated by a $4.0 million of equipment
donations pending from the private sector sometime in February, according to
EDD.
Completing the facility will also enable UNM to
provide greater assistance to the private sector and become more competitive
for federal grants in micorsystems and biotechnology.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$320.0 is 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.
According to the CHE, the bill appropriates
$320,000 for expansion of the MEP.
According to the proposal submitted to the CHE, the expenditures would
be made according to the following breakdown (which is in addition to their
base funding of $425,800):
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Salaries (1.0 FTE) |
$76,000 |
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Fringe Benefits |
18,200 |
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Supplies |
170,800 |
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Travel |
0 |
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Equipment |
55,000
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Other:
(specify) |
0 |
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TOTAL |
$320,000 |
RELATIONSHIP
SB 257 is essentially
the same as HB 319; only the wording in the two bills differs.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
According to the CHE, UNM submitted an
expansion request of $320,000 for the MEP.
This request was ranked 3rd out of 12 research and public
service expansion items submitted to the Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
by UNM. This program was not recommended
for expansion by the CHE.
The CHE suggests the following language for all
new recurring higher education programs and expansion of current programs
(assuming that funding will continue beyond 2002-2003):
“The institution receiving the appropriation in this bill submit
a program evaluation to the Legislative Finance Committee and the Commission on
higher Education by August 2005 detailing the benefits to the State of